With Pebble Time shipments kicking off last week, more than one person turned to the Apple App Store to download the Pebble Time Watch app only to discover that it was not there as it was still awaiting approval from Apple. After almost 50 days pending review, Apple yesterday finally approved the app and it is now available for download. At Pebble’ […]
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Blocks modular smartwatch to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC
The Blocks modular smartwatch has already made its way from concept to prototype. Last time we featured it Concept Sunday, UK-based Blocks Wearables had succeeded in getting a display block, motion block and an environment block to connect to the main core processor block. It took another step forward this week at Computex by announcing new partnerships and new details about the project itself. […]
Motorola: Moto 360 performance under Android Wear 5.1.1 “not quite there”
While the Android Wear 5.1.1 update is now rolling out to a number of smartwatches, Moto 360 owners have not been quite as lucky and most if not all are still waiting to see it land on their smartwatches. Motorola has now acknowledged that it is working through some issues with the update. As it stands, “performance is not quite there” […]
Breitling unveils Aerospace Evo Night Mission electronic chronograph
Breitling first launched its Aerospace watch back in 1985. Now in its 30th year, Breitling this week unveiled the latest addition to the line, the Aerospace Evo Night Mission electronic chronograph. To be more accurate, it was first shown off at Baselworld 2015 but the company formally announced it this week. The latest interpretation of a legendary model, this electronic multifunction chronograph in […]
Strong growth for wearables in Q1 2015
Fears that the upcoming launch of the Apple Watch would cause consumers to hold off buying wearables in Q1 2015 have proven unfounded according to IDC. Instead, the worldwide wearable device market grew for the eight consecutive quarter, even bucking the usual trend of slowing sales following the holiday shopping season. Wearable shipments hit 11.4 million units, up 200% from the same quarter a […]
Apple Stores to begin selling Apple Watch in two weeks
Apple today confirmed rumours that its Apple Stores would soon begin to sell the Apple Watch. In a press release issued today, the company announced that in-store sales will begin in about two weeks. Only “some models” will be available but Apple did not expand on which these would be. If recent rumours are correct, Apple will also offer a […]
Lenovo CEO confirms new Moto 360 coming this summer
That Motorola will launch new wearables this year is a given. In fact, the company already confirmed as much back in March. If there was any doubt that a new Moto smartwatch was coming, Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing dispelled them a few days back in an interview with UK’s The Telegraph. “We have many new models in development with the […]
Apple Watch to land at Apple Stores this month
When Apple held its Spring Forward event back in early March, it set the expectation that the Apple Watch would land in Apple Stores in late April. Weeks later, Apple has yet to begin selling its smartwatch in its stores. Recent rumours suggested that the production challenges that delayed its plans have been resolved and that sales would start in […]