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Moto 360 inventory mixup: grey bands further delayed, black bands ahead of schedule
A mistake on Motorola’s website will cause grief to some Moto 360 purchasers and joy to others, depending on which version of the Android Wear smart watch you intended to order. Motorola intended to offer these two selections:
- Dark metal watch case with black band
- Light metal watch case with grey band
Unfortunately, some users saw an option that never should have existed – a light metal watch case with black leather band – and this is a product combination that doesn’t exist. Motorola is currently issuing emails to consumers who made this purchase, offering three solutions: (1) Take what they got and get the goods early, (2) Call and get the grey but delayed, (3) Cancel your order altogether.
The bottom line is that if you tried to purchase a black Moto 360 you’re all good, if you tried to purchase a grey Moto 360 but would be happy with black you’re all good, and if you tried to purchase a grey Moto 360 and still want the grey version you’ll be disappointed as your device will be delayed. Unless, of course, you purchased your Moto 360 after they fixed this clerical error.
Still eagerly awaiting yours? Hit up the Moto 360 Forums until it arrives!
KitKat running on almost 25% of Android devices according to distribution numbers for September
We like to think of it as a little “state of Android” snippet and today, Google has updated their official Android Platform Distribution numbers for the month of September. Although it’s not much, KitKat is now running on almost a quarter of all active Android devices, well, the ones that have recently made contact with the Google Play Store in the past week.
What’s interesting is Jelly Bean took a slight dip, dropping from 54.2% last month to 53.8% this month. This is likely due to Android devices finally receiving their KitKat updates, and we’d imagine we’ll start seeing that number drop even further as more older flagships receive KitKat. Still hanging in is Ice Cream Sandwich at 9.6%, Gingerbread at 11.4% and Froyo (yes, someone out there is still actively using an Android 2.2 device) at .7%.
As Android L looms on the horizon, we don’t imagine we’ll see the numbers change dramatically before then. The only time we see a major shift in the numbers is when flagship devices launch with the latest Android version, and all those launched earlier this year (but there’s still a few more on the horizon). While someone could paint these numbers as embarrassing when compared to iOS, it would be like comparing apples to oranges. Android runs on a variety of hardware, ranging from low (rarely sees Android updates) to high-end (usually more up to date). If Apple’s flagship device is the iPhone, then comparing it to something like the Nexus or even flagship devices from HTC or Samsung would be much more fitting.
For those curious to see last months stats, you can check them out here.
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