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Huawei working on internal OS to avoid 'the crutch of Android'Huawei, the second largest Android phone maker in market share behind Samsung, is "secretly developing an alternative mobile operating system" in a b…
... Android Wear on its flagship smartwatch offerings, but so far has ... -
Rumor: Apple developing power-efficient micro-LED panels for 2017 Apple WatchWhile this year's Apple Watch upgrade is expected to feature largely the same OLED display as its predecessor, the wearable smartwatch could see a ma…
... as its predecessor, the wearable smartwatch could see a major overhaul ... -
Actually, there is something new about Apple's upcoming iPhone 7Despite a flurry of incessant news reports maintaining that Apple is poised to bore its customers to death with a completely snooze-worthy iPhone 7 t…
... refrigerator-toaster or a Tizen-smartwatch. Last fall, Apple released an ... -
Review: Atlas Wristband 2 makes some improvements, but not enoughAtlas' first Wristband was an ambitious but ultimately failed attempt to build a fitness tracker geared toward strength training, instead of just car…
... 't meant to be a smartwatch -- it's something you strap ... -
Apple Watch falls to 47 percent marketshare, but retains lead among smartwatchesAbout 1.6 million Apple Watches were shipped during the June quarter, according to estimates released on Thursday, but while still dominating the sma…
... , but while still dominating the smartwatch market, Apple also saw its ... -over-year drop for the smartwatch industry as a whole. IDC ... -
Apple's limited edition Olympic Apple Watch straps feature national flag motifs, only available inApple has created a series of woven nylon Apple Watch straps for this year's Olympics, though the limited edition bands featuring motifs representing…
... home attached to Apple's smartwatch. For those attending the games ... -
Supply chain expects 2nd-gen Apple Watch in September or OctoberApple's supply chain is reportedly expecting the second-generation Apple Watch to debut sometime in September or October, although the company may no…
... while Apple still controls the smartwatch market, its June-quarter sales ... . It's speculated that the smartwatch market won't drive growth ... -
Apple Watch with built-in cellular data unlikely to arrive this year - reportThough Apple apparently wants to place a cellular radio in a future Apple Watch model, technical limitations may prevent the capability from appearin…
... cellular data chips for future smartwatch generations," the report said. The ... -
Corning touts Gorilla Glass SR+ for wearables as alternative to 'luxury' cover materialsGlass maker Corning on Tuesday announced commercial availability of Gorilla Glass SR+, a composite cover material designed specifically to take on th…
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Misfit debuts Apple-exclusive Ray fitness tracker colors, new Shine 2 optionsWearable device maker Misfit on Wednesday unveiled new color options for its Shine 2 and Ray fitness trackers, the latter of which is slated to arriv…
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Samsung announces Gear S3 iOS-compatible smartwatches, one with LTEOn Wednesday, Samsung updated its Tizen-based smartwatch offerings with the LTE-connected Gear S3 Frontier and wi-fi Gear S3 Classic, promisimg iOS c…
... , Samsung updated its Tizen-based smartwatch offerings with the LTE-connected ... some point. The Gear S3 smartwatch is powered by a dual ... -
Misfit debuts Apple-exclusive Ray fitness tracker colors, new Shine 2 optionsWearable device maker Misfit on Thursday unveiled new color options for its Shine 2 and Ray fitness trackers, the latter of which is slated to arrive…
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IDC: Apple Watch loses ground as 'basic' wearables boomAccording to the latest estimates from research firm IDC, Apple Watch shipments are plummeting as sales of "basic" smart wearables that do little mor…
... that Apple Watch is a smartwatch, while products marketed by producers ... wearable category as a whole. Smartwatch devices are in a battle ... space -- users rarely wear a smartwatch on one wrist and a ... -
How the Apple Watch Series 2's 'swim-proof' technology worksAt its press event on Wednesday, Apple made a big deal out of the Apple Watch Series 2 being "swim-proof" -- here's how the technology operates, and …
... itself to glancing at a smartwatch. Preorders for the Series 2 ... -
Editorial: Apple's AirPods, iPhone 7, Series 2 Watch out... journalistsThe September 7 Apple Event raised some troubling questions for many tech journalists and their prewritten narratives. It's almost as if they'd been …
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A closer look at Apple Watch Series 2 and the long path Apple took to the world of wearablesApple's second generation smartwatch enhances overall performance, expands its usability to swimmers with better water resistance and to runners with…
... has achieved in the smartwatch sector. Anyone repeating this ... largest and only profitable smartwatch vendor for long enough ... " down a rathole of smartwatch failure, followed by more ... , Google and others, the smartwatch category remained an unprofitable ... -
Apple investigating 'active fluids' for wearable displays, connectors, sensors and moreApple in a patent application published on Thursday describes a versatile technology that applies optically transparent shells filled with conductive…
... lugs or band of a smartwatch. Further embodiments employ fluids containing ... devices. In one example, a smartwatch uses flexible channels filled with ... the technology into a transparent smartwatch band. Since the fluids can ... -
Apple Watch invention enables True Tone display tech by measuring ambient light through a user's skSmartwatches perhaps more than any other portable device would benefit from power saving and color adjustable displays, but squeezing the requisite a…
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Kuo: Apple Watch shipments to decline in 2016 despite new models, lower pricesWell-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple Watch sales will decline in 2016 despite the launch of a revamped Apple Watch Series 2 and price c…
... percent for Apple's latest smartwatch lineup, which includes both Apple ... Apple Watch is a multifunction smartwatch, wearable fitness products do very ... -
Macy's opens Apple store-within-a-store in New YorkAs scheduled, Apple's store-within-a-store at the Macy's Herald Square flagship location in New York opened for business on Friday, granting customer…
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Apple patent filing reveals work on circular displays for Apple WatchA pair of Apple patent filings published Thursday reveal ongoing research into circular displays suitable for wearable devices, suggesting the compan…
... design variations. While the first smartwatch devices featured what amounted to ... -
AppleInsider podcast talks scaling back production of iPhone 7, external GPUs, and Nokia back fromThis week on the <em>AppleInsider</em> podcast, Victor and Mikey discuss the the iPhone 7 production rumors, the surprise acquisition of Pebble by F…
This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Victor and Mikey discuss the the iPhone 7 production rumors, the surprise acquisition of Pebble by Fitbit, and Nokia's brand revival from the dead. AppleInsider editors -
Apple Watch market share falling amongst fitness trackers, holding steady with smartwatchesNew IDC data examining the wearables market shows a growing overall presence, with fitness bands claiming 85 percent of Q3 sales, but little impact d…
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After a VR-free year from Apple, VR headsets deemed "the biggest loser" of 2016Apple has been attacked throughout the year for failing to jump on the Virtual Reality headset bandwagon following Facebook, Samsung, Google, HTC, Mi…
... encourage that." As with the smartwatch, Apple has repeatedly arrived to ... -
Pebble says its iPhone-connected watches will keep working through 2017Although the Fitbit buyout means production of Pebble smartwatches is being discontinued, devices already on customers' wrists will be fully function…
... also one of the few smartwatch platforms offering equal support for ... -
Apple seemingly removes Withings products from amid Nokia patent rowApple on Friday pulled all Withings products from its virtual and brick-and-mortar stores amid an escalating patent kerfuffle with the accessory make…
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Editorial: Apple survived 2016's onslaught of fake news and failed competitorsAcross 2016, ostensibly legitimate journalists and research firms gravely warned that Apple was in trouble on every front--from low cost wearables to…
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Apple shutters Apple Watch gallery in London's Selfridges department storeFollowing news that Apple will in January shut down an Apple Watch pop-up shop in Paris, an identical store-within-a-store concept located in London'…
... drum up interest in the smartwatch gallery, Apple commissioned a series ... this month. With the Parisian smartwatch boutique seeing a steady decline ... -
Kevin Hart brings the funny to Apple Watch Nike+ ad seriesNike on Tuesday debuted a TV commercial series featuring comedian Kevin Hart as pitchman for the company's latest collaboration with Apple: the Apple…
... Apple: the Apple Watch Nike+ smartwatch. Titled "The Man Who Kept ... the new Apple Watch Nike+ smartwatch. A message pops up onscreen ... -
Fitbit looks to challenge Apple Watch with new acquisitionsFitbit recently made two big acquisitions that place the fitness wearable manufacturer in a good position to field true smartwatch products that chal…
Fitbit recently made two big acquisitions that place the fitness wearable manufacturer in a good position to field true smartwatch products that challenge the Apple Watch. Fitbit in December
