Another one bites the dust
Fitbit now owns Vector as it scoops up another smartwatch maker
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Fitbit continues to grow its portfolio, with the fitness tech company now acquiring Vector, our favorite smartwatch maker.
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Vector Smartwatch app updated for Windows phones
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The Vector Smartwatch companion app has been updated for Windows phones, bringing it into feature parity with Android and iOS. Here are the details!
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Vector Smart Watch updated with new features
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The Vector Smart Watch, which has an official app that works with Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile, has recently updated both the app and the watch's firmware with some new features.
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Vector smartwatch is currently 20% off
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If you're in the market for a smartwatch that works with Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows Mobile 10, your options are sadly limited. The Vector smartwatch, which is a great option, is currently 20% off with coupon code HAPPYHOLIDAYS20.
Hidden Gem?
Quick look: Vector Smartwatch and the Lumia 950
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We got our hands on the new Vector Luna smartwatch. Not only is it (relatively) affordable, but it works with Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile with an official app. Here is our quick hands-on and initial thoughts about this hidden gem.
Vector 42: The new Microsoft
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Vector is a news and analysis show focusing on the biggest stories, hottest trends, and most important issues in technology, past, present, and future. On this week's show, Daniel Rubino, editor-in-chief of Windows Phone Central, joins Rene to talk about the evolution of Windows Phone, the Surface 3, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella, Office for iPad, the Nokia acquisition, and the road...
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Vector is a news and analysis show that focuses on the biggest stories and most important issues in technology, past, present, and future. From the big picture to smallest details, Vector brings together the smartest people in the industry for the best discussions from the most interesting angles. Subscribe and listen along! Subscribe Subscribe to Vector via iTunes Subscribe to...
Vector 41: Mergers and accusations
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Vector is Mobile Nations technology news and analysis show featuring the biggest stories, the hottest trends, and the most interesting guests in the industry. On this week's show, Ben Bajarin of Techpinions talks with Rene about mergers, including the just-completed Microsoft and Nokia, the ongoing Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the just announced AT&T and DirectTV, and the rumored...
Vector 39: Net neutrality and carrier complexity
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Vector is Mobile Nations' cross-platform, cross-site analysis show where we take on the most important stories in tech with the smartest people in the industry, from the big picture to granular details, current events to future implications. On today's episode Rene Ritchie and Neal Gomba dive deep into the technology and policies that make net neutrality so complicated in North America...
Vector 38: Cord cutting
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Vector is Mobile Nations' cross-site, cross-platform analysis show where we talk about the hottest topics in the tech industry. On this week's episode Anthony Casella of Mobile Nations joins Rene to talk about cutting the cable and satellite cord, setting up an antenna, getting free over-the-air digital channels, using a home media center, and the pros and cons of streaming services...
Vector 31: Facebook, WhatsApp, and the value of mobile messaging
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Vector is Mobile Nations' cross-site, cross-platform analysis show where we discuss all the biggest stories in tech. On this week's episode Kevin Michaluk of Mobile Nations joins Rene to talk about Facebook’s $16 billion WhatsApp acquisition, not mistaking products for businesses, the value of user-base, the mobile hierarchy of needs, BBM’s missed opportunity, LINE, WeChat, Kik, and...
Vector 28: Making media truly mobile
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Vector is our cross-site, cross-platform technology and analysis show where we talk about the biggest stories and issues in mobile with the smartest people in the business. In this week's episode, Chris Harris of Glide joins Rene to talk about the future of digital publishing, whether old media companies can adapt, if music, video, and text will become one and the same, and meeting the...
Vector 27: Xbox One and top tech trends of 2014!
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Vector is our cross-platform news and analysis show where we bring you the biggest stories of the week with the best guests in the business. Today Ben Bajarin of TIME and Techpinions joins Rene to talk about the top tech trends of 2014, including 4K televisions, wearables and watches, embedded Android, Xbox One, and more! Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in RSS...
Vector 25: Top tech stories of 2013!
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Vector is our cross-site, cross-platform technology show where we discuss the biggest news with the brightest people. To close out the year, Georgia Dow of ZEN & TECH joins Rene to talk about the top technology stories of 2013, including revelations about government surveillance, social networks and the mob mentality, boredom vs. change aversion, and the internet of things...
Vector 24: Benedict Evans on the meaning of really cheap smartphones
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Vector is our cross-site, cross-platform podcast where we analyze the biggest stories with smartest guests in the industry. This week telecom analyst Benedict Evans talks to Rene about what really cheap Android handsets mean for the mobile market, Nokia’s quest for the next billion customers, and who’s buying the iPhone 5c. Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in RSS...
Vector 22: Don Melton on transcoding video
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Vector is our cross-platform, cross-site podcast where we talk about the technology that matters to all of us. In this episode, Don Melton, former Engineering Director of Internet Technologies at Apple, deep-dives into his non-browser-based passions: Blu-Ray, transcoding video, H.264, and managing massive amounts of media. Bottom line, if you want to get your videos onto your devices,...
Terrene Review: Learn big words in space (?) on Windows Phone 8
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Since Windows Phone did not receive a new Xbox game last week, my review this week will look at an indie game from Singapore-based developer Aureoline Tetrahedron. Terrene is a vector graphics game for Windows Phone 8 that looks deceptively similar to arcade classic Asteroids. In fact, it turns out that “terrene” is kind of a synonym for “asteroid.” Who knew? Surface details aside,...
Vector 9: Ben Thompson on Microsoft's mobile dilemma
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Ben Thompson of stratēchery joins Rene to talk about Microsoft in a post-Ballmer mobile market, the IBM analogy, whether they need to be more like Apple, and why Google and Samsung were so damn smart. Also: Nokia sale! Note: This was originally supposed to be next week's episode of Vector, but due to Microsoft buying Nokia, we decided to fast-track. (It's especially interesting given...
Vector 8: Sascha Segan on the fastest mobile networks
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Vector is Mobile Nation's newest show. It takes the most important topics in technology today, focuses on them from interesting angles, and then discusses the hell out of them. On this episode Sascha Segan, lead mobile analyst at PC Magazine, talks to Rene about the evolution of data connections, the annual Fastest Mobile Networks survey, the triumphs and tragedies of modern carriers,...
Vector 5: Tim Stevens and intelligent connected electric cars
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Vector is Mobile Nation's newest show. It takes the most important topics in technology today, focuses on them from interesting angles, and then discusses the hell out of them. On this episode, Tim Stevens, star of auto and gadget blogs, joins Rene to talk about the computerization of cars, including launch controls, self-driving vehicles, Microsoft Sync, BlackBerry QNX, and iOS in the...