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Design your own Moto 360 smartwatch with Moto Maker (in March)

Motorola’s Moto Maker tool lets smartphone shoppers customize the design of smartphones like the Moto X before placing an order. Soon you’ll be able to customize Motorola smartwatches the same way. Wired reports Motorola will launch a new version of Moto Maker in March, and this time it will have an option that lets you create a […]

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Canalys: 720 thousand Android Wear devices shipped in 2014

The first smartwatches running Google’s Android Wear software began shipping in 2014. But in the grand scheme of things, not all that many of them actually shipped. A report from research firm Canalys finds that about 4.6 million smart wearable wristbands shipped last year, and only about 720 thousand of them ran Android Wear. Of […]

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Lilbits (9-30-2014): Monitor and kill battery-draining tabs in a Chromebook

Most operating systems can give you an idea of which apps are using the most CPU power or memory. But there’s a new feature in the dev channel for Chrome OS that goes a bit further and lets you see which apps or web pages are draining the most power from your battery. This could […]

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Motorola Moto 360 smartwatch dissected

Now that Motorola’s first smartwatch is shipping, the folks at iFixit opened up a Moto 360 up to see what makes it tick… or not tick, since this is an electronic gadget and not a mechanical watch. There aren’t many surprises under the hood… but there are a few. For instance, Motorola says the watch has […]

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Motorola Moto 360 and next-gen Moto X, Moto G phones coming Sept 4th

Motorola appears set to launch its first smartwatch as well as next-generation smartphones in September. The company is sending out invites to an event on the eve of the IFA trade show in Berlin and the invitation paints a pretty clear picture of what we can expect: at least two phones, a watch, and… a […]

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Motorola Moto 360 photos leaked, confirm wireless charging and more

The Motorola Moto 360 smartwatch is expected to be the first Android Wear watch with a round face when it launches in the coming months. But that’s not the only thing that will make this watch stand out from competitors including the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live. Motorola hasn’t yet announced the official […]

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Lilbits (6-26-2014): Android L is here and the Moto 360 is coming

It’s been a Android kind of week, what with Google launching a developer preview of the next version of Android, introducing Android for cars and TVs, and selling the first smartwatches based on the Android Wear platform. Motorola’s smartwatch isn’t available just yet, but it’s one of the nicest looking smartwatches announced to date, and Motorola […]