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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More Android Wear 2.0 updates coming soon to third LG watch, New Balance RunIQ

Now this is a proper Android Wear 2.0 rollout, with software goodies headed out for LG's third previous-gen watch and the New Balance RunIQ before long.

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Smartwatch market shrinks, Apple is the main victim

The smartwatch market contracted for the first time in the second quarter and it’s all Apple’s fault.While it retained its top spot in the rankings, the 1.6 million shipments the company made is a big dip from its debut quarter that had 3.6 million shipments. Surprisingly, it was the only vendor out of the top five to lose shipments, meaning that those manufacturers had a lot ...

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The ultimate Android Wear bargain: OG LG Watch Urbane for $150 on eBay

Heftily discounted even before it exited the Google Store, the spring 2015-released LG Watch Urbane was bound to drop further really soon, especially after its LTE-enabled sequel returned to both AT&T and

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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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First-generation LG Watch Urbane gets booted off Google Store

It’s the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. Just as a couple of fresh styles for a very fashionable Fossil timepiece and an all-new Outdoor Watch from Casio picked up official Google support, the seemingly timeless LG Watch Urbane surprisingly saw ...

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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 Watch Urbane (first-gen) sold for $180 ($170 off list) with US warranty on eBay

It’s been almost three months since the last time we saw the aging but powerful and beautiful LG Watch Urbane discounted, and even then, you only had a few hours to act. Hopefully, you didn’t, because the circular Android Wear timepiece is now cheaper than ever before on eBay.No shadiness included, as you’re looking at doing business with buydig, a 98.8 percent trusted retailer, and a US warranty is also part of the deal. A $180 deal, FYI, no matter ...

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LG Watch Urbane gets a major discount at Amazon – but you’ve got to act super-fast

Before LG attempted to bring us the Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE – a smartwatch with a ton of promise that was mysteriously pulled from sales nearly as soon as it became available – we had the the first-gen Watch Urbane. Going up for sale back in April the smartwatch is still relatively young, and we found a lot to like about the wearable when performing our review, from its premium metal construction ...

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Google offers massive Nexus 5X and Nexus 9 savings for Black Friday

Well, this is sure unexpected. Google has never been a stranger to Black Friday deals offered directly on its website, but normally, you were looking at free Play credit with sizzling hot new Android hardware, and actual savings only on older or less popular gear.Not today, though. Today and only today, while inventory lasts, Big G shaves a cool $80 off all Nexus 5X configurations, regardless of storage and paint jobs. That means the 16GB LG 5.2-incher costs just $299 unlocked in black, white and mint, whereas the 32 gig model will set you back 350 bucks in the same three color options.In ...

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AT&T picks up Samsung Gear S2 and LG Watch Urbane 2, NumberSync coming soon

This Friday, November 6, will be a big day for AT&T customers interested in both productivity-focused smartphones and always connected wearables. In addition to the BlackBerry Priv, Ma Bell is just about ready to welcome the Samsung Gear S2 and LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE on America’s second largest wireless network.The circular Tizen and Android ...

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LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition is Android Wear’s first cellular smartwatch

LG’s evolving wearables lineup has been tied heavily to the timeline of the Android Wear OS itself. It was a hardware launch partner with the G Watch. The LG G Watch R was the first smartwatch for Android Wear with a fully circular screen. And while the Korean OEM had a brief soirée with

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Futuristic-looking LG smartwatch rumored to launch late this month

Coming up to IFA this year we heard that smartwatches were going to be huge, and from the launches we’ve already seen, that very much appears to be the case. Beyond those that have already gone official, we’ve got models like the new Moto 360 to look forward to in the very near future (even if that means missing IFA proper). LG already ...

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Android Wear support officially comes to iOS

Last Friday, we saw Amazon list the Huawei Watch for pre-order, only for the page to subsequently be taken down. Huawei released a statement mentioning “incorrect information” on “a partner website,” but didn’t go into much detail. We’re still waiting for the full story on that smartwatch’s release, but at least one related mystery has just managed to resolve itself. You see, while that listing was still up, it mentioned iOS compatibility for the Huawei Watch, despite this being ...

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