Monthly Archives: July 2014

El G Watch con Android Wear de LG disponible globalmente en 12 países

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Del LG G Watch hemos hablado largo y tendido sobre sus características y poco más queda por saber. Lo único que quedaba es su disponibilidad internacional en 12 países tal como ha ocurrido hoy mismo al estar disponible en EEUU, Canadá, Francia, Irlanda, Alemania, Italia, España, Reino Unido, Australia, India, Japón y Corea del sur. En otros quince países tales como Brasil, México, Rusia, Singapur o Nueva Zelanda estará disponible en las tiendas físicas, y los precios serán anunciados localmente en cada mercado.

Estamos ante uno de los 3 smartwatches que estarán disponibles a lo largo de este verano acompañándole en las andadas el Samung Galaxy Live y el Moto 360 de Motorola. Cada uno con sus propias características y que del cual hablamos en esta noticia sobre su disponibilidad global se caracteriza por su forma cuadrada y por mantener encendida la pantalla durante 36 horas. Uno de los logros de la compañía coreana para diferenciarlo de los otros dos y de los próximos wearables con Android Wear que empezarán a aparecer muy pronto.

Por 199€ ya tenéis disponible al G Watch en los colores negro y blanco, con un wearable que tiene unas características adecuadas para lo que es un reloj inteligente. Pantalla de 1,65 pulgadas LCD IPS con una resolución de 280 x 280, chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, 512MB de RAM y almacenamiento interno de 4GB. La batería que permitirá extender a tantas horas que la pantalla esté activa en la muñeca de vuestro brazo es de 400 mAh. Con un peso de 63 gramos, resistente al agua y polvo (IP67), y los diversos sensores como giroscopio, acelerómetro y brújula, terminan por configurar lo que el G Watch tiene para el usuario.

LG G Watch

Y, una de sus grandes bazas es Android Wear, que para en el momento que estén disponibles Android Auto y Android TV, nos permitirá sincronizar y usar cada uno de los dispositivos mediante este reloj inteligente llamado LG G Watch.

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Los Android Wear ya están en circulación: ¿Te has comprado alguno?

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La Google I/O no solo sirvió como plataforma de presentación para el Gear Live del Samsung y de lanzamiento oficial del G Watch de LG; también resultó ser escenario para el anuncio de disponibilidad de ambos relojes. El LG G Watch fue el primero…

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Un error imposibilita usar apps de pago en Android Wear

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Android Wear muestra un bug en Android

Tan sólo hace unas horas que se ha publicado este bug en Android Wear y ya se expandido por todo el mundo, aunque no así su solución. Parece ser que los chicos de Google se les ha pasado un terrible bug gracias al cuál las apps de pago no podrían usarse en Android Wear, ya que estas apps de pago usan un cifrado especial que no admitiría bien Android Wear.

Hasta el momento muchas de las apps de pago en la Play Store usan un cifrado especial que hace que los usuarios no puedan liberar las apps y se puedan piratear. Este tipo de cifrado que es útil hasta el momento tiene un conflicto con la transmisión vía bluetooth lo que hace que los usuarios no puedan llevar sus apps de sus smartphones a su smartwatch con Android Wear.

La solución no es fácil ya que el cifrado se aplica a todo el paquete y por lo tanto es toda la app la que no reconoce Android Wear, sin embargo el bug es conocido y ya se está trabajando en su solución.

¿ Y el resto de versiones? ¿sufren el mismo bug que Android Wear?

Por el momento sabemos que Android Wear y los smartwatches sufren este error, pero no sabemos nada acerca del resto de versiones, tanto en versiones inferiores a Android Kit Kat como a las versiones especiales, como Android Wear, Android TV y Android Auto. Por lo visto el error se ha descubierto cuando los usuarios intentaban pasar apps de pago de su smartphone a su smartwatch, por lo que es lógico suponer que tal bug puede encontrarse en otras plataformas y dispositivos de Google.

Un pequeño error, un gran problema para Google

Lo más preocupante de todo esto es el silencio sobre este asunto ya que por un lado no se sabe si el resto de plataformas y dispositivos están afectados por este bug y por otro lado no se sabe si Moto 360, el smartwatch de Motorola se verá o no afectado por este error. En principio, la respuesta es afirmativa, pero de corregirse en pocos días, el smartwatch de motorola podría ni notar el bug, pero si no hay fácil solución, o el smartwatch se ve herido de muerte o se tiene que retrasar con las consecuentes perdidas.

Aún así espero que tal error sea subsanado rapidamente, no solo por el smartwatch de motorola sino por el desarrollo de los smartwatches, ya que son unos gadgets que van a dar mucho juego y que de no solucionarse, podrían verse perjudicados. Si tenéis un smartwatch, permaneced atentos no sólo al blog sino también al gestor de actualizaciones.

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iFixit tears down Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch, both fairly easy to repair

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The first two Android Wear devices, the Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch, have just received a customary teardown by iFixit. Shockingly, iFixit found that while both devices are indeed small, they’re fairly easy to repair. The G Watch, in particular, was a breeze to take apart, earning a 9/10 in terms of being easiest to repair. The only tricky part was the display, which is fused into the assembly of the device. It can be replaced, but requires a bit more effort and cost.

The Gear Live was also fairly easy to repair. It earned an 8/10, held back by the fact that it had some PCBs adhered to the assembly that are a bit of an annoyance. The display is also a fused assembly and is stiffly glued into the chassis, making it unlikely to be able to repair.

Still, we can consider ourselves surprised that both devices are so easy to repair. We’re guessing that the Moto 360 will be much trickier, however. For more info on either of the teardowns, hit the source or via links below.

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40,000 devices stolen by bandits at Samsung factory in Brazil

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The latest Samsung loss sounds like something straight out of an action thriller. An estimated 20 armed bandits performed an epic heist from a Samsung factory in Campinas, Brazil. According to police, the men carjacked a factory shuttle carrying eight employees to work. Six of the employees were taken to a different area and released, while other assailants took two of the employees to the factory, where they disarmed security guards and rounded up all of the employees.

Using stolen employee ID cards, the bandits opened up the factory to allow 13 more robbers to enter with getaway trucks. Over the next three hours, they managed to load up over 40,000 Samsung devices including smartphones, tablets and laptops. Police valued the haul at $36 million, but Samsung says it was much lower and closer to six or seven million. Still, that’s a serious robbery.

As of now, none of the thieves have been caught. Though police have said that with a break-in of this scale, it’s probable that there was insider help. Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the incident and Samsung is working with authorities to both catch the thieves and prevent future incidents from occurring.

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Samsung profits drop significantly in Q2, explanation included

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Samsung has long been the giant of the smartphone market, churning out phones like there’s no tomorrow. All good things must come to an end, however, and Samsung could finally be reaching that point. For Q2 2014, Samsung profits dropped 24% from Q2 2013. While the numbers, $51.5 billion in revenue and $7.1 billion in profit, are enormous, they represent Samsung’s slowdown in the smartphone market.

Samsung, though, sent along an explanation for the drop. The Korean Won’s up-and-up improvement is making exports much harder for Samsung. An over-saturation of the market in China and Europe has also led to a large drop in demand for Samsung devices. That issue is combined with Samsung’s struggle to gain a foothold in China. Samsung’s 3G Chinese devices aren’t selling well, because most Chinese consumers are holding out for the next-gen 4G LTE devices. On top of that, Chinese companies like Xiaomi are taking off and pushing out Samsung.

Those problems have led to some other expenses for Samsung. For example, marketing budgets have seen an increase in attempts to move the surplus of devices. The final issue is that the drop in demand has led to slowdowns and profit issues in some of Samsung’s component arms that work to manufacture and create parts for the phones. In short, Samsung has some hills to climb after this quarter. Nonetheless, Samsung noted that it’s cautiously expecting an increase next quarter. This will most likely be due to a new Galaxy Note device to boost demand.

What do you think could help Samsung regain demand?

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Samsung Electronics 2Q Earnings Guidance: Reference Material

The earnings forecast is the result of the strong Korean currency throughout the second quarter as it appreciated against the dollar, euro and most emerging market currencies.

The company also witnessed a slowdown in the overall smartphone market growth and saw increased competition in the Chinese and some European markets. And this led to higher inventories for the medium- and low-end smartphones.

The second quarter is a seasonally weak period for smartphone demand in China. Samsung also saw an increase in inventory due to price competition and a weaker demand for 3G products ahead of the expected growth of 4G LTE products in the Chinese market. Weaker demand in the second quarter also led to increased inventory in Europe, where Samsung has a 40 percent market share approximately.

In the case of tablets, sales were sluggish due to a longer replacement cycle than that of smartphones, which is usually between two to three years. In addition, higher shipments of 5-to-6 inch large screen smartphones replaced demands for 7-to-8 inch tablets.

With the release of new smartphone devices in the second quarter, Samsung launched various promotions to reduce existing inventories in sales channels and this increased the company’s marketing expenditure compared to the previous quarter.

The weak demand for smartphones also affected the System LSI and the display businesses that provide key components and screen technologies.

The company cautiously expects a more positive outlook in the third quarter with the coming release of its new smartphone lineup. Samsung does not expect any major marketing expenditure to occur in the upcoming quarter.

Samsung expects stronger smartphone sales and this will have a positive impact on the company’s display panel businesses. In the memory business, following stable market conditions in the first half, seasonal increase in demand in the third quarter is expected to drive stronger earnings growth.

Samsung will continue to expand its B2B businesses and looks forward to exceeding consumers’ expectations by offering the most innovative wearable devices, smart home appliances, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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