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tissot smart touch watch news

The Smart Touch is Tissot’s connected watch, but it’s not really that smart

Tissot's the latest Swiss watch maker to launch a connected watch. It's called the Smart Touch, but it doesn't run Android Wear, and instead connects to your phone to provide GPS directions, weather updates, and time zone control.
Wearables News
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See how fast these criminals install a machine ready to steal your credit card details

In a video released by Miami Police, we see how quick and easy it is for criminals to install a card skimmer to a point-of-sale terminal, potentially ready to steal your credit card information. How fast? Less than 8-seconds.
Phones Emerging Tech
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If you have to ask, you probably can't afford Samsung's de Grisogono Gear S2 watch

Samsung's teamed up with jewelry designer de Grisogono to produce a limited edition, super flash version of the Gear S2 smartwatch. Covered in gold and diamonds, Samsung's keeping quiet about the price, which probably means we can't afford it.
Wearables News
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This Apple Watch band can detect if you might have a stroke

Forget the flashy metal bands Apple sells for the Apple Watch, how about choosing one with a built-in ECG monitor? You'll want the Kardia Band, which takes AliveCor's ECG tech seen in its smartphone cases, and puts them on your wrist.
Wearables News
HTC Vive

This Star Wars VR adventure is another reason to get excited for the HTC Vive

A new video from ILM Experience Lab shows what Star Wars fans have been hoping for -- virtual reality lightsaber battles using the HTC Vive headset.
Computing News
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Feel like you're flying in VR using these clever Samsung concept headphones

Samsung has flung the doors of its concept product lab open again, showing off three new projects, including a set of headphones that make VR a full-motion experience, and a pair of fun new apps.
Mobile News
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‘Vocaloids’ aren’t characters, they’re instruments changing the way music is made

If you've even heard of Hatsune Miku at all, you may only know her cute holographic image, but she's more than just that. The software that makes her sing is at the heart of a digital music revolution, enabling people to make music that may otherwise be impossible.
Music Features

Fingerprints are old news: Future gadgets may use your ear hole to authenticate

NEC is developing a new biometric authentication method that uses unique audio patterns generated by our ears to identify us. Not only is it fast, but it's also highly accurate. Here's how it works.
Phones Emerging Tech
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Not ready to buy the CheetahPhone? Try the UI out beforehand using CM Launcher 3D

Cheetah Mobile has launched CM Launcher 3D, a standalone version of the launcher installed on the CheetahPhone. It has the same flashy 3D graphics, and potential speed benefits, but sadly all the ads too.
Phones Android
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This is the super dual pixel camera sensor inside your flashy new Galaxy S7

With days to go before the Galaxy S7 is released, Samsung has taken a moment to detail the dual pixel camera sensor that's inside both the S7 and the S7 Edge, hoping to convince holdouts to pre-order the device.
Phones Android
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Why doodling on your phone’s screen is better than a password

Researchers from Rutger University have shown that using a free-form gesture to secure apps on your smartphone is easier, faster, and equally as secure as using a text-based password.
Phones Mobile
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France wants to fine smartphone makers if they don’t hack into criminal’s phones

A French MP has proposed a massive one million euro fine be handed out to technology companies, in the event they don't provide law enforcement with a backdoor code accessing private data.
Phones Apple
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Toyota’s horseshoe-shaped neckband may help blind people get around buildings

Toyota's Project Blaid is an unusual wearable that's designed to help blind people find their way around large, complex indoor spaces. It's worn around the neck, and provides haptic and voice guidance.
Wearables News
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How not to make wearables: The hideous Cybertool is a cautionary tale

Wearables are so difficult to get right, sometimes even old-school watch makers mess it up. The Cybertool is an Acer-designed smart accessory that will utterly ruin the look of your classy Victorinox Inox for just $100.
Wearables News
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Nook no more: B&N will shutdown U.K. digital content store on March 15

Barnes & Noble has announced it's to close the U.K. branch of its Nook digital content store, but has signed a deal with Sainsbury's Entertainment on Demand so owners can still read their books. Well, most of their books.
Phones Mobile
iPhone Passcode

And this is why you always set a passcode on your phone: Teacher fired over nude pic leak

A teacher has lost her job after a student discovered a risqué photo on her unlocked smartphone, and then shared it with friends and on social networks. It highlights the need for securing our phones.
Phones Mobile
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Six Flags launches a virtual reality roller coaster

Nine roller coasters at Six Flags theme parks are about to get a VR upgrade, thanks to Samsung and the Gear VR headset. Riders will put on the Gear VR, and be transported into a virtual world while they ride the coasters.
Computing News
Pebble Time Round

Pebble’s feeling the heat, reduces Time and Time Round prices permanently

Pebble has reduced the price of the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Round models, taking $50 off each one, or 30-percent in other countries. Is Pebble just feeling generous, or is it feeling the heat from growing competition?
Wearables News
Microsoft Band 2

The only way is down: Microsoft’s reduces Band 2 price to $175 or £150

Microsoft just can't stop reducing the price of its Band 2 fitness and heath wearable. This time it has slashed $75 from the usual $250 price, bringing it down to a more reasonable $175, or £150 in the U.K., down from £200.
Wearables News
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This amazing solar cell is so thin and light, it’ll happily rest on a soap bubble

This amazing solar cell is so light, it can be placed on a bubble without popping it. It's the result of years of research by MIT, and incredibly, despite its small size, has a higher power-to-weight ratio than other solar cells.
Emerging Tech News
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3D Touch and convenient live detour feature added to Google Maps on the iPhone

Google has updated the iOS version of Google Maps, adding the convenient detour feature launched on Android last year, along with support for 3D Touch shortcuts on the latest iPhone models.
Phones Android
Satechi Magnetic Smartphone Car Mount

Hands-on: Satechi Magnetic Vent Mount

In-car smartphone mounts are usually ugly messes of plastic and metal. Not so with the Satechi Magnet Vent Mount, which is small, subtle, and attractive.
Phones Android
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Solar gadgets will make charging less frequent, not eliminate it forever

The next Vector smartwatch will have a solar charging system that will extend its already impressive battery life even more, potentially meaning you'll only have to charge it six times a year.
Wearables Features
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The CheetahPhone wants you to sacrifice stock Android for battery and speed improvements

The software company that makes the Clean Master app has made a phone, with the plan of making its performance and optimisation techniques even more effective, due to having deeper access to the device. Here's what it's like.
Phones Android
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Impressive impostors, Google Experiments, and fighting robophobia on Day 3 in Spain

Xiaomi's Mi 5 is a Samsung impostor we can live with, Android Experiments blend art and engineering, and Pepper the robot teaches us that not all robots are out for human blood. At least, not yet.
Mobile Android
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LG’s feeling playful, sends its MWC 2016 event details out early

LG has announced it'll hold an event on February 21, just one day before MWC 2016 opens its doors, where it'll reveal something new. The only clue we have so far says the announcement will be "playful."
Phones Android
Gionee S8

Smile! It’s the Gionee S8, and that’s the expression that’ll make you want it

Smartphone company Gionee says it knows the secret to making you want to buy its phones -- making you smile, and that's the aim behind the new S8, an all-metal Android phone with a 3D Touch screen.
Phones Android
Oppo Smart Sensor

The next Oppo phone may end camera shake, and fully charge in 15 minutes

Smartphone brand Oppo has demonstrated two exciting new prototype technologies that it'll build into phones coming later this year. The first eliminates camera phone shake, and the second will fully charge a battery in 15 minutes.
Mobile Android
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Galaxy S7 and LG G5 war to win the weekend in our MWC Day 0 Recap

We recap the first day of Mobile World Congress 2016, the largest mobile device trade show in the world. With big news from LG, Samsung, and more, there was plenty to get excited about, even on the day before MWC officially started.
Phones Android
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Acer Liquid Jade 2 hands-on impressions

If you saw the Windows 10-powered Acer Jade Primo earlier this year and thought, “Wow, I wish that ran Android,” then the Liquid Jade 2 is for you.
Phones Mobile
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ZTE's 8.4-inch Spro Plus is a streaming mobile projector and 4G LTE hotspot

The new ZTE Spro Plus entertainment hub is an 8.4-inch tablet with a built-in projector, a whopping battery, and a 4G LTE hotspot
Tablets Android
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The skinny ZTE Blade V7 and V7 Lite look awesome, but are frustratingly hard to buy

ZTE's Blade V7 and Blade V7 Lite Android 6.0 smartphones look cool and offer good bang for your buck, but aren't getting a wide international release.
Phones Android
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Want to download movies on your iPad? Here’s how to do it

Carrying an iPad is more convenient than carrying a computer, but it's hard to get the same files on both. Learn how to download movies to your iPad.
Tablets Mobile
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How Google crammed Buckingham Palace in a magical Cardboard box

Buckingham Palace is the latest location in Google's Expedition program, which lets kids visit incredible places, through the magic of Google Cardboard.
Computing Features
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This prototype shows how amazing flexible screens might be

A prototype flexible smartphone developed by a Canadian university has given us a glimpse at how the technology could change the way we interact with mobile devices. It adds bend and haptic feedback sensors to the screen, moving beyond touch control.
Phones Emerging Tech
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Grab a coffee, or buy a new smartphone? This Indian company gives you the choice

Indian company Ringing Bells (yes, really) will soon release a new Android Lollipop smartphone that costs about $5, and against all the odds, the specification isn't completely terrible.
Mobile Android
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Cheetah Mobile, makers of the Clean Master app, may be collaborating on a phone

Cheetah Mobile, responsible for Android apps like Clean Master, may be working on a smartphone project with Chinese brand Cubot, where its software will come pre-installed. The result may be revealed at Mobile World Congress.
Phones Mobile
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Terrifying Android malware Mazar could be used to remotely wipe your phone

An insidious new piece of Android malware has been spotted operating in the wild. It's called Mazar, and it gives an attacker almost complete access to your phone, including the ability to erase its contents.
Phones Android
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