TL;DR The Snapdragon Wear 3100 is Qualcomm’s new premium smartwatch platform. It includes a new low-power co-processor, the Qualcomm’s QCC1110. The platform boasts a 1.5-2.5 day typical battery life, while Traditional Watch Mode extends life up to a week. Qualcomm unveiled its third-generation premium wearables platform today, the new Snapdragon Wear 3100. The platform replaces the Wear 2100 as Qualcomm’s high-end solution, joining the Wear 2500 kids watch platform as a major shot in the arm for the smartwatch market.

Apple has been quite busy promoting its upcoming HomePod wireless speaker with lots of TV commercials ahead of its official launch on Feb. 9. However, if you were hoping that the HomePod would work like a standard Bluetooth speaker, the company has quietly revealed that won’t be happening, at least not for the launch. The official HomePod specs have now been posted at Apple’s website (via Engadget). The good news is that the speaker supports Bluetooth 5.

Update: August 12, 2021 (11:31 AM ET): Honor CEO George Zhao has confirmed to Android Authority that the newly announced Magic 3 series will be getting “at least” two Android OS updates. This comes after Honor previously suggested that the Magic 3 series might only receive one major OS update. We’re glad to see this isn’t the case, especially when these phones cost at least €900. Original article: August 12, 2021 (8:56 AM ET): Honor was sold by Huawei last year, allowing the former sub-brand to become independent and regain ties with global partners like Google and Qualcomm.

David Imel / Android Authority The Surface Duo is quite possibly the most radical device that Microsoft has released in years, offering a folding design with two separate screens. Sure, it’s not as crazy as typical foldables with flexible screens, but Microsoft thinks this could be a paradigm shift in how we interact with our apps. As weird as a dual-screen foldable sounds, this isn’t actually the first time the Redmond company worked on the concept.

Update (9/15): As confirmed by the carrier, AT&T's version of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE has been finally updated to Android Wear 2 (via Android Police). That means Android Wear 2 has now been rolled out to all devices that were supposed to receive it. Update (8/20): It looks like Motorola has finally remembered that the Moto 360 Sport exists. While we have yet to hear of any reports of Android Wear 2.

TL;DR Xiaomi has launched the Mi Band 7. The fitness tracker gets a bigger screen, a fresh UI, new features, and more colorways. There’s still no built-in GPS. Xiaomi’s Mi Band range is undoubtedly one of the most successful ones in the fitness tracker market. The inexpensive wristbands have come a long way since the first model launched in 2014 without a display. Fast forward to 2022, and the Mi Band 7 is now on the market.

Recently, I visited the Facebook Headquarters in London to learn about the process of developing and maintaining its mobile Facebook app. Much more goes on here than you probably realize: some of Facebook’s apps are handled here in their entirety, like WhatsApp for desktop and the business-oriented Workplace app. The offices are just what you’d expect from Facebook’s image, though perhaps not quite to The Social Network-levels of excess. This is a place where serious work gets done, but there’s a trendy, quirky, and relaxed atmosphere nonetheless.

Google’s recent Pixel flagship phones sport chipsets capable of 4K recording at 60fps, but we haven’t seen the search giant actually implement this video option. Fortunately, it looks like the company is working on a solution. XDA-Developers obtained the Google Camera 7.4 APK from a Pixel 4a, and conducted a teardown of the app package. The teardown reveals references to 4K video recording at 60fps. Now, this doesn’t mean that the Google Pixel 4a will offer 4K/60fps, as the Snapdragon 730 processor rumored to appear in the new budget Pixel tops out at 4K/30fps.

Update, June 26, 2019 (11:50 AM ET): After months of waiting, Human: Fall Flat is available for download from the Play Store. The premium game doesn’t include any in-app purchases but does feature cloud saving. This allows users to pick up any of their Android devices and continue playing where they left off. Click on the button below to purchase the mobile game for $4.99. Before some complain that this is too much, remember that Human: Fall Flat initially launched on Steam for $15.

TL;DR Facebook Messenger users will soon be able to get automatic translations of messages received on the service. Facebook is rolling out the feature to users in the U.S. and Mexico. The service will initially only be able to translate between English and Spanish. Facebook is bringing automatic translation to messages sent on its Messenger platform. According to CNET, the translation is part of the M Suggestions feature that is already built into Messenger.