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Tech News Flash: Friday -- August 29, 2014

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Gadget Ogling: Sapphire Phones, Waterproof Reads, Connected Hats and a Runner's Salvation
Apple's About to Kick Mobile Payments Into High Gear
Samsung, LG Unveil Smartwatches With Sex Appeal
Ralph Lauren Takes a Swing at Fitness Tech

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Today's Story Highlights

Gadget Ogling: Sapphire Phones, Waterproof Reads, Connected Hats and a Runner's Salvation
A current trend among smartphone makers is to thrust a sapphire screen
onto the face. Among the 17 million rumors regarding the next iPhone is
that it will feature such a display -- the camera and Touch ID
components already feature sapphire. Until Apple reveals the truth about
its next smartphone, other manufacturers, like Huawei, are jostling for
sapphire-embossed market share.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80967.html

Apple's About to Kick Mobile Payments Into High Gear
Rumor has it that when Apple reveals its much-hyped iPhone 6 on Sept. 9,
one of the features it will be trumpeting -- finally -- is near field
communication. The NFC tech will enable mobile payments, Wired reported,
citing sources "familiar with the matter." Wow. If this is true, it
could be the catalyst that propels mobile payments into the mainstream.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80969.html

Samsung, LG Unveil Smartwatches With Sex Appeal
Samsung and LG both announced brand-new smartwatches on Wednesday in the
run-up to next week's IFA 2014 consumer electronics trade show in
Berlin. Featuring a sleek, curved Super AMOLED display along with 3G,
Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, the Samsung Gear S runs Tizen and
allows users to make and receive phone calls. It has customizable screen
options and changeable straps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80961.html

Ralph Lauren Takes a Swing at Fitness Tech
Ralph Lauren this week merged the tech and fashion worlds with a new
smart Polo shirt. Knitted into the Polo Tech shirt's core are sensors
that read biological and physiological information. The company
partnered with Msignal to develop a "black box" that includes an
accelerometer and gyroscope, which capture movement and direction. Data
is captured and sent to the cloud for analysis.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80963.html

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