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TECHNOLOGY A23
Thursday 1 September 2016
Samsung updates smartwatch with GPS, emergency featureÂ
ANICK JESDANUN In this Aug. 25, 2016, photo taken in New York, the Samsung S3 classic version, left, displays a the device feel more like a
AP Technology Writer series of apps, including Uber, and the frontier version displays Samsung Pay. tablet.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sam- Jeff Meredith, a Lenovo
sung’s next smartwatch will Associated Press vice president, said the
come with GPS capabilities Yoga Book might not be
and the ability to call or text instead. messages. For an extra re- cessories. Those compa- appropriate for extensive
for help by triple-tapping a All three S3 models will curring fee, which has yet nies are hoping to appeal typing, but should be suit-
side button. have GPS, making them to be announced, S3 users to businesses and individu- able for people — espe-
more accurate for work- will also be able to make als looking to replace their cially younger people —
The new Gear S3 retains the outs. In the S2, GPS was a live call to ADT’s secu- laptops. who now use the phone’s
circular design of the cur- limited to a pricier model rity dispatchers, who would In Lenovo’s case, the 10- touch screen to respond to
rent S2 model, but is slightly with cellular capabilities then be able to call 911 or inch Yoga Book retains email at night or even take
larger. Samsung will still sell (on the slower 3G network). offer other help. the clamshell design of notes in classrooms.
last year’s S2 to those who GPS, so far, isn’t common The S3 also comes with ex- the laptop, but puts a sec-
consider the S3 too big on in smartwatches, allowing panded ability to make ond touch screen where He added that when
their wrist. As with the S2, Samsung to stand out with payments at stores through the keyboard normally BlackBerrys were still popu-
the outer ring of the watch the S3. Although GPS tends Samsung Pay. And the goes. People can type on lar, people couldn’t imag-
face rotates to let you scroll to drain battery quickly, watch’s always-on feature a touch-screen keyboard ine getting rid of physical
through notifications and Samsung expects at least improves with a display there, or just write or draw keyboards on their phones,
apps. Interface improve- three days of battery life in of millions of colors, rather on that second screen with either.
ments include the ability to the S3. than just 16 before. an included stylus. You can The Yoga Book will start
accept or reject calls with even use a regular pen or shipping in the coming
the ring rather than a swipe Meanwhile, the emergen- SOMETHING MISSING IN A pencil, though you’d want weeks. An Android version
of the screen. cy-calling feature echoes LAPTOP to put a sheet of paper will cost $500, and Windows
the “SOS†feature coming over the screen to avoid will be $600.
The S3 will come in three to the Apple Watch this fall. Also at the IFA tech show, damage.
flavors. One has LTE cellular Where the Apple Watch Lenovo unveiled a twist on The unveiling came hours
capabilities, allowing peo- will call 911 or the relevant the laptop: Its new Yoga Although Lenovo calls after rival computer maker
ple to make calls, receive emergency service else- Book won’t have a physical Yoga Book a tablet, the Acer unveiled what it calls
notifications and check where directly, though, the keyboard. keyboard part isn’t detach- the world’s first laptop to
weather without a com- S3 will call or text emergen- It’s an odd choice, given able, making the device measure less than a cen-
panion phone nearby. A cy contacts, such as friends that Apple, Samsung and a laptop. The keyboard, timeter. The Swift 7 is 9.98
data plan costs extra. The or relatives. These will be other tablet makers are though, can fold all the millimeters (0.39 inch) to be
other two models lack LTE pre-recorded or pre-written pushing professional tablet way to the back to make exact. But Lenovo says the
and differ primarily in style. models with keyboard ac- Yoga Book is thinner, at 9.6
Samsung said prices will be millimeters, or slightly more
announced closer to the than the thickest iPad at 7.5
devices’ availability later in millimeters.
the year.
Acer, meanwhile, unveiled
Samsung announced the a laptop with a curved
new watch lineup Wednes- screen, something tradi-
day at the IFA tech show tionally limited to computer
in Berlin. The Gear smart- monitors for desktops. The
watches have had impres- Predator 21 X is designed
sive designs and battery for video games and
life, but have been ham- comes with eye-tracking-
pered largely by a dearth technology that promises
of apps, as many develop- to let players aim, identify
ers write for Apple Watch enemies and take cover by
and Android Wear devices gazing at the screen.q
Facebook changes to Trending
Topics questioned after blunderÂ
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Democratic presidential that human editors would
Facebook’s changes to its nominee Hillary Clinton.
“Trending Topics†section Another topic trending was still screen them. Menlo
are being questioned after #McChicken, which took
it featured a false report users to stories about a vid- Park, California-based
about Fox News anchor eo of a man using the Mc-
Megyn Kelly. Donald’s sandwich in a sex Facebook has apologized
The story posted Saturday act. Facebook announced
falsely claimed Kelly had Friday that an algorithm for the Kelly story, telling
been fired by Fox because would select trending top-
she secretly supported ics in place of humans but CBS News its editors mis-
takenly thought it was le-
gitimate before realizing
the error. Facebook hasn’t
responded to an inquiry on In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed
on an iPad in Philadelphia.
the McChicken topic.q
Associated Press
