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Google interrupted a pretty boring week with some big news for wearables. The guys talk about Android Wear, the Moto 360, LG G Watch, and even the iWatch. They also give Chris a hard time for becoming a Samsung fan. Lastly, they finish things off with Wins and Fails, and give you their App Picks of the week. Thanks for listening!
Big News
Quick Hits
- Huawei backtracks on dual-boot plans
- Flappy Bird coming back (not soon, will be different)
- T-Mobile upgrading Edge to 4G LTE by 50% end of year, done by mid 2015
- Google Voice merging with Hangouts rumor
- Apple most valuable brand in the US
- iPad 2 retired, iPad 4 reintroduced / 8GB iPhone 5c released in some regions at lower price
- New Google Play security options
- LG G3 2K display leak
- Samsung says no premium Galaxy S5
Wins/Fails
- Edgar: Chromecast now in 11 new countries / Sprint letting go about 1550 people
- Kevin: Wooden iPhone panels/ToneFone iPhone case
- Joe: Endomondo beta for WP/Sprint lists 8XT as “basic phone”
- Chris: Oppo Find 7/Google Glass
App Picks
- Edgar: Phandroid Chrome extension
- Kevin: Strava/Asphalt 8 (Twitch streaming)
- Joe: BLINK
- Chris: Phonegram
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Pretty sure Samsung is also on board for Android Wear. I see them doing both Tizen and AW.
At least per the article on Phandroid ;)
How many of you would buy a watch for it’s built in “blood work”?
I’d pay $300 for the 360…