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Google to release Android SDK for wearables
2014-03-10 10:24:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Google plans to release in two weeks a software development kit based on Android for makers of wearable devices, such as smartwatches, the Wall Street Journal reports. Google mobile executive Sundar Pichai told the South by Southwest conference that the company plans to release its own smartwatch, which will be manufactured by LG Electronics. Similar to the Nexus line of smartphones that Google makes, the company expects the new device to provide a "vision" for other developers to power their own wearable devices. Pichai also said that the company had sold "millions" of its TV service Chromecast. The device was first released in the US last summer, and Pichai said Google will make it available in more countries soon. Pichai said that Google is releasing its Android software developer kit for wearable devices well before actual devices hit the market so that the company gets "plenty of feedback" first. Google plans to unveil its smartwatch at a Google developer event in June, Cnet reported last month.
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NFC Controller drives adoption in smartphones and wearables.
2014-03-04 14:30:46| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Next-generation near field communication (NFC) controllers of BCM20795 series enable mobile device manufacturers to reduce antenna size. Also reducing power consumption and component count, products are compatible with WICED™ platform and feature NFC technology certified for all payment schemes. Along with data rates to 848 kbps, features include Active Load Modulation (ALM) and 3 supported modes: Reader/Writer (R/W), Active and Passive Peer (P2P), and Tag/Card Emulation. This story is related to the following:Communications Controllers
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For the next wave of wearables, context will be king
2014-03-02 13:23:00| Wireless - Topix.net
Advances in low-cost and low-power computing are removing the shackles that have constrained the feature sets of wearable devices.
Motorola: Wearables Are Ugly, Say Farewell to $650 Smartphones
2014-02-26 02:33:12| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
At a Q&A panel at this year's Mobile World Congress, Motorola highlighted its beneficial union with Lenovo and its opinion of the state of wearables and smartwatches.
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Telefonica working with LG, Samsung, Sony on wearables
2014-02-25 15:25:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telefonica has begun collaborating with LG, Samsung and Sony to make its services compatible with the current and future smart wearable devices of the three manufacturers. The Spanish operator announced at Mobile World Congress that it also remains open to reaching agreements with other market players, manufacturers, content providers and companies in the fashion industry to ensure the commercial success of wearable devices. Above all, the company is looking to integrate some of its OTT services, such as Tu Go, in smart wearable devices. The Tu Go service, which was recently launched through O2 in the UK and will shortly be rolled out in the rest of Europe and Latin America, offers a virtual extension of the customer's mobile number for VoIP and messaging purposes and can be used on up to five devices simultaneously. At its MWC stand, Telefonica is showcasing some of the first prototypes of Sony Mobile and LG smart wearables and their compatibility with the Tu Go service.
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