Samsung earlier today unveiled its new Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy edge+ smartphones. Before the presentation wrapped up, the company pulled a bit of “One more thing” moment and gave the audience a quick look at its upcoming smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S2. A couple more images have now surfaced in new promotional materials. Needless to say, the Samsung “Lookbook” is […]
Jerome Skalnik
Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch teased at Galaxy Unpacked 2015
As expected, Samsung today unveiled the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ at its Galaxy Unpacked 2015 press event. As recent rumours hinted, the company did not formally announce any new wearables but that did not stop it from teasing the audience by showing off its first round smartwatch. Known so far as the Samsung Gear A or […]
Only Watch 2015: Zenith El Primero Striking 10th Lightweight Tribute to the Rolling Stones
You will likely bump into more than one Rolling Stones fan at Only Watch 2015, the upcoming auction of unique watches that will raise funds for the benefit of the Monaco Association Against Muscular Dystrophy. While they may have their eyes on any of the more than one of the 40 watches that will be offered that day, one in particular will […]
Fossil sees future in “smarter watches” as well as smartwatches
Fossil first announced its intention to jump into wearables back in March. It outlined a strategy that includes a range of devices, some with displays and others without. More recently, it announced that it would launch new Fossil watches “with some added technology features” as early as Q4. CEO Kosta Kartsotis yesterday provided additional details as the company announced its Q2 financial results. […]
Omega Seamaster Bullhead “Rio 2016” kicks off countdown to Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The next Summer Olympics will take place in Rio de Janeiro next summer. A year to the day, Omega began a countdown to the event by unveiling the Omega Seamaster Bullhead “Rio 2016.” The rather distinctive watch is made even more so thanks to a blue leather strap with the yellow, green, red and black colours representative of the iconic Olympic rings. The […]
Huawei Watch launch in U.S. imminent?
The Huawei Watch generated a lot of buzz when it was unveiled at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. Unfortunately, it has yet to launch and Huawei has been quiet about launch dates. It now appears that the marketing machine is ramping up in preparation for an imminent launch in the U.S. (and hopefully other markets). The Huawei Watch has […]
Sundar Pichai named Google CEO
Google today announced a new operating structure that will see it become part of a larger collection of companies known as Alphabet. This new company will see Larry Page become its CEO and Sergey Brin its President. As for Google itself, Sundar Pichai will take on the mantle of Google CEO. For Sergey and me this is a very exciting new chapter in the […]
New details about Samsung Gear A smartwatch variants
New information continues to emerge about the Samsung Gear A smartwatch. Past rumours had suggested that a number of variants would be offered and new details, once again obtained by SamMobile, have now revealed that at least three different models could be planned. While it’s not clear what the differences will be, we now know that the three models will be the […]