Samsung Charm

Global availability of Samsung Charm expanding to new markets

2016/05/13By Jerome Skalnik

Samsung Charm

Samsung unveiled its Charm fitness tracking band at at Mobile World Congress. Initially launched in launched in South Korea, Italy, France and Russia, Samsung today announced that it will soon be available in a number of additional “select markets.” The Samsung Charm or the Charm by Samsung as the company now calls it is a basic fitness tracker. It can track […]

Samsung Charm fitness tracker pricing revealed?

2016/03/27By Jerome Skalnik

Samsung Charm

Samsung last month unveiled a new fitness tracking band called the Samsung Charm at Mobile World Congress. Like other such wearable devices, it will track a range of daily activities including steps taken, distance traveled and calories burned and sync the datab back to the Samsung S Health app. It will also provide notifications for incoming or missed calls and messages using LEDs. Samsung […]

MWC 2016: Samsung Charm fitness tracking accessory

2016/02/25By Jerome Skalnik

Samsung Charm

Along with its new flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones this week at Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled a number of accessories including a new fitness tracking band called the Samsung Charm. The Samsung Charm comes in two styles, a square and slender rectangle. The former can be paired with a range of bracelets, including leather and metal ones […]

Rogers files court injunction to block GLENTEL sale to Bell

BCE’s plan to acquire GLENTEL, a Canadian mobile products distributor, has hit a speed bump. Rogers Communications this week filed an injunction with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to block the CA$670 million deal. It claims that its agreement with GLENTEL requires that the distributor obtain approval from Rogers before it can proceed with the acquisition. GLENTEL today responded and […]

TAG Heuer Carrera - Heuer 01

Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 to be unveiled on November 9th

Tag Heuer announced at Baselworld 2015 that it would partner with Google and Intel for its first smartwatch. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver yesterday told CNBC that the Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 (based on the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 pictured above) will be formally unveiled on November 9th in New York. The success of the Apple Watch is already having an effect […]

A closer look at the Rogers Vicinity rewards program

Introduction Have a look in your purse or wallet right now. Chances are that you have more than one loyalty card in there. You probably also have a few punch cards tracking your purchases as you work your way towards a discount or that free coffee or sandwich at your favourite local shop. For example, my own wallet holds five […]

"Value tier" Moto 360 concept

Concept Sunday: Cancelled “value-tier” Moto 360 concept

Motorola this week unveiled its new Moto 360 Collection. Last year’s smartwatch has grown into a line consisting of three different models. Along with a new 46mm model, there is now a smaller 42mm model and a more rugged model, the Moto 360 Sport, geared at more active users. Under different circumstances, there might also have been a cheaper model geared […]

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet for your travels

It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of all of your important but small items when travelling. As if keeping track of essentials like your passport and credit cards was not enough, add a couple of watches (you’ve got to have the right watch for every occasion after all) and you may be wondering how best to carry everything in a convenient […]