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If you can t beat ’em, join ’em. That s Google s strategy for the ailing smartwatch platform it launched back in 2014. To better compete with the likes of Apple, Google has a new three-pronged plan to invigorate Wear OS, and it involves partnerships with two brands it previously competed against in the wearable category: Samsung and Fitbit.
First, Wear OS will launch later this year as a unified platform co-developed with Samsung, merging select features from the Tizen operating system the Korean company uses for its Galaxy smartwatches. That means future Samsung watches will run Wear instead of Tizen. Second, Google will add more of its own apps to the Wear platform and will update its existing apps to give them more robust capabilities. Finally, Wear s health and fitness features have been rebuilt from the ground up with input from Samsung and Fitbit, respectively, and Fitbit Wear smartwatches are on the wa
For the past couple of weeks, Roku and Google have been going back and forth as the two companies have been working on negotiations for the YouTube TV app. Considering that this is one of the best streaming TV options for those who want to cut the cord, it may come as a shock to …
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German luxury fashion brand Montblanc has brought its latest smartwatch – the Summit Lite – to the US market. And as you might have already guessed by the headline, this one’s not for spec nerds. And also definitely not for those who go after something called
value-for-money. But hey, it’s Montblanc, and the true appeal lies in the high fashion quotient – something I definitely lack, because the latest generation Moto 360 and Galaxy Watch Active2 look better and cost less than a third of what Montblanc is asking here.
Now, let’s talk substance. The Montblanc Summit Lite features
a round 1.19-inch AMOLED display protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass. The device comes with a 5ATM (50m) water resistance rating and can take 22mm straps. There’s a rotating crown on the side, flanked by a programmable pusher on each side. The case is made out of recycled aluminum and stainless steel, and it is up for grabs in matte black and matte silver-grey trims.
TicWatch Pro 3 GPS H-MR2 update starts rolling out
April 21, 2021
Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro 3 GPS was released as the first Wear OS watch with Snapdragon Wear 4100 processor. It already received a follow-up in the form of the TicWatch Pro S introduced last month. If you own the said smartwatch, you may plug it on the charging dock, connect the device to your smartphone over Bluetooth or WiFi, and wait for the update. It should start automatically. The update has rolled out since April 19 and should be available to all users by April 24.
The update for the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS delivers new features such as the option to disable long-press power button to activate the Google Assistant. You may also notice a new Weather tile, new theater mode, plus a new Screen brightness layout. You may also notice support for regular enter-exit the essential mode.