Tag Heuer Partnering With Google and Intel to Build Connected Smartwatch
Swiss luxury watch maker TAG Heuer on Thursday at the Baselworld watch convention in Switzerland announced that it is partnering with Google and Intel to create a connected smartwatch. TAG Heuer will be responsible for designing and manufacturing the watch, which will have an Intel microprocessor and use Google’s Android Wear platform. The smartwatch will be released later this year, at which point specific pricing and features will be revealed.
TAG Heuer’s Carrera contemporary luxury sport watch
TAG Heuer has high expectations for its upcoming smartwatch, with CEO Jean-Claude Biver calling it his “biggest announcement ever” in 40 years of working in the industry. The executive also predicted that the product will be the “greatest connected watch” available, just weeks before the Apple Watch is released. “The difference between the TAG Heuer watch and the Apple Watch is very important,” Biver said. “That one is called Apple and this one is called TAG Heuer.”
TAG Heuer joins Swatch, Breitling, Montblanc and Frederique Constant as one of several Swiss watch makers bringing electronic features to the wrist to compete with the Apple Watch and other connected smartwatches. TAG is the first traditional watchmaker to partner with Google, however, opening the doors for more Swiss luxury watch makers under parent company LVMH, including Hublot and Zenith, to collaborate with Silicon Valley on the next generation of wrist-worn devices.
[Deal] Amazon App Store turns 4, 34 apps marked down to Free for $105 in savings
It almost seems like once a week, Amazon is hosting some sort of app sale. The fact that the Amazon App Store is now 4 years old seems like another good reason to offer a bunch of apps for Free. They have 34 apps marked down today (33 plus their normal Free app of the day) for a savings of $105. Some notables include Friday Night At Freddy’s 2, Cross DJ Pro, and Easy Tether.
If you don’t mind using the Amazon App Store, then hit the break for the complete list and link to get your download on.
- Adventure Beyond Time
- Alphabet Aquarium Vol 1: Animated Puzzle Games w/ Letters & Animals
- Amelia and Terror of the Night
- Atomus HD
- Bank Escape Pro
- Business Calandar
- Chimpact 2: Family Tree
- Cross DJ Pro
- Cut the Rope
- Deep Under the Sky
- EasyTether
- Elements of Photography Pro
- Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- FolderSync
- G-Stomper Studio
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon
- HanDBase Database
- Kingdom Rush Origins
- Monkey Preschool Explorers
- NeoCal Advanced Calculator
- OpenDocument Reader
- Pumped BMX 2
- Reading Trainer
- Repix
- Ruzzle
- Sago Mini Ocean Swimmer
- Servers Ultimate Pro
- SimplePlanes
- Slingshot Racing
- Super Why!
- The Hidden World
- Unpossible
- World of Goo
source: Amazon App Store
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Amazon celebrates four years of Appstore with $105 in free apps and games
Amazon is celebrating its fourth anniversary of its Appstore which means they’re doing it big. Starting today and running through Saturday, March 21, customers can grab up to $105 worth of normally paid apps and games at no cost. It’s all part of a bundle, however, it’s up to you as to which titles you scoop up. Want all of them? Snag away! Just want Five Nights at Freddy’s 2? Yoink!
There are nearly three dozen apps and games to choose from, including Cut The Rope, Super Why, Kingdom Rush Origins, Slingshot Racing, and Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon.
After starting out with just under 4,100 titles in the Appstore, Amazon’s portal has expanded to include more than 400,000 and is now available in countries all over the world. Congrats to Amazon!
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Belgium-based Belfius Bank launches its Windows Phone app
In the wake of major US banks like Bank of America and Chase removing their Windows Phone apps from circulation, a major Belgium-based bank, Belfius, recently launched their Windows Phone app after demand from their customers.
Verizon won’t fight net neutrality without a little help from its friends
You know that bit at the end of a movie where the defeated villain turns up in the hero’s hotel room for some revenge killing? If you do, then you won’t be surprised to learn that the telecommunications industry is gearing up to fight net neutrality. This time out, however, it won’t be Verizon leading the charge this time around. Instead, trade groups like the CTIA and NCTA will wade into the fight with arms flailing. According to Reuters, Big Red won’t lead this battle to avoid “drawing any fire individually.” Presumably the company worked out that if you’re trying to stifle a law that ensures a free market, you might come across poorly in the public’s eyes. Not that that’s ever troubled Verizon before, mind.
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HTC enlists Robert Downey Jr. again for more insane commercials
I have said it a million times that HTC’s Achilles Heel is their marketing department. They just don’t seem to have any focus on what they are doing. Sure, Samsung has more money to spend, but their “The Next Big Thing Is Already Here” commercials were clear to the consumer.
Now with the launch of the One M9, HTC has brought back Robert Downey Jr. again. Robert Downey Jr. is a fantastic actor and someone who can bring some attention to the struggling company, but I am not sure this is the way to use him.
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Deal: Last chance to enter the Choose Your Own Next-Gen Android Giveaway!
Some of the biggest flagship smartphones of the year have just been released – the Samsung Galaxy S6, HTC One M9 and the LG G Flex 2. Wouldn’t it be great if you could win your very own next-gen smartphone? Thanks to our friends at StackSocial, you can! The Choose Your Own Next-Gen Giveaway is still underway, but you’re running out of time to enter. Submitting your entry to the contest is easy, and if you get chosen, you’ll get to choose one of these new handsets to take home… for free!
Sounds pretty great, right? All you need to do is follow the link below, enter your email address, and that’s it! Entering your email will grant you one entry into the contest. If you’d like more entries, share the link on Twitter after you sign up for yourself. The more your friends and followers enter, the more entries you’ll receive.
Editor’s Note: This deal is through StackCommerce, in partnership with AA Deals Store and other StackSocial partners — and not an exclusive Android Authority contest. The contest ends at 11:59pmPST on 3/20/15.
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Galaxy S6 teardown reveals a battery that’s almost impossible to replace
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a cutting edge piece of mobile technology, so who can resist wanting to take a peek inside at the hardware and at how it’s all put together? MyFixGuide has taken the flagship apart, revealing a wonderfully put together smartphone, but this design comes at the expense of easy repairs.
Immediately, the new metal and glass build is a little trickier to work with than the old plastic back covers, especially if you want to avoid damage upon opening. It took 2-3 minutes of warming up the smartphone with a heat gun before the back panel could be removed. There’s then a middle frame, held in by screws, with the NFC circuitry placed on top.
Inside, the nifty Exynos 7420 SoC is neatly arranged on a slim form motherboard, accompanied by the RAM and flash memory, and SIM slots. The flip-side of the same board houses the NFC, heart rate sensor and infra-red sensors chips. The headphone jack, speaker and cameras are all connected via by familiar leads. The battery takes up the bulk of the interior space and it doesn’t look like Samsung could have squeeze much more than a 2,550mAh component into this form factor.
Interestingly, some had claimed that the Galaxy S6 still features a removable battery, despite Samsung glancing over the point during its announcement. While not technically wrong, the battery is secured in such a way that makes it virtually inaccessible to the vast majority of users. Even after removing the cover, the middle frame, NFC wiring and motherboard must also all be unscrewed before gaining access to the battery connection. This certainly isn’t as user friendly as simply taking off the cover and swapping batteries in and out.
Getting to the Galaxy S6’s battery will be virtually impossible for the majority of people.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is clearly very well put together, but the transition to new build materials has necessitated a compromise on some of the old feature favourites, namely the lack of a microSD card slot and a battery that, for all intents and purposes, is locked in place.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact review
SONY XPERIA Z3 TABLET COMPACT
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is one of the best tablets on the market today. It is a continued example of Sony’s eye to detail and design. With waterproof features, a super slim frame, awesome performance and fantastic media capabilities, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is sure to impress anyone who uses it.
Razer Thin, Waterproof Design
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a device that not only showcases internal but also external beauty. The predominate color on the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a rich, radiant white that makes most bridal dresses look dull. Pair that with the metal silver trimming on the sides and an almost razor thin body, and you have a device that’s fit for the 21st century.
Did I mention the device is thin? Weighing in at only 270 g and a depth of only 0.25 in, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is one of the thinnest and lightest tablets we have reviewed to date. It was comfortable to hold, as my hand didn’t have to strain to hold up the device. A great plus for those that like to use their tablets as e-readers, as you now don’t have to take as many breaks away from that latest bestseller everyone is talking about.
One of the awesome features about the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is the fact that it’s water proof, with a rating of IP65/68. This means that the ports on the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact are covered to keep water and dust form entering the device, otherwise it would be the worst waterproof device out there. The microSD card slot is located on the left, right under the magnetic charging port. On the opposite side, you have the power, volume buttons, and the aux port. Finally on the bottom is the microUSB port. So just the standard ports and buttons commonly found on any tablets, minus the magnetic charging port.
TRILUMINOS Display
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a gorgeous 8 inch display that makes watching videos, reading e-books, or just plain old internet browsing a great experience. Colors were vivid and rich thanks to Sony’s proprietary TRILUMINOS screen technology. We took the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact out for some testing in broad daylight and found that it performed marvelously well. Screen brightness only had to be modified a bit for us to continue to be able to read the screen. The TRILUMINOS technology makes all colors appear much more vibrant than they would otherwise, which really helps the user when the device is subjected to endure the suns glaring rays.
4500 mAh Battery
The Sony Xperia Z3 tablet has a whopping 4500 mAh battery that last a very long time. Sony states that the device can play 170 hours of music, or 15 hours of video before having to be plugged back in. During our testing, we found those statements to be close. With moderate use, I was able to use the device for four days before I had to charge it back up. Very impressive, for such a thin device.
PS4 Remote Play
One of the best features of the Xperia Z3 line is the ability to sync it up with your PlayStation 4 for remote play. That means that if you are knee-deep in enemy territory and your roommate comes home early and really, really wants to catch that final episode of Game of Thrones, you can still keep playing by using your Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. The way it works is simple, make sure that both devices are on the same WiFi network, download the PS4 Remote Play app from the Play Store, then open the app and follow the instructions. Simple, right?
I tried it on my PS4 and found the connections to be very stable. I didn’t have the mounting accessory so that I can connect it to my controller, but I found that just propping the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact on my desk was more than sufficient. The device was able to handle the remote play games with ease and the graphics looked awesome. Overall, I was very impressed with how the feature worked.
Camera
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has an 8.1 rear camera and 2.2 front camera, both with 1080p video recording. As you can see from the images below, the Sony Xperia Tablet Compact took some okay shots, though I wouldnt get rid of your primary camera just yet. The images appeared a tad bit grainy, and it didn’t do to well with dark scenes. With that said though, if you bought this device for its video and camera abilities, you bought it for the wrong reasons. It fared about as well as any of the other like devices we have reviewed
Performance
Performance on the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact was spectacular. The tablet has a Snapdradon 801 Quad Core processor, 3GB of Ram, and it runs on Android 4.4.4. All that means that the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact can handle anything that you throw at it. Which is nice, since its geared towards users who enjoy multimedia. We wasted no time in downloading our favorite games and giving them a whirl. All of them looked great on the 8-inch display and graphics were smooth and crisp. We didn’t have a game slow down, or any app for that matter, during the entire time we used the device.
Final Thoughts
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is definitely one of our favorite tablets right now. With excellent performance, fantastic build quality, and great added features, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact should be on everyone’s wishlist. For more information regarding the device, you can head over to Sony’s official page or to Amazon.
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Galaxy Note 4 clear shell, $9.99
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