Here’s what Android Wear needs to learn from Apple Watch

If you haven’t used a smartwatch yet you’re really missing out! These wearables are in no way supposed to replace your smartphone or tablet. Rather, wearables – smartwatches in particular – are designed to work with your smartphone so you can keep it in your pocket (or on the table or nightstand) rather than pulling it out to check whatever that last “ding”, “bloop”, or “bleep” was. In that respect, smartwatches are fulfilling their purpose very, very well.Pebble

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A lot of recent Sony Xperia hardware is never going to get Lollipop

Sony’s bringing Android 5.0 Lollipop to a bunch of its phones. The company confirmed its update intentions for a number of specific models all the way back in October, ranging from the original Xperia Z all the way up to the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. In fact, it’s said that every single Xperia Z-series models will eventually be getting Lollipop. And while that’s good to know for owners of those phones, ...

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Google Drive update hints at Chromecast support, move away from Google+ photo backup

Google’s got a new update to Drive for Android out this week, delivering things like a more Lollipop-friendly UI and a neat drag-and-drop file management tool (above). That’s well and good, but the more interesting stuff may be taking place behind the scenes, and a new teardown points to work on a couple pretty compelling changes.Drive is a convenient place to store your media, and while Google already gives you tools to access photos, audio, and video from within Drive, that support doesn’t go quite as ...

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Here’s what the 2015 Moto E camera can do

Unlike Apple’s iPhone or Nokia’s Lumia series, phones from Motorola have been a mixed bag when it comes to camera performance. Depending on whether the smartphone in question is a high-end flagship or a low-end entry-level handset, the quality of pictures taken can vary widely. The camera in question today is that which is nestled snugly into the 2015 version of the Moto E. Just how good is the 2015 Moto E Camera?The PastBefore we answer that question let’s look at last year’s Moto E as a point of reference. The 2014 Moto E included a 5MP fixed-focus camera with a ...

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Cyanogen CEO warns established mobile brands about to be “slaughtered”

Changes are shifting in the smartphone market. Once-dominant players have fallen to the wayside, and even seemingly unstoppable juggernauts are seeing their market share chipped-away at by budget-minded newcomers able to deliver shoppers more value for their money. Even the software landscape is changing, as alternate platforms rise in prominence and custom ROMs evolve from hobbyist pursuits to put on new cloaks of legitimacy. Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster recently talked with Business Insider about some of these ...

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Motorola president shares news of global Moto Maker, talks dissatisfaction with fingerprint scanners

The custom configuration options offered by Motorola’s Moto Maker service add up to one of the most engaging mobile hardware shopping experiences you’ll find anywhere; the ability to experiment with different design elements and instantly see the result can be hugely satisfying. And though it’s been around for a while, not everyone’s been able to take full advantage it. Following initial US availability, we’ve seen the service expand into select markets abroad, but you still can’t get it everywhere. At the Mobile World Congress this week, Motorola ...

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MWC 2015 daily wrap-up: Day 3

At this point, it’s fair to say that much of the wind has left MWC’s sails. From a Sunday packed with pre-MWC launches, we’ve been seeing a steady dwindling-off of new high-profile hardware as the week unfolds, and by now if a manufacturer had something good to launch at the expo, it’s been launched. However, MWC isn’t over until tomorrow’s done, so we’re still out on the show floor looking to check in with devices we might have missed earlier, or taking the time to share with you some of the less show-stopping gadgets that are still worth a few ...

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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs HTC One M9: hands-on (Video)

Why have you been following the launches at MWC 2015? Are you interested in seeing it all like we are, or are you here for the big flagship debuts? Either way, this year’s show offers few reasons to be disappointed. If your interests lie with those flagships, you’ve no doubt been paying a lot of attention to the HTC One M9 and the Samsung Galaxy S6. Now we’re focusing on just these two models in our latest MWC 2015 video hands-on.If you’ve already watched our day with the One M9 and

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MWC 2015 daily wrap-up: Day 1

Yesterday was a hugely busy one for new mobile hardware, led off by HTC and Samsung’s announcements of the One M9, Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S6 Edge. And while those gave us plenty to pay attention to, we hadn’t even really gotten MWC fully started yet – that would wait for today. And the first official day of Mobile World Congress 2015 absolutely did not disappoint, bringing its own series of new device launches. We did our best to cover all the hot new products fresh on the expo floor, but in case you missed anything, here’s your chance to catch up on everything we ...

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MWC 2015 daily wrap-up: Day 0

Did you know that MWC doesn’t technically get started until tomorrow, March 2? If you’ve been following today’s news, that’s going to seem like crazy talk to you, but manufacturers just can’t wait until Monday to share word of all their new products with you, leading to today’s flood of early announcements. We got to see a lot of hot new hardware, including some of what promises to be the biggest smartphones of the season, and we’re only getting started. Let’s take a look at everything Sunday’s MWC launches had to offer us:

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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Apple iPhone 6 comparison (Video)

Is Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 an iPhone wannabe? Look at its super-thin design and gracefully curved edges, and it’s very easy to see it as taking a huge page from Apple’s design playbook. But dismissing it as a copycat would be woefully unfair, as Samsung has done a ton with the GS6 to help distinguish it not just from previous Galaxy S-series smartphones, but also the rest of the smartphone landscape out there. Need a little more convincing? At MWC 2015 today we put both Samsung’s and Apple’s latest flagships head-to-head.Dropping the expandable storage and ...

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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs S6 Edge: MWC 2015 comparison (Video)

Samsung may have surprised you today by unveiling not one, but two smartphones as its flagships for the year. The very subtle differences in design (as opposed to the differences between the Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge) have led many to believe that the two are, in essence, the exact same smartphone, just with slightly varying designs. As it turns out, the contrast between the two phones is a bit more enunciated than that – let our ...

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Samsung Galaxy S6: hands-on with the new flagship (Video)

Your first chance to use Samsung’s Galaxy S6 for yourself is coming soon, but until the Android powerhouse descends upon stores, we tracked down the phone at MWC 2015 to give you an early taste of what to expect.While we’ve seen the GS6 leaked six ways from Sunday (no pun intended), there’s something about actually picking the handset up for the first time that instantly makes it seem so much more real – and considering the refined design and super-thin construction that define ...

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Lenovo brings new tablets to MWC 2015: Tab 2 A10-70, Tab 2 A8, and ideapad MIIX 300

It’s nighttime in Barcelona right now, giving us a bit of much-appreciated breathing room to collect ourselves after today’s whirlwind launches, and pay some attention to a few of the less spotlight-grabbing announcements from the day. Lenovo may not be bringing any products that are as hotly anticipated as those new flagships from Samsung and HTC, but it’s still got quite a few new models that could well be worth your attention. Today, the name of the game was “tablets,” and Lenovo brought three new models to show off, the Android Lenovo Tab 2 A8 and A10-70, and the ...

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Microsoft site appears to confirm Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL

We’re still several hours away from the start of Microsoft’s MWC 2015 event, where it will join the likes of HTC and Samsung with its latest smartphone announcements. At least, we’ve been holding out hope that even in the absence of a new flagship device we could always see the company bring out some new lower-end hardware. And while nothing’s official just yet, Microsoft seems to have let slip some key details about its announcement on its own website, posting an early page naming the ...

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Huawei goes hybrid with its MWC wearables as it launches TalkBand B2 and TalkBand N1

The Huawei Watch isn’t the only new wearable the manufacturer is introducing at MWC this year – far from it, as it turns out. Last year at MWC 2014 Huawei introduced its TalkBand B1, and now it’s following that up with the TalkBand B2 and TalkBand N1 hybrid Bluetooth headset/fitness trackers.If the TalkBand B2 (below) is a fitness tracker that doubles as a Bluetooth headset, the N1 stands that dual-mode ...

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