Google launched its Android Device Manager service back in 2013. It allows users to not only locate missing devices such as smartphones but also lock them down or even remotely wipe them. Google yesterday announced that it has added Android Device Manager support to Android Wear, its wearables platform. It will allow users to use their smartwatch to locate its […]
Baselworld 2015: Tag Heuer partners with Google and Intel on Android Wear smartwatch
Android Wear is about to jump into the luxury smartwatch market. Baselworld 2015 kicked off today with Tag Heuer announcing that it will partner with Google and Intel to develop its first ever smartwatch. In a somewhat surprising move, it will be powered by Google’s Android Wear platform, likely making it the first ever Android Wear-powered Swiss smartwatch when it launches. […]
Google launches online Google Store to sell hardware
Google today announced the launch of its new online Google Store to sell devices made by Google and its partners. Google has been selling its hardware through Google Play for years but decided to launch “a new home for the latest devices made with Google” as its product lineup as steadily grown. At store.google.com, you can shop Nexus phones and tablets, […]
Next Android Wear version to add Wi-Fi support
A day after Apple unveiled pricing and availability details about the upcoming Apple Watch, details are emerging about the next version of Android Wear, Google’s Android extension for wearables. A source familiar with Google’s Android Wear roadmap has told The Verge that the next version will add a number of new features. With a small number of Android Wear devices already supporting […]
Google announces Android 5.1 Lollipop
Google is not ready to let Apple have the spotlight today. Just hours before its competition unveiled new details about the Apple Watch, it unveiled a new Android Wear video. With the Apple announcement now behind us and many now looking through their couches for the money needed to afford a new Apple Watch, Google has announced Android 5.1, an […]
Google releases new Android Wear video
Apple is the focus of much of the attention today with its upcoming press event. It is widely expected to finally announce new details about the Apple Watch, including the much anticipated pricing and availability information. It appears that Google wants to keep a bit of the spotlight on its own wearables platform. it just released a new Android Wear video. […]
Google wireless network to support only Google Nexus 6?
Google this week confirmed plans to become a wireless carrier in the U.S. as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). Google senior vice-president Sundar Pichai provided only cursory details about the company’s plans but tempered expectations about Google’s ambitions. Now comes word that the new Google wireless network could support but a single device, the Google Nexus 6. Google senior […]
iOS compatibility coming to Android Wear?
The Apple Watch is widely expected to quickly become the most popular smartwatch on the market when it launches next month. While competitors may be putting on a brave public face, it’s quite likely that many are nervous. Google, whose Android Wear platform launched last year with disappointing sales, may have come up with a new way to take on […]