Sony will not use Google’s recently announced Android Wear operating system for its wearable devices, like the SmartWatch 2, the company has reportedly confirmed to CNET. According to the report,_head of Sony Mobile in the US_Ravi Nookala, said that rather than use Android Wear, the company would persevere with its own SmartWatch platform – which is based on Android, but provides its own app store – after having already invested time and resources in the initiative. The move is in sharp contrast to rival device makers like LG and Motorola, both of which have already unveiled smartwatches based on Android...

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