Pebble smartwatch The smartwatch is a device on the rise this year, if we were to believe what an ABI Research forecast (press release below) says, with 1.2 million units expected to ship this year. The degree of penetration smartphones have achieved (35 percent of customers opt for high-end devices, another study says), “a flourishing app ecosystem,” as well as the fact that that components are getting cheaper, are the main reasons behind ABI’s prediction.

9to5Mac alerts us to the FTC announcing that they are suing AT&T for “deceptive and unfair data throttling”. The FTC is specifically going after AT&T’s practice of slowing down data speeds for customers with unlimited data plans even though customers with tiered data plans saw no drop in speed. “AT&T promised its customers ‘unlimited’ data, and in many instances, it has failed to deliver on that promise. The issue here is simple: ‘unlimited’ means unlimited.

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google has announced Health Connect, its bid to improve health data sharing between apps on Android. Health Connect will let users store their private fitness details and allow approved services to access this data. This could be a major breakthrough for those juggling data from multiple trackers and health apps. Health and fitness tracking gets tricky if you jump between platforms and apps, but it seems Google is aware of this issue and might already have a solution well in the works.

TL;DR Google has started a new global program for app developers to better integrate their apps across devices. The program will specifically benefit video, audio, and book apps. The ultimate goal is to improve cross-device user experience on Android TV, Google TV, Wear OS, and other platforms. Google is looking to make app experiences smoother beyond mobile and across all form factors and platforms such as Wear OS, Android TV, Google TV, Android Auto, and more.

But it looks like that latter part of the earnings report was just one of Amazon’s first marketing moves targeting what it clearly sees as its most important rival in the tablet ecosystem. Now the company has placed that Kindle Fire HD vs iPad mini comparison right on top of its front page – and since Amazon.com is the biggest retailer in the world, that’s quite a prime placement. Amazon’s point is that you get “much more for much less” buying the Kindle Fire HD (starting price $199) than the iPad mini (starting price $329).

They were all the rage in early 2000s. And then smartphones pushed them aside, and the world forgot about them. But flip phones still have a following of sorts, even though the ones you still see today tend to be venerable old-timers. Not the Wine Smart, LG’s new clamshell smartphone that launched today in Korea. The device packs a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 display, a quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage (expandable), an 8MP camera, and a 1,700 mAh battery.

Quizlet.com has become a savior for students and learners everywhere. It is a fun and interactive way to memorize vocabulary lists. You can make your own flash cards or search through Quizlet for sets that were made by other people. But, with almost everyone and their dog owning a smartphone now, being able to take the flash cards on the go is just what Quizlet needed. Here are a few cool apps that you can use to train your memory on the go with your Android device.

TL;DR Mediatek representatives have dismissed heating concerns regarding the Dimensity 9000. A company executive pointed the finger at rival chip designer Qualcomm instead. Mediatek has just announced the Dimensity 9000 processor, intending to take on Qualcomm’s best flagship chipsets. Between the TSMC 4nm process, CPU layout, and impressive imaging capabilities, this chipset definitely has the potential to steal some thunder from Qualcomm and Samsung’s 2022 silicon. The announcement also comes after reports earlier this year that the current Snapdragon 888 series processor, built on a Samsung 5nm process, suffers from overheating and/or throttling.

That ultra-bulky monstrosity that you see above is Oracle’s first attempt at a tablet, known as the DukePad. Before you start criticizing the design and bulk, it’s important to know exactly what the DukePad is all about. Instead of a standard consumer device, the DukePad is completely open-source, and Oracle currently only provides the “blueprints” necessary to get the device up and running. That means you have to find all your own parts.

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