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Krgrecw said:
Why would you want that when you can get the same thing done on a cellphone?
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Well, why would anyone use WhatsApp and the plethora of other messaging apps on the market? The selling point would be constant international connectivity independent of text/data packages, contracts, telephone numbers. The company already has over 100MM BBM users, so the base is preexisting.
 
Krgrecw said:
Looks like the IWatch is finally set with an early fall debut. A $250 watch. This could be big
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If the iWatch is priced in that range it will sell very well with the iPhone community. That said, I'd be shocked if thats the price. It will sell well because it has a partially digested Apple on it. But unless they add standalone or Android support, it's a limited device. It will sell well, better than probably most smart watches, but it's stilla limited device.

I think it more likely launches in the 299 range or it's devoid of features. ALready talking about it being sensor heavy I'm skeptical it launches for 250, for comparison, a health tracker like the fuel band costs 150, that doesn't include many of the additional features a smartphone watch will include such as a real phone connection, real display, etc. I picked the fuel band because that's the team that Apple hired for the smart watch.

The more interesting rumor I've heard is bundling the iWatch with the new iPhones. Which would be a mega risky strategy.
 
The IWatch needs android support to succeed like the iPhone and ipad need to succeed?

It'll do well as long as it's not above $349. They'll have the whole health community behind it. Nice if they can get the health insurance to go in on subsidizing it.

Don't think it will have a real phone connection. It will

look mighty gay watching someone talking to Thier wrist. It's not a phone on your wrist.
 
Phone connection meaning that it displays info from your phone.

Basically on the market today you have health trackers (fitbit, fuel band, etc.) and smart watches (Galaxy Gear, Pebble, etc.) the former gives information to your phone, and may receive some light information back. The latter goes both ways, giving information but also receiving it. iWatch wouldn't be very good unless you could view text alerts etc.

Personally I think the best option for a smart watch hasn't been recognized yet. HTC's Blinkfeed screams smartwatch. Android Wear is partially going that way with a Google Now watch but the question becomes social media integration that blinkfeed has. Can they also have facebook, twitter, etc. integrated in.

If all the iWatch does is track health, it adds nothing to the game, it will sell because it's by Apple and iSheep buy anything and everything Apple. But it will be a horrific product and continue Apple's march to lesser relevance. It's not the way they'll gain ground on Android.
 
Speaking of OS wars, Samsung is developing a phone for Q2 release that will be built entirely on their 'Tizen' OS. I get it, I guess, but will never use a phone without a robust development community behind it. Samsung already screwed the pooch by putting Tizen on the Galaxy Gear II.

Also, curious to learn more about Amazon's new phone. It will supposedly feature visible 3D. That kind of tech I can easily be persuaded to spend money on (really Apple, a fingerprint scanner?!)
 
The problem with Sammy and Tizen is because of the suit battles with Apple they need google's patent watch, if they go to bat with Tizen they'll be very vulnerable to being sued and Google won't back them.
 
zitothebrave said:
The problem with Sammy and Tizen is because of the suit battles with Apple they need google's patent watch, if they go to bat with Tizen they'll be very vulnerable to being sued and Google won't back them.
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If you've been reading anything about the court case Samsung is already throwing Google under the bus. When Samsung is found guilty, than Google will be guilty by default. Google knows that. Googles ****ed. They should know, you never, ever leave a paper trail that could come back to hurt you.

Hawk, whatever phone Amazon comes out will be a cheaply put together phone. They'll make it cheap to sell it for cheap. Get it in as many hands as possible. That's what amazon does. Amazon isnt going to make a $600 dollar phone. Joke about the fingerprint scanner all you want, but the google fingerprint scanner has already been hacked twice and people can steal all your PayPal info if they want it. The m7 processor was actually a technological advancement. I believe the new galaxy gear is coming out with Thier version of an m7 chip.

Apple's rumored to raise the iPhone 6 by $100. Cell phone companies are saying 'no' but their also saying there's not going to be any competition for the 6 so everyone's thinking the 6 will be at least $50 more. Which sucks.

The apple-Samsung-Google lawsuit emails are worth a read if you have time. It sounds like Phil Schiller is a grade-A dick who would be all for the 'thermonuclear war'
 
Google isn't ****ed at all. You realize why Apple sued HTC and Samsung but not Motorola right? Because Motorola held ust about every important mobile patent (with Microsoft holding the rest) You know that year or so ago Google bought all those patents. Apple was scared to sue Google before Google had most of the mobile phone's most important apps.

Sammy is ****ed if they piss off google cause there will be bans, big old licensing fees, etc. attached to any of those Tizen phones because Google holds the cards. If Samsung tries to torpedo google samsung will be left hanging in the wind for every single shark to attack them. Hell Google themselves may decide to attack Tizen and that would just about be the death of it.

And Google doesn't make a fingerprint Scanner. Samsung does, and Samsung got hacked. Neither of HTC's was hacked (In ONe Max and One M8) so get your facts straight. And it is a dumb gimmick right now. I think there's some potential advantages long term, but right now it's not even worthy of a beta claim. And m7 was done first by Motorola with the x8 processor, aside from having a processor dedicated to sensors and their applications, they also have a sensor for handling natural language processing. M7 isn't an advancement, it was already done. The reason most other phones don't have it though is the high end Snapdragons (like the 800) have that capability natively. The reason Motorola built their special core was because of power consumption.

If Apple raises the iPhone price, it's effect on the market would be interesting.
 
You realize that Samsung is saying that they didn't copy Apples Patents. Samsungs saying that patents that Apple is arguing against are found in Android and not on Thier hardware. Samsungs calling Google engineers to pass the buck. That's not good.
 
But they aren't found on Android, irregardless, apple isn't going after Google, that's probably why Samsung is going for that defense knowing Apple wouldn't tempt to go after Google. But odds of their defense working are slim. Samsung won't be ditching Google, they know they have no shot without Google's muscle behind them.

On a different note, Chromecast getting MLB.tv. Guess no one wants to support it and it will flop.
 
You know anything about law?

Googles there because they are a big reason that Samsung is getting sued and will lose the case. So google offers to help Samsung so Samsung won't turn around and sue Google.

I guess you see it differently ?
 
Krgrecw said:
You know anything about law?

Googles there because they are a big reason that Samsung is getting sued and will lose the case. So google offers to help Samsung so Samsung won't turn around and sue Google.

I guess you see it differently ?
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I see it differently because Samsung and Google signed an agreement.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/29/5...inally-agree-on-what-android-should-look-like

That sounds like someone who was gonna be sued by Samsung? Google basically saying that you have to stop doing what you have been doing to Android. They don't do that if they're afraid of being sued.GOogle pulled their weight and basically offered to back Samsung if they stick around and fall in line. Smart move on both parts, Samsung saves millions and Google keeps their biggest manufacturer.
 
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