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Fitbit buys and kills off Vector, another smartwatch company

Activity tracker company Fitbit acquired smartwatch maker Pebble last year, and pretty much killed off the company and mined it for parts. Now it looks like Fitbit is at it again.

The company has announced it’s acquiring Vector, the maker of a smartwatch with a classic watch design and 30 days of battery life.

Like Pebble, Vector has released a statement saying that it’s existing watches will continue to work… for now.

Continue reading Fitbit buys and kills off Vector, another smartwatch company at Liliputing.

Activity tracker company Fitbit acquired smartwatch maker Pebble last year, and pretty much killed off the company and mined it for parts. Now it looks like Fitbit is at it again.

The company has announced it’s acquiring Vector, the maker of a smartwatch with a classic watch design and 30 days of battery life.

Like Pebble, Vector has released a statement saying that it’s existing watches will continue to work… for now.

Continue reading Fitbit buys and kills off Vector, another smartwatch company at Liliputing.

Um eigene Malware zu schützen: FBI lässt Pädokriminellen laufen

Was wiegt schwerer: die Verurteilung eines mutmaßlichen Pädokriminellen oder der Schutz der eigenen Malware? Darüber mussten die US-Regierung und ihre Strafverfolgungsbehörden aktuell befinden – und entschieden sich für die Malware. (Politik/Recht, Malware)

Was wiegt schwerer: die Verurteilung eines mutmaßlichen Pädokriminellen oder der Schutz der eigenen Malware? Darüber mussten die US-Regierung und ihre Strafverfolgungsbehörden aktuell befinden - und entschieden sich für die Malware. (Politik/Recht, Malware)

Vector Watch: Fitbit kauft “Smartwatch mit 30 Tagen Laufzeit”-Firma

Nach dem Kauf von Pebble übernimmt Fitbit einen weiteren Hersteller von Smartwatches: das britische Unternehmen Vector, das sich zuletzt besonders auf Uhren mit langer Laufzeit konzentriert hat. (Fitbit, Wirtschaft)

LG to launch a phone with widescreen 2880 x 1440 display

There are plenty of phones with 1080p displays. Over the last few years we’ve seen a lot of QHD models with 2560 x 1440 pixel displays, and even some 4K phones with 3840 x 2160 pixel screens.

But LG has announced it’ll soon launch the first phone with something a little different: a 5.7 inch, 2880 x 1440 pixel widescreen display featuring an aspect ration of 18:9.

The new phone packs 564 pixels per inch, which is a little higher than what you get from a typical 5.5 inch, QHD phone… but the difference is probably small enough to be virtually unnoticeable.

Continue reading LG to launch a phone with widescreen 2880 x 1440 display at Liliputing.

There are plenty of phones with 1080p displays. Over the last few years we’ve seen a lot of QHD models with 2560 x 1440 pixel displays, and even some 4K phones with 3840 x 2160 pixel screens.

But LG has announced it’ll soon launch the first phone with something a little different: a 5.7 inch, 2880 x 1440 pixel widescreen display featuring an aspect ration of 18:9.

The new phone packs 564 pixels per inch, which is a little higher than what you get from a typical 5.5 inch, QHD phone… but the difference is probably small enough to be virtually unnoticeable.

Continue reading LG to launch a phone with widescreen 2880 x 1440 display at Liliputing.

Display: Dell stellt OLED-Monitor ein und bringt 8K-Bildschirm

Während der UP3017Q mit OLED-Technik wegen schlechter Sichtwinkel nicht in den Handel kommt, soll es bald den UP3218K geben: Der zeigt 7.680 x 4.320 Pixel bei 60 Hz und schafft eine 98-prozentige Abdeckung des DCI-P3-Farbraums. (Dell, Display)

Canvas: Dells Stift-Tablet bedient sich bei Microsoft und Wacom

Das Totem als Surface-Dial-Klon und eine Eingabe mit Stift lassen vermuten, dass Dell mit dem Canvas direkt mit dem Microsoft Surface Studio konkurrieren möchte – zunächst auf dem US-Markt. Wir sehen aber eher Ähnlichkeiten mit Wacom-Produkten. (Dell, Display)

Das Totem als Surface-Dial-Klon und eine Eingabe mit Stift lassen vermuten, dass Dell mit dem Canvas direkt mit dem Microsoft Surface Studio konkurrieren möchte - zunächst auf dem US-Markt. Wir sehen aber eher Ähnlichkeiten mit Wacom-Produkten. (Dell, Display)

US Supreme Court loaded with First Amendment cases

Can you trademark an offensive name or not? Justices to decide.

The First Amendment is being put to the test on multiple levels this term before the US Supreme Court. The high court will hear cases about the right to trademark offensive names and whether merchants have a right to inform customers that a credit-card surcharge is actually a surcharge. Two cases involve the free exercise of religion clause of the First Amendment. The first is about whether Missouri breached that clause by supplying recycled tire material for playgrounds to public and secular schools, but not to religious schools. The court has already decided to hear the Missouri case, but it has not decided whether it will consider a request to revive a challenge to Utah's law against polygamy. That lawsuit claims the law is a violation of "religious liberty rights protected by the First Amendment." (PDF) At this stage, however, the justices most likely could decide this case without actually having to weigh in on polygamy or the First Amendment. More on that later.

First up on the docket is Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, which the justices are to argue Tuesday. A law in 10 states forbids merchants from imposing a surcharge on goods paid for via a credit card. Surcharges help merchants recover the so-called "interchange" fees banks charge them for accepting credit cards. Strangely, in those 10 states, merchants may offer "cash" discounts. Either way, the result is the same: people who use credit cards can be charged more.

But how this pricing structure is described to customers is at the heart of the First Amendment battle. The laws require that merchants inform customers that price differences for cash or credit purchases are cash "discounts" and not credit card surcharges. This means merchants are not allowed to charge a base price before tacking on a fee to those using credit cards.

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Measuring pain: How much does it hurt?

Aching, throbbing, excruciating—pain remains difficult to describe and impossible to see.

How can doctors measure pain? For Mosaic, John Walsh finds out about new ways of assessing the agony. His story is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

One night in May, my wife sat up in bed and said, “I’ve got this awful pain just here.” She prodded her abdomen and made a face. “It feels like something’s really wrong.” Woozily noting that it was 2am, I asked what kind of pain it was. “Like something’s biting into me and won’t stop,” she said.

“Hold on,” I said blearily, “help is at hand.” I brought her a couple of ibuprofen with some water, which she downed, clutching my hand and waiting for the ache to subside.

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Überlastet: Vodafone räumt geringere VDSL-Downstream-Raten ein

Vodafone-VDSL-Kunden haben in den Abendstunden Probleme mit längeren Antwortzeiten und geringeren Downstream-Raten. Die Lösung kann noch Monate dauern und Vodafone rät, ins TV-Kabelnetz zu wechseln. (Vodafone, DSL)

Windows 10: Updates lassen sich bis zu 35 Tage aufschieben

Microsoft hat ein neues Insider-Preview-Build von Windows 10 veröffentlicht. Damit werden etliche Detailveränderungen an Windows 10 vorgenommen. Der Edge-Browser blockiert standardmäßig alle Flash-Inhalte und Windows-Updates lassen sich jetzt aufschieben. (Windows 10, Microsoft)