Motorola smartwatch passes through the FCC, new Moto 360 on the way?
If you haven’t had your fill of new Motorola devices following yesterday’s announcements, a Motorola branded smartwatch has just been spotted passing through the FCC in the US.
The FCC listing clearly states that this new product is a smartwatch, but unfortunately doesn’t give us many details about the hardware and there aren’t any pictures either. Although we can spot that the watch features Bluetooth 3.0 and LE 4.0 technologies, along with WiFi b/g/n support, which is rather standard stuff.
Our first thoughts immediately jump to a potential successor to Motorola’s Moto 360 smartwatch, but it seems that yesterday would have been the ideal time to launch such a product.
A listing at the FCC suggests that a release is not too far away, not to mention leaks earlier this year and all of the Moto 360 price drops lately. Perhaps we will hear something about Motorola’s new smartwatch at the IFA conference in September?
What is on your wishlist for Motorola’s next smartwatch? A new design, the same circular display, better hardware, or some other features?
New screenshots show off Sony’s Concept for Android OS
Last week, Sony released a few details about its new Concept for Android OS and began the search for 500 Swedish beta testers. Now, a few leaked screenshots have shown up, giving us a little look at Sony’s experimental vision for Android.
Overall, Sony’s Concept for Android is rather stock looking piece of software, with minimal clutter and the grey and white menus that you would usually find on a Nexus handset, which is sure to be a contentious point of preference.
All we know about Sony’s latest concept OS so far is that it is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and is designed to be close to a stock Android experience. The company is keeping its own input to a minimum, with only a small selection of its own most popular apps included with the OS. Sony’s Album, Camera, Music and Xperia Lounge apps are still present in the screenshots.
Sony is using the beta program to figure out what features customers like, as well as to tweak and bug test. Future updates may add or remove features based on feedback. The company is also said to be deciding whether or not this type of slimmed down OS would be suitable for some of its future products.
Do you like the thought of more stock-like Xperia devices, or is Sony doing itself a disservice by rolling back its software tweaks?
LG may announce the G Flex 3 in March 2016
A new report has just surfaced claiming that LG is now planning the successor to its curved, self-healing phablet of 2015. The G Flex 3 is set to be unveiled in March 2016 and is believed to pack some pretty impressive internals.
Rumor has it that the slate will have a 6-inch QHD display, Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, a 20.7-megapixel rear-facing camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter and a 3,000mAh non-removable battery on board.
The device is expected to retain the button arrangement of its predecessor, so the volume up/down keys will still be on the rear. It will, however, come with a fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button, which will also be located on the back of the handset.
Unfortunately, as with all leaks and rumors, we have to take these alleged specifications with a pinch of salt until LG provides us with some evidence with regards to what it has in store for its next flagship phablet, but hopefully we won’t have to wait too much longer to find out.
Source: MobiPicker
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Motorola is considering setting up a production unit in India
Motorola is the latest company looking to join the Make in India program. According to Marcus Frost, Senior Marketing Director of Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific at Motorola, the firm is currently evaluating options to set up a production unit in the country.
It would make perfect sense for Motorola to set up a production unit in India seeing as the majority of sales for its budget-friendly smartphones, predominantly the Moto E and Moto G, come from the region. This would enable the Lenovo-owned company to save money when it comes to importing the devices.
At present, nothing has been confirmed, but it’s certainly a feasible option if Motorola wants to cut costs and widen its profit margins.
Source: Financial Express
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New Motorola-branded smart watch passes through the FCC
Earlier today, an unannounced Motorola smart watch made a pitstop at the United States of America’s official certification authority — the FCC. Information included in the brief filing documentation reveals that we’re more than likely looking at the upcoming successor to the company’s Moto 360 from last year.
Unfortunately, the paperwork doesn’t disclose anything about the internals or the design of the device, but we do know that it is set to pack a variety of different connectivity options, including support for Bluetooth Class 1 (Version 4.0, LE+EDR) and dual-band WiFi (802.11b/802.11g/802.11n).
If you wish to view the full FCC filing – hit the source link below.
Source: FCC
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LG’s Mobile Division ekes out a $200,000 profit in Q2 2015
LG has released its earnings report for the second quarter of 2015, and it’s a snap-shot of how competitive the smartphone market has become. LG’s Mobile Communications Company brought in $3.33 billion for the period, showing a small increase of 1% and generating a modest profit of just $200,000.
Despite shipping 3% fewer smartphones globally, LG managed to increase its year-on-year revenues earned in North America by 36%. The increased earnings were mostly down to selling more mid-range smartphones and devices, a trend that is likely to continue with the release of devices such as the Bello II. In its home country, Korea, sales of its premium handsets were affected by weak demand, although LG managed to sell its highest number of LTE-equipped phones worldwide, coming in at 8.1 million units. It should probably be noted that the G4 has only been on sale for around two months, so it may have a greater impact on this 3rd quarter. LG is also planning on releasing another premium handset closer to the final quarter of 2015, which could give its figures a nice little boost before 2016.
LG’s Home Entertainment division had a disappointing second quarter of 2015, reporting a 22.7 percent fall in sales. LG says that this is down to ‘soft’ demand for LCD televisions, but it is optimistic about the demand for its 4K OLED TV’s, with plans to release fresh designs that are priced more aggressively.
Luckily, its Home Appliance division achieved a 10 percent increase over the previous quarter with an operating profit of $266 million.
Overall, LG’s second-quarter sales were down 7.6 percent, with a net profit of just $206.38 billion from $12.69 billion worth of sales.
Source: LG
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Huawei’s scheduled to hold a launch event for the Honor 7 in the UK on August 27
Huawei has just announced that it will hold an event on Thursday, August 27, in London, UK, to launch its flagship smartphone of 2015, the Honor 7. The handset will be up for grabs after the event in SIM-free form, but, unfortunately, we have no information with regards to pricing as of yet.
As for the specifications the device packs a 5.2-inch Full HD display, a 2.2GHz Kirin 935 System-on-Chip (SoC), 3GB of RAM, 16 or 64GB of expandable internal storage, a 20-megapixel rear-facing camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter and a 3,100mAh battery.
On the software side, the Honor 7 will ship running the latest build of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop skinned with the Chinese company’s ultra-customizable EMUI 3.1 custom user interface, which enables users to easily install their own themes.
Do you live in the UK? If so, are you planning on picking up an Honor 7 when it launches next month? Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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[Deal] Google kicks off new Chromecast promotion
Google has just kicked off a great new deal in which it’s offering a $15 discount to anyone who purchases two Chromecast units before Friday, July 31. One Chromecast will set you $35 back, but you can grab two for just $55 with this promotion.
If you like the sound of this deal and want to take advantage of it — hit the source link below.
Source: Google
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Google’s balloons to provide Sri Lanka with high-speed internet
Google’s Project Loon is ready to provide the entire country of Sri Lanka with high-speed internet access after two years of testing and improving its technology. As you know, the X Labs creation uses stratospheric balloons that transmit signals to the ground to provide internet coverage even in rural locations. That’s why Sri Lanka’s government news portal is proudly proclaiming that the nation is “on its way to becoming the first country in the world to have universal internet coverage.”
According to Physorg, Sri Lankan foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera said Google plans to start releasing balloons in the coming months until March 2016. Each one can stay aloft for 100 days, and local internet providers can tap into their connections to lower their operational costs. In turn, they’re expected to offer cheaper services to locals. Sri Lanka is a tiny island nation ten times smaller than Texas, but it still has 2.8 million mobile internet and 606,000 fixed-line users. It’s a good starting point for Loon’s experimental technology, which will likely be deployed in bigger countries if this venture turns out to be a success.
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The latest ‘King’s Quest’ adventure starts today
In case Shenmue 3 and a Castlevania spiritual successor were a bit too recent and console-centric for your nostalgia kick, maybe the new King’s Quest will tickle your fancy. The hand-painted adventure game’s first episode is out today across a wide swath of platforms (PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 an Xbox One, Windows). Creative director Matt Korba writes on the PlayStation Blog that the aim was to make a family-friendly game in an effort to bridge the gap between players of yore and today. What’s more there are apparently quite a few references to the original games hidden here and there. Should you want to try and find ’em for yourself, it’s $9.99 per episode or $39.99 for the season pass.
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Source: PlayStation Blog
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