All posts by Harikesh Menon
These iPhone 6 renders show design details that physical mockups ignore [Gallery]
In 2014 more money will be spent on mobile ads than newspapers, magazines and radio
Google launches third-party Android Wear apps
Google(s goog) is continuing the momentum it started at last week’s Google I/O developer event. After rolling out Google Play Services 5.0 worldwide on Wednesday, the company followed up with the first batch of third-party apps for Android Wear smartwatches. The list of applications appears to be rolling out in a staged fashion as some Android owners are seeing different titles.
On my Moto X, for example, I see 24 Android Wear apps; clearly developers quickly added smartwatch functionality to their software in the past week. Google said that could be as easy as providing simple notification support or software could push advanced functions to the smartwatches. Among the titles I see so far are RunKeeper (already installed but it’s too late for me to run!), IFTTT, Level Money, Banjo, Eat24, Glympse, Player FM Podcast and Radio, The Guardian, Thomson Reuters Eikon, Evernote Wear, Pintrest, American Airlines, and…
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Android Wear v. Google Glass: A battle of present and future computing
One sits on your wrist and one sits on your face. Both work really well with Google Now and other Google(s goog) services but can also run third-party apps. One has a camera and one doesn’t. You can spend $199 or $1,500, depending on your choice.
I’m talking about Android Wear smartwatches and Google Glass if you haven’t guessed already. I’ve been using both: Google Glass for several months and Android Wear for just one week. Never have I seen such similar products — especially products developed largely by the same company — be so different when it comes to cost, potential success in the consumer market and social acceptance. This actually came up yesterday in a Google+ discussion, in fact. My friend Russell Holly, an excellent writer over at Geek.com, posted a picture of his Android phone connected to both devices — he too has been using Glass…
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Samsung’s Galaxy line grows with four new entry-level Android phones
Samsung announced four additions to its line of Galaxy smartphones on Monday and all of them are aimed at both first-time smartphone buyers as well as those on a budget. The company didn’t share pricing details for the Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4, and Galaxy Young 2 but looking at the specifications, you can guess that Samsung means to compete harder for the low-cost phone market, which is the fastest growing smartphone segment. All four devices will ship with Android(s goog) 4.4 and Samsung’s TouchWiz software.
The Galaxy Core II has the fastest processor — a 1.2 GHz quad-core chip — and with a 4.5-inch WVGA display, has the largest screen in the bunch as well. Internal storage is only 4 GB but can be expanded up to 64 GB through a memory card. The phone supports HSPA networks up to 21 Mbps and has 768 megabytes of…
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Report: iPhone 6 will use new display tech for thinner design, could cause yield issues
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