Android Wear update brings Google Translate to smartwatches

The upcoming Android Wear update will make it easier for you to talk to someone who can’t speak your native language. The update will have Google Translate preinstalled on all Android Wear devices, even if you don’t have the app on your phone. How does it work for Google’s wearable? You just need to speak into the watch one of the 44 supported and indicate into what language you want it translated. The app will then translate it for you and then you show it to the other party. He/she can then speak in their native language and have the app translate for you. As you go on you don’t have to switch the language setting back and forth as the app can detect what languages are being spoken. This new update should be arriving in the coming weeks when Android Wear 1.3 launches.

Source: Droid Life

Review: Motorola Moto X Play

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Moto X Play felt as fast and responsive as last year’s model and matched the performance of a more expensive Samsung Galaxy Note 4, it exceeded both of these in battery life, easily edging into two and a half days of mixed use.

The latest and most advanced Moto X smartphone (at least for Canadians) is the Moto X Play, which fits in as a nice middle model between the stellar Moto G (3^rd Gen) and the Moto X Pure/Style coming to other countries.

The Moto X Play takes many of the renowned features and styling of the the Moto X (2014) and actually improves on them. We have a larger 1080p HD display at 5.5-inches (403 ppi) and no longer using the AMOLED technology but a more even-coloured LCD technology. This isn’t a jaw-droppingly stunning display, but it is clear, readable, and reflection free and is more energy efficient which plays into the device’s overall superb battery life.

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shomi streaming video service now available to all Canadians

shomi is now available to all Canadians. Entertainment lovers from coast to coast can subscribe to shomi directly and stream exclusive and buzzworthy series including Fresh off the Boat, Empire, Vikings, Transparent, Jane the Virgin, Outlander, Sons of Anarchy, Black Sails, and iZombie  – hit titles that shomi says are unavailable on Netflix. 

“Today is an epic day for Canadian entertainment lovers as we deliver on the promise we made to them back in May,” said David Asch, Senior Vice President and General Manager, shomi. “We announced we would be moving in, and today we’ve arrived. shomi is now available to all Canadians.”

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BlackBerry's new Android-powered Venice slider seen in series of leaks

BlackBerry's alleged Android-powered smartphone, the slider codenamed 'Venice', has surfaced yet again in a series of images and animated .gifs. Reinstated leaker @evleaks began publishing some sexy promotional images of the upcoming handset which was rumouted to be developed in conjunction with Samsung (a company that's been interested in acquiring BlackBerry). Slated for a November release on AT&T, Venice, or whatever product name it will ship with, will be the first device shipped by BlackBerry which runs a rival OS. 

A few months ago, BlackBerry CEO John Chen mentioned that, "we only build secure phones and BlackBerry is the most secure phone so, if I can find a way to secure the Android phone, I will also build that." Achievement Unlocked.

Source: @evleaks