AT&T’s LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE scores Android Wear 2.0 about six months late

The delay-plagued LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition on AT&T is finally moving up to Android Wear 2.0, adding a number of new features to its LTE support.

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Android Wear 2.0 delayed, developer preview update allows watch-only apps

The developer preview program for Android Wear 2.0 has been extended through early next year. Why? We don’t know. Android won’t tell us.But it did release Developer Preview 3 for users to load up on and there’s one big feature that’s got everyone excited: the Play Store is now navigable on Android Wear watches.Not only will it be much less of a hassle to look up and download apps as you need them without pulling out your phone — more importantly, this update ...

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No Android Wear watches from LG, Huawei, Motorola through end of year

While the Nixon Mission goes on sale this season as a water-treading debutante and the ASUS ZenWatch 3 evolves the company’s commercial philosophy on smartwatches, the Android Wear platform will not be further bolstered by three of its major players this year.CNET has confirmed that LG, Huawei and the Motorola subsidiary of Lenovo will not have new releases until at least 2017. For ...

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Low-end LG K4 phone and costly Watch Urbane 2nd edition debut on Verizon with LTE

As tempting as Big Red’s G5 pre-order offers look, as unappealing two other LG devices recently launched on America’s largest carrier seem at a first glance. And second, and third.Proving it’s learned absolutely nothing from past mistakes, VZW follows AT&T’s suit in rebooting the troubled Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE, but once again

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LG G5 debuts at AT&T with BOGO deal, free battery pack, Watch Urbane discount

Those of you looking to buy and activate the modular new LG G5 smartphone on America’s second largest wireless carrier can hit the trifecta if you hurry, as AT&T throws in more deal sweeteners than T-Mobile and Best Buy combined.While Ma Bell doesn’t let you have the ingenious LG 360 CAM or

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LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE makes a surprise comeback at AT&T

While Samsung isn’t as aggressive as last year in plugging one of its smartwatches alongside the newest Galaxy S flagship phones, instead greatly hyping up the Gear VR headset, you can still catch the occasional Gear S2 bundle deal and publicity stunt.But that’s nothing compared to how shy LG seemed in relation to its own ...

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LG shares details on what’s to blame for last week’s sudden smartwatch sales stop

LG was all lined up to do something unique with its Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE, bringing cellular connectivity to the world of Android Wear for the very first time. And while all the pieces looked like they were in place for a healthy start to retail sales, last week we got some news that saw those plans crashing to the ground: LG was immediately putting an end to sales of the smartwatch. At the time, we didn’t know much of anything at all, aside that sales were being canceled ...

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LG abruptly cancels Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE release, citing hardware issues

Well, that escalated quickly. Just minutes ago we were poking around the Google Store listing for the new LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE, thinking about what Google might be planning in terms of its own sales, and wondering why despite mentioning availability at both AT&T and Verizon, the page made no effort to link to anywhere a shopper could actually order the smartwatch. To our surprise, an LG representative has just confirmed that the company is outright canceling its plans ...

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LG abruptly cancels Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE release, citing hardware issues

Well, that escalated quickly. Just minutes ago we were poking around the Google Store listing for the new LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE, thinking about what Google might be planning in terms of its own sales, and wondering why despite mentioning availability at both AT&T and Verizon, the page made no effort to link to anywhere a shopper could actually order the smartwatch. To our surprise, an LG representative has just confirmed that the company is outright canceling its plans ...

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Google Store lists LG’s new cell-connected Watch Urbane – so why isn’t it selling it?

Back in March, Google split device sales off from Google Play, and brought them instead to the newly launched Google Store. The website offers visitors a convenient place to buy Nexus hardware, Chromecast-series devices, Chromebook laptops, Android Wear smartwatches, and all manner of accessories. At least, most of what it does is selling things, but a new product listing suggests that the Google Store may also start filling a promotional role for certain devices, even when Google’s not selling them at all.We ...

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Google Store lists LG’s new cell-connected Watch Urbane – so why isn’t it selling it?

Back in March, Google split device sales off from Google Play, and brought them instead to the newly launched Google Store. The website offers visitors a convenient place to buy Nexus hardware, Chromecast-series devices, Chromebook laptops, Android Wear smartwatches, and all manner of accessories. At least, most of what it does is selling things, but a new product listing suggests that the Google Store may also start filling a promotional role for certain devices, even when Google’s not selling them at all.We ...

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LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE test drive

As I write this, I’m seated at a local cafe with only my smartwatch to keep me connected. And so far, I’m not really sure what to think.I received my LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE on Friday night, and since then I’ve been using it with a BlackBerry Priv. In many ways, the Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE (which I’m just going to start calling the “Urbane 2″ because c’mon with these ridiculous brand names) is a typical Android Wear watch on steroids. ...

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An iPad, a BlackBerry and a watch phone walk into a bar | Pocketnow Weekly 174

Update: The staff of the Pocketnow Weekly does not guarantee that you will retain a romantic relationship by introducing your JDate, FarmersOnly or TrekPassions date to this podcast. Please consult our latest Terms & Conditions regarding dates made with other dating services. Download at your own risk.We get a late-night delivery from a mysterious man in an unmarked minivan – and he comes bearing an wrist watch right outta the future. We get our Apple iPad Pro ordered up, and we find a friendly Canadian to tell us what to expect. And we finally spend a few days with the ...

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