TechnikNews Weekly # 038: Withings Pulse HR, Wear OS Update, HTC U13 and more
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on November 18, 2018, 18:00 p.m. | Write a comment
The tech year 2018 is pretty much over. You can also tell from the news: There are no more new releases and no other exciting announcements. Nevertheless, we have the TechnikNews Weekly again the latest news of the last week for you.
It was rather quiet this week TechnikNews. Of course there were also some minor announcements, but otherwise it was pretty quiet. Next week the will start again properly Cyber Monday week on Amazon and then Black Friday on November 23rd. We'll see you guys here next week TechnikNews Provide you with the best deals, of course - it starts tomorrow. and make a note of it: our TechnikNews Christmas raffle starts on the 1st Sunday of Advent and comes with a new prize every Advent weekend 😉
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Withings Pulse HR: The first fitness tracker with a display from Withings
Withings is back, has decoupled from Nokia and has now introduced the second bracelet in its own name. The Withings Pulse HR is a fitness tracker, in contrast to the hybrid watches that Withings were previously available in this form. In addition to the daily steps, the fitness tracker also shows the wearer's pulse and messages from the smartphone on its display. In addition to swimming up to 50 meters deep, 29 other activities can be recorded.
Google is updating Wear OS and adding a practical feature
With the latest version of Wear OS, Google has once again focused on the battery life of smartwatches and has now provided a practical feature. For example, once the battery has fallen below 10 percent, you can now only display the time - this was not the case before. Here, the display was usually completely deactivated in sleep mode. The new version is to be distributed to numerous smartwatches in the coming weeks.
Giant smartphone Huawei Mate 20X is coming to Germany and Austria
Introduced a month ago - now available here from December: The Huawei Mate 20X is coming to Germany. The sales success of the Mate 20 Pro in our area could have been the deciding factor. Now the giant gaming smartphone with 7,21 inches, 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal memory is coming to us from the beginning of December for a price of around 900 euros. It will be available in stores and online in two colors. There are more details in our article.
- Huawei Mate 20X: The giant gaming smartphone is coming to Germany
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HTC U13: The flagship is taking its time
HTC is having a really tough time in the smartphone market at the moment. Sales are falling and somehow the concepts don't really work. The recently introduced blockchain smartphone will probably not change that. Now they have thought about a new strategy for the coming year 2019 and will always release the mid-range smartphone at the beginning of the year and the flagship only at the end of the year. When exactly a new HTC smartphone will come is still unclear. We have more information in the article.