One thing is certain: The lead-up to the next U.S. presidential election has certainly not been boring. With months to go before we find out who will move into The White House in November, political junkies are now able to follow the latest developments right on their wrist thanks to a new watch face for the Samsung Gear S2. The Washington Post […]
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Fitbit continues to dominate wearables market in Q1 2016
Fitbit kicked off 2016 much as it finished 2015: At the top of the wearables market. It remained the top manufacturer in the wearables market in Q1 2016 as overall shipment volumes reached 19.7 million units, a 67.2% jumped from the 11.8 million units shipped in same quarter a year ago. While volumes grew as expected, the top five manufacturers list […]
Global availability of Samsung Charm expanding to new markets
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 Gear Fit 2 leaked again, this time in different colours
At the rate images of the upcoming Samsung Gear Fit 2 are leaking out, the South Korean company will have little to reveal when the official announcement finally happens. The latest images, provided by Evan Blass (formerly known as @evleaks) have given us a good look at the upcoming wearable in at least three different colours: Black, Purple and Blue. […]
Samsung accidentally reveals Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX images on own website
If there was any doubt that Samsung was getting ready to launch the Samsung Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX earbuds, Samsung effectively put them to rest by accidentally posting images of both on one of its websites for a brief period of time. Both new devices popped up on the Samsung S Health website long enough to confirm the legitimacy […]
Apple Watch loses market share as smartwatch shipments soar in Q1 2016
While numbers are still relatively small, smartwatch shipments continue to pick up steam. Research firm Strategy Analytics today reported that global smartwatch shipments reached 4.2 million units in the first quarter of 2016. This is a sharp 223% increase from the from 1.3 million units shipped the same quarter a year ago but down sequentially (unsurprisingly) from the 8.1 million shipments in […]
Upcoming Samsung Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX earbuds revealed?
Samsung launched the Gear Fit, a fitness-focused wearable, back at MWC 2014. It featured a 1.84-inch Curved Super AMOLED display and not only tracked health and fitness data but could also display a range of notifications when paired with a Samsung smartphone. Newly leaked images obtained by Evan Blass (none other than famed @evleaks) have revealed what appears to be the successor […]
Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch to be unveiled in September?
Samsung last year changed the way it released smartwatches. Rather than unveiling a flurry of smartwatches as it had done in previous years, it unveiled only one collection, the Samsung Gear S2, at IFA 2015. Two lines were offered, the Gear S2 and the Gear S2 classic (pictured above). Since then, it has introduced a number of variants but has remained focused on this one collection […]