This was the first time that I attended the XDA DevCon conference and this event was an opportunity for me to get know the wider XDA Community, look at collaboration opportunities and also to let them know there is an alternative Operating System on the horizon for them to keep...
Google pushed out a major update for its Android Wear smartwatch software that, among other things, supports location-tracking GPS hardware and offline music syncing. All that potentially gives these gadgets useful features that will still work, even if they're not tethered to a smartphone.That’s a first for the platform, which makes...
Moto 360 flagship smartwatch by MotorolaMicrosoft is preparing to launch a fitness wearable in the next few weeks, sources say. According to Forbes’ covert sources, the new gadget will take the form of—what else?—a smart watch that tracks the wearer’s heart rate. The major advantage of this offering, anonymous sources say,...
Today the Tizen Technical Steering Group (TSG) have announced the release of the Tizen SDK Wearable final version 1.0.0. Earlier this month we saw Beta 3 being released and adding support for the Gear S Smartwatch. The Tizen SDK is a comprehensive set of tools for developing Tizen Web and...
Pebble announced Tuesday that its smartwatch has officially become a bona fide activity tracker—and an affordable one at that.Last year, its PebbleKit software developer kit gave app makers access to the device’s accelerometer. Now that effort has born fruit with a new breed of more robust fitness-tracking features from partners...
XDA Developers is a vibrant mobile device development community, and has an excellent history of hacking and tweaking mobile OS's in order to get the best out of them, or what developers need out of them at least. With the spirit of collaboration I begin my pilgrimage to XDA...
An authoritative-looking New York Times report suggests that Apple is about to go whole-hog with larger screen sizes for its flagship iPhone. That'll no doubt please Apple fans who've jealously eyed huge phones and phablets from its rival Samsung.See also: Looks Like Apple Has An iPhone "Phablet" On The WayBut what about...
At this point, Apple's iWatch—or whatever it decides to call its forthcoming smartwatch device—had better be utterly breathtaking. Whether it's Apple's intention or not, the level of hype is starting to get a just a little out of hand.See also: Why Smartwatches Could Stand Some Old-School WatchmakingOur latest example comes...
Next week will be all about the new Apple iPhone. This week, however, is more of a free-for-all among manufacturers determined to garner as much attention for their new smartphones as possible.Maybe some of these companies want to beat Apple out the door; others may have simply set their launch dates...
News Wear is a RSS that connects you to the world whilst you are on the move. You can keep connected to your News feeds that you rely on like "Reuters, BBC, Yahoo and Fox News" using your Tizen Samsung Gear 2 Smartwatch. With News Wear, you have the...
Amid the Moto 360 details that leaked out over the weekend thanks to Best Buy's misstep, one intriguing tidbit went largely unremarked. If the spec sheet is both correct and authentic, the Motorola gizmo could be one of the first major smartwatches that can connect directly to the Internet via...
Motorola plans to launch the Moto 360, the latest and best contender in Android Wear’s army of smartwatches, at a September 4 press event in Chicago. But now we know most of the important details, thanks to Best Buy.The retailer briefly posted a Moto 360 product page this weekend. Spotted...
Earlier we posted a method to root (jailbreak) your Samsung Gear 2 / Gear Neo by Skin1980, and one of the great features is that you can install apps onto your Gear 2 Smartwatch from non Samsung Smartphones !!!! As we know, the Gear 2 can currently ONLY work...
Tizen Developer Conference sponsors were generous this year by offering to the attendees two tizen devices, the 1st one was Samsung’s gear 2 Smartwatch and the second one was a Intel’s NUC device (Next Unit Computing). NUC is a small box to be used as a regular computer if...
I'll admit that all these wearables are starting to wear on me. Every time I roll up my sleeves, I roll my eyes.Yet I've found a new wearable device that may be a keeper, from an unexpected entrant. It's the Runtastic Orbit, which goes on sale Thursday morning for $119.99.The...
Facebook has made it very clear it’s no longer just a social network. It’s been working hard trying to compete with Google on several fronts: search, nascent technology markets, and post-desktop computing. Now that the $2 billion Oculus deal is closed, Facebook can beef up its focus on that third part of...
Battery life is like ice cream and cash—there’s just no such thing as too much. In fact, what’s there usually isn’t enough.See also: If The Future's Battery-Powered, We're ScrewedMobile technology is a way of life now, which brings us face to face with a bizarre truth: More of us are choosing...
My Jawbone Up24 fitness band failed the other week during a session of hot yoga. I knew better than to take the water-sensitive device into the shower, but it didn't occur to me that the river of sweat coming off my body, combined with the heat in the room, would...
Fleksy has been working on a Messenger and a unique gesture based customizable keyboard for quite a while on Android and iOS (Messenger only) now and seems like they recently have published their new update for gear smartwatches as the ecosystem grows. According to Fleksy.com which lays their official blog in...
I live in the future. My body, pockets and home are festooned with smart gadgets that can command nearly everything in my life with a phrase, gesture or tap. It’s a cool and exciting experience—or at least it would be, if it didn’t constantly shackle me to power cables.See also:...
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