The Samsung Galaxy Gear from last year showed a lot of promise, but failed to impress the customers due to a variety of plaguing issues such as limited compatibility and steep pricing. The folks at Best Buy are now trying to solve one of these issues by offering a refurbished model of the smartwatch for just $99.99.
The new HTC One (M8) was also announced in a Google Play Edition variant yesterday carrying a price tag of $700. And to accommodate for the new entry, Google has decided to slash prices of the Google Play Edition HTC One from last year.
When Samsung launched the Gear 2 and the Gear Fit smartwatches last month, it was widely believed that these devices are running the Tizen OS. However, it has now come to light that only the Gear 2 is running Tizen while the Gear Fit runs on real-time operating system or RTOS.
Sony is now seeding the Android 4.3 update for the Xperia M smartphone. We won’t blame you if the handset doesn’t ring a bell, because it was only launched in limited markets as a midrange offering last year.
Android Wear is undeniably better looking and more exciting than any other smartwatch platform that’s available today, but if you’re hoping existing smartwatch makers are going to abandon what they’ve already created to adopt it, you’re going to be disappointed.
Sony has confirmed that it currently has no plans to bring Android Wear to its SmartWatch wearables, and that it will stick to its own Android-based platform instead.
