The LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE returned to the AT&T website last week after being pulled in early November over a hardware issue. The U.S. carrier began to take pre-orders ahead of an expected shipping date by the end of the month. Verizon Wireless, which also offered the first Android Wear smartwatch with cellular connectivity when it was first launched in last […]
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition
AT&T resumes sales of LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE
Sales of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE were cancelled last year just days after launch due to a “hardware issue.” It appears that LG has resolved the issue and the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE is now once more available for pre-order with sales set to start by the end of the month. The 2nd Edition smartwatch improves upon […]
Display component led to LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE cancellation?
LG abruptly announced that it was halting sales of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE smartwatch a mere six days after it went on sale in the U.S. At the time, the company provided little explanation about the decision, saying only that it had just been “made aware of a hardware issue which affects the day-to-day functionality of the device.” A new […]
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE cancelled over “hardware issue”
LG unveiled its new LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE in early October. It was billed as the first Android Wear device to feature native cellular connectivity thanks to the latest version of Android Wear. Set to hit both AT&T and Verizon Wireless, it has now been abruptly cancelled. Without providing much in terms of specifics, LG has discovered a “hardware issue which […]
Cellular support comes to Android Wear
When Android Wear first launched, it relied exclusively on a Bluetooth connection to stay connected to a smartphone for its data connectivity. It later gained Wi-Fi connectivity for a greater degree of independence. Google yesterday announced that Android Wear now offers cellular support, giving the smartwatch even more freedom. Needless to say, your smartwatch also needs to have the right […]
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition unveiled
It turns out that Google did steal a bit of LG’s thunder with that teaser about a new LG smartwatch found in press materials for its own event earlier this week. LG today announced the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, the first Android Wear device to feature cellular connectivity. With the ability to connect via 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, it can […]