You can now pre-order the Alcatel Onetouch Watch for just $150
Alcatel Onetouch announced earlier today that the Alcatel Onetouch Watch, which was unveiled at CES 2015, is now up for pre-order on the company’s website for $149.99. At launch, the Watch will only be available in the black sporty band variant, but the company will release new styles later in 2015. While the device doesn’t run Android Wear, Alcatel claims that its proprietary OS will offer up longer battery life at around 2 to 5 days.
The Watch has a sleek, circular design, not unlike that of the Moto 360 or LG G Watch R. It does sport a “flat tire” on the bottom of the 1.22-inch display, though tapping on that portion allows you to toggle between the watch face and the menu. As for the construction, the Watch is made of metal and the band will come in a few different varieties. However, the bands aren’t removable, so you’ll need to pick one and stick with it. As for the software, the Watch will feed you notifications, display time and even track your steps and calories. The Watch also comes equipped with a built-in heart rate monitor and IP67 certification.
We went hands-on with the Watch at CES, and you can check out our first impressions video below.
Considering the price of other smartwatches on the market, the Alcatel Onetouch Watch has a good chance of appealing to consumers who aren’t keen on spending an arm and a leg for their first wearable. If you’d like to order a Watch for yourself, Alcatel Onetouch says pre-orders will ship within 30 days of the order date.
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WATCH OUT! AWARD-WINNING ALCATEL ONETOUCH WATCH AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW FOR $149.99 IRVINE, Calif. – MARCH 31, 2015 – ALCATEL ONETOUCH today announced pre- order availability of the award-winning ALCATEL ONETOUCH Watch. The Android and iOS compatible Watch will be available directly from ALCATEL ONETOUCH via http://www.alcatelonetouch.us – starting at $149.99 USD. At pre-order, the ALCATEL ONETOUCH Watch will be available with a sporty black band, with other Watch |
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styles available later in 2015 “We’ve always believed that great technology should be accessible, practical and easy-to-use,” said Steve Cistulli, Senior Vice President & General Manager of North America for ALCATEL ONETOUCH. “With the ALCATEL ONETOUCH Watch, we’ve brought a great looking smartwatch direct to market; at a price that makes this technology accessible to a wide range of consumers.” |
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DESIGN |
Thickness of watch face: 10.5 mm Diameter of watch face: 41.8 mm Thickness of wristband: 3.5 mm Width of wristband: 20 mm |
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DISPLAY |
1.22-inch with TP and 240×204 resolution |
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CONNECTIVITY |
Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy |
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CHIPSET |
STM429 |
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BATTERY |
210mAh with 2-5 days of battery life |
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FEATURES |
Accelerometer Gyro NFC tag |
Fire TV Sticks and Fire TVs getting update with public Wi-Fi access and more
Last week I alerted all you Fire TV stick and Fire TV owners that an update was on the horizon for both devices that would add in a number of very useful features. One of the biggest is probably public Wi-Fi compatibility. Simply put, if you are on a Wi-Fi network that needs a web-browser […]
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Motorola announces the customizable Moto Selfie Stick, available in either wood or leather
You can customize your own Moto X smartphone or Moto 360 smartwatch with Moto Maker, but a new accessory from Motorola is sure to excite you. Introducing the Moto Selfie Stick.
Selfies are more about you than even your phone so why not make it as unique as you are? Starting right now, you can customize your own Moto Selfie Stick with wood or leather.
Motorola can’t guarantee that you will capture fantastic shots of your kisser, but you will have fun holding your new stick!!
Watch Motorola explain the precision and detail behind the greatest selfie stick ever in the video below…
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source: Motorola
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Goodreads Android app updated with a revamped design and enhanced navigation
If you’re a fan of the popular book recommendation service Goodreads, you’ll be happy to hear that the Android app is receiving quite an update that brings a major UI redesign, improved navigation, and a few other tweaks.
Once you download the update, you’ll find a few big differences to the home page. For starters, the updates feed has now been moved to the home screen, allowing you to check out your friends’ updates and book recommendations much more easily. The Goodreads team has also gotten rid of the legacy menu button and added in a slide-out navigation menu – a change that will be welcomed by most users. Take a look at the screenshots below to see exactly what you’ll get in the new update.
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As an added bonus, the app will now show you a nice literary quote when the application is opening. If you’re interested, here’s the full changelog for the new update:
- Updates feed is now the home screen – see your friends’ updates and get book ideas
- New navigation – your favorite features are just one tap away
- Refreshed book page – new “Want to Read” button to make shelving your books even easier
- Updated design – cleaner layouts with easier to read fonts
If you have yet to download the latest version, now may be a good time to do so. Head to the Play Store link below to check it out!
BlackBerry earns ‘most improved’ in Net Promoter consumer study
While BlackBerry has had a bit of a rough go competing against Apple and Android over the past few years, the sentiment surrounding the company has begun to change for the better if only ever so slightly. The road ahead is long, twisty and full of hills but at least BlackBerry is still on the road and one of sign of that sentiment change I referred to has come by way of a new report coming from Satmetrix wherein BlackBerry scored the largest overall Net Promoter Score increase for the year and earned ‘most improved’ among U.S. consumers.
T-Mobile LG G3 owners can now update to Lollipop through the LG mobile support tool
If you own the LG G3 on T-Mobile’s network, your Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update is waiting for you as long as you’re willing to jump through a few hoops first. While T-Mobile’s software update page still reads that there is no update available for the G3, the update can be installed on your device by using the LG mobile support tool.
To download the update manually, you’ll first need to visit LG’s mobile support tool website, then click the link that reads Software Update (LG Mobile Support Tool). Once you download the new software, the tool may tell you that your software is already up to date. If so, select the options button, then choose upgrade recovery. This will install Android 5.0.1 to your G3. And don’t worry, the update process won’t erase anything from your device, though it may be a good idea to back up your information just in case. If you want to find out the best way to back up your data, our own Jonathan Feist went through a few methods in his Android Customization series.
Now that the update is available directly through LG, we can’t imagine it will be too much longer until the OTA starts rolling out to devices. With that said, if your T-Mobile LG G3 gets an OTA anytime soon, be sure to let us know!
Facebook’s ‘Scrapbooks’ feature helps parents organize pictures of their kids
Facebook rolled out a new feature today called “Scrapbooks” that lets parents more easily create and organize photo albums of their children.
Scrapbooks adds quite a few new options for managing photos of your kids with special tags and the option to share a scrapbook with your significant other. Here’s a breakdown of the Scrapbook features from Facebook:
- You can opt to co-own the scrapbook with a partner who you’re in a relationship with on Facebook.
- You choose what you call the tag—it could be your child’s name, initials or something fun.
- You and your partner choose which photos to tag.
- Only you and your partner can tag your child in photos.
- We’ve built in lots of reminders and tips to guide you along the way.
To get started with creating a scrapbook of your child, you head to the “About” section of your profile, then click or tap on the “Family and Relationships” section. From there, you can select “Add Scrapbook” next to your kid’s name if you’ve already added him or her as a family member on your profile.
Overall, this looks like a fun way to keep pictures of your kids organized on Facebook. The company says that the feature has started rolling out to users on the web and iOS today, so it may still take some to hit your profile.
Source: Facebook
UFC.TV and Channel 9 apps come to the Xbox One
Two new apps have landed on the Xbox One today, bringing a one-two punch of UFC action and content from Microsoft’s Channel 9 developer site.
Google shows how it fights apps that insert unwanted web ads
It’s bad enough when apps add unwanted toolbars and buttons in your browser, but it’s especially irksome when they inject ads. It’s no fun to have a technical support scam interrupt your web reading, after all. Google clearly hates this rogue software as much as you do, though, as it just outlined what it’s doing to fight ad injectors. In Chrome, the company’s tougher extension rules and malware blockers theoretically prevent code from inserting ads without your say-so. Google is also refining its techniques for catching bad extensions, and its AdWords policies prevent advertisers from offering shady downloads.
Of course, these aren’t bulletproof techniques. There are other ways of imposing ads (such as malware), and these approaches won’t help you if you’re either running a non-Chrome browser or install software from outfits that don’t use Google’s ad system. No matter what, it’s apparent that something needs to be done. Google has teased a report on ad injectors in releasing in May, and it notes that over 5 percent of visitors to its sites have these scummy programs installed — knowing Google’s size, that’s a lot of victims.
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Source: Google Online Security Blog
Pandora CFO Calls Apple a ‘Frenemy,’ Says Music Service is Coming to CarPlay and Apple Watch
When Apple’s CarPlay feature launched last year, Apple partnered with several music services to offer a variety of listening choices on the platform, including Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Rdio, and more.
Noticeably absent from CarPlay was Pandora, but that appears to be set to change. Pandora CFO Mike Herring spoke to Fox Business Network yesterday and said Pandora will “definitely be in CarPlay” and integrated into the Apple Watch as well.
Though Herring did not provide a timeline for the possible launch of a Pandora CarPlay app, his statement to Fox is the closest Pandora’s come to revealing its plans for the platform. Last year, Pandora told MacRumors that Apple was a valued partner and though it did not have a CarPlay offering at the current time, it was exploring opportunities to expand its presence in the car in the future.
Speaking to Fox, Herring also spilled some details on Pandora’s relationship with Apple, which hints at why there may have been a delay getting Pandora on CarPlay. According to Herring, the two companies have a “frenemy kind of relationship,” possibly due to the similarities between Pandora and Apple’s iTunes Radio.
Pandora, which owes part of its success to the popularity of its iPhone app, has a “frenemy kind of relationship going on” with Apple, according to Herring. “We were part of what made it fun to have an iPhone,” Herring added. While the two companies are “close partners,” it is a “very interesting relationship.”
At the current time, there are still only a handful of CarPlay apps available, like Spotify, Beats Music, CBS Radio News, Umano, MLB.com At Bat, Overcast, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Rdio. If Pandora comes to CarPlay, it’ll be the fourth non-Apple owned music app available.
CarPlay is still largely limited to aftermarket in-dash systems from companies like Alpine and Pioneer, as many automobile manufacturers are still working on integrating CarPlay into their vehicles. Of Apple’s CarPlay partners, Audi, Volkswagen, and Hyundai have promised CarPlay-compatible cars will be available for purchase in 2015.
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