Over the last month or so the Motorola Moto 360 has been selling at a reduced price to clear out old stock ready for the new version.
Except it not version but versions. Finally, two sizes will be available. And judging by the photo, different finishes and straps as well.
Sadly, the flat tire arrangement on the screen is still carried forward.
Source – @evleaks
https://mobile.twitter.com/evleaks/status/637997715109113856
Sony is holding a press conference in a few days time to announce all its new products. One of those is the new Sony Xperia Z5.
Well in true leaked style, here comes a video purporting to be the new Sony Xperia Z5.
Source – phonearena.com
If you were watching Tidal a few nights ago, it was streaming Lil Wayne’s Lil Weezyana Fest in New Orleans. Then Drake appeared. As Drake took the stage for a brief set, Tidal cut its stream and put up a message. “Apple is interfering with artistry and will not allow this artist to stream,” it said. “Sorry for Big Brother’s inconvenience.”
So what happened next.
Drake’s manager says Tidal is completely wrong.
Or was Drake covering up for Apple.
According to the New York Times, they were sent the legal papers sent to Tidal from Apple threatening a $20m lawsuit.
So who did what? Did Tidal pull a publicity stunt? Or did Apple really throw its weight around?
This is a tricky one to judge. If the New York Times can publish the information Tidal received from Apple then its clear as to what happened. Something tells me this is not the last of this drama.
So what do you think?
Sources – theverge.com / engadget.com / cultofmac.com
IFA 2015 will be upon us very soon. and this year I will be reporting live from the press and exhibitor floors.
New smartphones from Huawei, Sony and many many others, wearables galore, accessories, wireless freezers, connected home devices, egg boilers, domestic appliances, headphones, audio, home cinema, 8K TV’s and so much more. Naturally the sheer size of the event means it will be impossible to see everything, but if there is anything you would like me to try and explore, please let me know in all the usual ways.
Consequently new articles will appear over the next week or so at random times.
According to Reuters, Apple is rapidly catching Fitbit up in terms of sales.
Apple Inc, which launched the Apple Watch in June, is within striking distance of leader Fitbit Inc in the wearable devices market, market research firm IDC said. Apple shipped 3.6 million Apple Watches in the second quarter of 2015, just behind Fitbit’s 4.4 million wearable fitness and health trackers, IDC said. The Apple Watch, which sports many health-related features and apps, is seen as the biggest rival to Fitbit’s trackers.
Apple is likely to sell more Apple Watches over Xmas, as people potentially buy one of these as a gift. FitBit currently does not integrate with Apple Health so clearly there is no love lost between these companies. However, a Fitbit Charge HR is a great device for fitness and a much lower cost of ownership than an Apple Watch. But I do wonder if there is room for both companies to survive at current sales levels?
Source – http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/27/us-apple-fitbit-wearables-idUSKCN0QW1OA20150827
Last night Honor announced the new Honor 7 for the UK. Retailing at £249 but available now for a few days until 31st August 2015 for £209 via https://www.vmall.eu/uk/honor-7-grey-281214/ .
If you want to buy via Amazon UK it is now available Honor 7 Amazon UK deal
I have watched all the hands on videos and reviews and really like what I see. Some of the highlights include –
– Fast Fingerprint indicator, Smart Voice WakeUp, personalised “Smart Key”
– 20 MP rear and 8 MP front camera
– 5.2 inch FHD display, metallic body, ceramic blasting
– Long lasting 3100 mAh battery, Smart Power 3.0, Reverse Charging, Quick Charging
– Kirin 935, 64 bit OctaCore CPU with up to 2.2 GHz, revolutionary heat dissipation design
– Dual sim or sim plus micro SD card
– Boost the volume by up to 2dB with Voice+ or eliminate all noise for up to three metres with the super hands-free calling 3.0 mode.
– Storage: 16 GB / RAM: 3 GB / User Available Memory: approx. 9 GB / External: microSD card (up to 128 GB)
– 3G: YES / 4G: YES / Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1 / A2DP stereo / Bluetooth BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) / Wi-Fi: 802.11ac/a/b/g/n, 2.4G Hz /5G Hz
– NFC included
So if you pre-ordered before the 31st August 2015, you could pick up this phone for £209. That seems like a lot of phone for your money. See what Btekt and Gadgette thought of the Honor 7 in an open review type discussion of the phone. I think its amazing what you can buy for a few hundred pounds nowadays!!
So what do you think?
For many years now the Sony Xperia Z flagships have all had Sony 20.7mp G Sensor. Despite this huge sensor and all the manual options, it hasn’t beaten the best of the best, especially in auto mode. This is rather bizarre as all the best phones with cameras use a Sony sensor including the iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S6.
But now that looks like it is all about to change with a new 23mp sensor in the new Xperia Z5 flagship. I just hope the pixels and included Sony software can now integrate tightly to create great photos in full auto mode. Also the addition of optical image stabilisation would be a much needed addition too.
Sources – xperiablog.net / pocketnow.com
I was very excited to receive the new firmware on my LG Watch Urbane a few days ago. New features included interactive faces and more.
Except another new feature or should I say disaster was massive battery drain. How bad is this battery drain. Off charge at 7am and dead flat at 2pm. That’s 5 hours usage. It’s not happened everyday, but it’s happened twice now.
So a quick google revealed its affecting every brand of android wear smartwatch. Just how on earth did Goolge allow this update to get released in this condition is beyond me!
I now have a useless watch too
Source – https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/android-wear/SulEHMS1ETk
This video shows off one of the iPhone 6 at its best and highlights how Apple optimise their phones so tightly. One aspect that is clearly unbalanced is the screen resolution and the huge amount more pixels the Note 5 has to push. Regardless, the iPhone 6 wins with ease in this speed test.
Below is the video showing Leo Laporte playing with the Samsung Note 5 stylus and his reaction after he realises it does get stuck and damage the phone.
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