Google confirms there won’t be a Pixel-branded watch coming out this year

Google revamps Wear OS and adds features like Proactive Assistant, which shows information at a glance as you can see on Skagen's new smartwatch. (Photo courtesy of Tom's Guide)

Back in May, reliable leaker Evan Blass tweeted that Google was prepping its own smartwatch for the fall hardware event—which is happening on October 9^th—but now the company has confirmed that it has no plans for this “Pixel Watch” this year. Miles Barr, Google’s director of engineering for Wear OS, told Tom’s Guide that the company is focusing on its partners at the moment. He said, “To think of a one-size-fits-all watch, I don’t think we’re there yet. Our focus is on our partners for now.” After the interview, Google confirmed Barr’s statement.

Before this interview, Google’s moves in the smartwatch space—everything from revamping Wear OS and Google Fit—suggested that the company was working on its own smartwatch. But now it seems we have to wait a bit. At least with Qualcomm set to unveil a new processor for wearables on September 10^th, we could at least expect a better Pixel Watch, if and when it arrives.

People might see when you’re online on Twitter soon

Twitter hopes that the new feature its testing will make you want to interact or converse more on its platform. The company’s director of product management, Sara Haider, revealed threaded conversations and status indicators, which makes the app look rather similar to Facebook’s comment threads. Threaded conversations make sense to make it easier to follow conversations. But we wonder how people will feel about having their status displayed on the platform. As The Verge points out, it might not be the best move with trolls using this feature as a way to get their replies and tweets seen by their targets. If you have any thoughts about these new features, you can reply to Haider’s tweet on the subject.

hey Twitter. we've been playing with some rough features to make it feel more conversational here. presence and reply threading. still early and iterating on these ideas. thoughts? pic.twitter.com/3U3NvpHWPy

— Sara Haider (@pandemona) August 31, 2018

5 best personal credit cards in Canada

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Huawei P20 Pro Twilight variant comes to Canada starting Sept. 6th

Twilight is coming. Nope, not the vampire movie. We’re talking about the iridescent, gradient colour of the Huawei P20 series. The Twilight version for the P20 Pro is coming to our shores starting September 6^th. It’ll be available through Bell, Rogers, TELUS, and SaskTel. Huawei was able to achieve this interesting shade by applying eight alternating layers of oxides and nitrates on the glass. They made use of five layers of colour coating, one diamond-like carbon layer, and two layers of anti-fingerprint coating. If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on this version, then your wait is almost over.