Welcome to Greenbot, a new website that answers all your Android questions
You have Android questions, we have Android answers. That’s the basic operating premise of Greenbot, the newest website from IDG Communications. We’ve been quietly posting articles for the past few...
View ArticleHTC announces the HTC One (M8) with dual cameras and fancy gesture controls
HTC’s latest bid for smartphone relevance is a 5-inch handset called the HTC One (M8), parentheses and all. At a Tuesday press event in New York, HTC CEO Peter Chou announced the new smartphone,...
View ArticleSony Lifelog hits Google Play, but it may not be the app your SmartBand is...
Updated April 10 with comment from Sony Mobile.Sony’s long-awaited life-tracking app, Lifelog, hit Google Play on Wednesday—and this should be good news for anyone who’s already purchased Sony’s...
View ArticleSony updates Smartwatch 2 with new features, clockfaces and wallpapers
Sony hasn't jumped onboard the Android Wear bandwagon—yet—but at least it's continuing to develop its own home-grown Smartwatch 2 platform. On Tuesday the company announced a number of small updates,...
View ArticleGoogle I/O 2014: What to expect as Google increases its focus on 'connected'...
Google I/O might be a developer’s conference, but for the last few years the event’s epic keynotes have been Google’s biggest public-facing spectacles. Who could forget the action-packed Google Glass...
View ArticleGoogle's Android Wear watch OS: What you need to know on the eve of Google I/O
Google’s Android Wear smartwatch operating system has captured the world’s imagination ever since it was first announced on March 18, and all signs point to a huge Android Wear coming-out party at...
View ArticleHands on with LG G Watch, an unapologetically simple Android Wear smartwatch
LG’s G Watch may have a more simple industrial design than the Android Wear watches from Samsung and Motorola, but with a user experience so emphatically focused on the Android Wear OS itself, fashion...
View ArticleAndroid Wear first impressions: The most useful wearable interface I've ever...
No messy interface buttons. No superfluous features I’ll never use. I’ve only spent a scant few hours with Android Wear, Google’s new smartwatch OS, but much of what I’ve seen so far gives me hope for...
View ArticleAndroid Wear video demo: Take a look at what LG's G Watch can do
Android Wear has officially become a public-facing product—at least for the thousands of developers, journalists and industry potentates who attended Google I/O, and were able to snag either an LG G...
View ArticleGoogle says OEM skins won't dilute Android Wear, Android TV and Android Auto
Google lost control of how Android looks on smartphones long ago, but it won’t suffer that same indignity—or confusion point for consumers—with its new Android iterations for wearables, entertainment...
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Android Wear walkthrough: What it's really like to use Google's smartwatch OS
Context in, queries outI’ve been using Android Wear for just a few days now, but because Google’s new smartwatch OS is so simple and grokkable, I feel I’ve already drawn some reliable conclusions on...
View ArticleLG G Watch vs Samsung Gear Live: Picking the best Android Wear watch...
I’m a watch guy. I’ve worn an analog chronograph every day since 2003. But with the release of Android Wear, I’m finally willing to ditch the timeless beauty of a traditional timepiece, and slap an...
View ArticleSamsung Gear Live review: Best smartwatch ever, but still not good enough
The Gear Live isn’t just Samsung’s best smartwatch ever, it’s the world’s best smartwatch ever.It’s also the first smartwatch that I’d consider wearing every day. I’m a dedicated fan of analog...
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LG G Watch review: A boring showcase for Android Wear's clever talents
LG can’t like its smartwatch story arch.Two months ago, LG was the presumptive leader of the Android Wear pack. Most tech pundits (myself included) expected Google to tap LG, its long-time Nexus...
View ArticleMy first 48 hours with Moto 360, the Android Wear watch that gets style...
After a bit more than 48 hours with the Moto 360, Motorola’s new Android Wear smartwatch, I’m still wowed by the round display. With a 1.5-inch diameter, the 360 offers more screen real estate than...
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LG G Watch R: My first 12 hours with the best-looking Android Wear watch of all
A tweak here and a tweak there. The mobile manufacturers are slowly honing in on better-looking Android Wear watches, and now the final, shipping version of the G Watch R has arrived in...
View ArticleLG G Watch R: Best battery life, best display, best Android Wear watch...
Smartwatches like the LG G Watch R are probably best suited for skilled craftsmen. I’m talking ironworkers, car mechanics, plumbers, and stonemasons. These are the professions that make a man’s wrists...
View ArticleAndroid Wear continues to evolve with support for local music storage and GPS
Google is rolling out an Android Wear update that adds features for local music storage and on-board GPS tracking—two nifty tricks that will let you leave your smartphone at home when it’s time for...
View ArticleHow to use Android Wear's new offline music and Bluetooth headphone features
Google latest Android Wear update lets you use your smartwatch as a standalone audio player, with no smartphone tethering required. But how, exactly, do you get music tracks into your watch’s onboard...
View ArticleAndroid Wear update adds name-brand watchfaces and interface improvements
Android Wear is closing out 2014 with significant software updates geared toward personal fashion flair and improved usability. The more showy enhancements include a bunch of fun, style-forward watch...
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