Why do all smartwatches insist on looking like they are from the future? We tackle the question as we discuss Google’s Android Wear announcement and what it means for the iWatch and other wearables. We also take Apple’s latest round of revisions to its iOS device lineup and have a few laughs at the expense of the ToneFone.
Big News
Quick Hits
- Huawei backtracks on dual-boot plans
- Flappy Bird coming back (not soon, will be different)
- T-Mobile upgrading Edge to 4G LTE by 50% end of year, done by mid 2015
- Google Voice merging with Hangouts rumor
- Apple most valuable brand in the US
- iPad 2 retired, iPad 4 reintroduced / 8GB iPhone 5c released in some regions at lower price
- New Google Play security options
- LG G3 2K display leak
- Samsung says no premium Galaxy S5
Wins/Fails
- Edgar: Chromecast now in 11 new countries / Sprint letting go about 1550 people
- Kevin: Wooden iPhone panels/ToneFone iPhone case
- Joe: Endomondo beta for WP/Sprint lists 8XT as “basic phone”
- Chris: Oppo Find 7/Google Glass
App Picks
- Edgar: Phandroid Chrome extension
- Kevin: Strava/Asphalt 8 (Twitch streaming)
- Joe: BLINK
- Chris: Phonegram
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Continue reading:
- Everything New Apple Just Announced (Septembe
- Apple Watch Pre-Order
- Apple Research Kit launches with 5 Apps
- Apple TV now only $69
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