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Pebble struggling to secure new funding in wake of Apple Watch, rumor claimsSilicon Valley venture capitalists are reportedly turning down requests from smartwatch maker Pebble for funding, leading to speculation that the com…
... reportedly turning down requests from smartwatch maker Pebble for funding, leading ... , earning just 7 percent of smartwatch profits with its low-end ... low end of the fledgling smartwatch market may be a difficult ... -
Apple Watch owner fined $120 for changing songs while drivingAn Apple Watch owner in Quebec was recently fined $120 for operating his wrist-worn gadget while driving, sparking debate as to whether traffic law s…
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Study: Device users more responsive to Android app notifications than iOSMobile development services firm Urban Airship on Thursday released a study that found Android users are on average more than two times more responsi…
... on device home screens and smartwatch faces--the only always-on ... -
Next Apple Watch extremely unlikely to get FaceTime video callingA recent rumor claims Apple's next revision of Watch hardware will include FaceTime video calling, and despite offering no actual evidence to back th…
... into a clumsy, techy-looking "smartwatch," a product category that other ... app and tap on the smartwatch's screen to snap a ... -
Best Buy begins taking Pebble Time preorders in retail push against Apple WatchU.S. retailer Best Buy on Monday launched preorders of the Pebble Time, signalling the first opportunity to buy the smartwatch for those who didn't b…
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Lawsuit targets Apple for directing 'iWatch' Google searches to Apple Watch pageA new lawsuit accuses Apple of improperly using Google ads to guide "iWatch" searches to its page for the Apple Watch, abusing a trademark it doesn't…
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Apple Watch sales beat iPhone, iPad through 9 weeks, CFO Luca Maestri saysThe Apple Watch has sold more units in the first nine weeks following its launch than either the iPhone or iPad did at the same point after their res…
... is easily the best-selling smartwatch yet and has quickly put ... chokehold on the market. Rival smartwatch makers are thought to have ... -
Canalys estimates 4.2 million Apple Watches sold in wearable's first quarterAlthough Apple didn't provide official figures during Tuesday's results call, an estimate published by research firm Canalys suggests the company shi…
... argued that Apple and other smartwatch vendors still need to work ... -
Wall Street seems to prefer Kremlinology over factual analysis when it comes to the Apple WatchAnother record-breaking fiscal quarter is in the books for Apple, but the company's overall success is being glossed over by Wall Street analysts and…
... , they shouldn't. The entire smartwatch sector shipped an estimated 4 ... -
Verizon to drop subsidized phone pricing in new plans coming August 13Verizon Wireless on Friday announced a new set of core subscription plans, eliminating contract-based phone subsidies in favor of combinations based …
... ," such as a cellular-equipped smartwatch. Up to 10 devices will ... -
This week on AppleInsider: Self-driving Apple Cars, Apple TV plans, corporate diversity & moreGroundwork continued to be laid this week for Apple's rumored Sept. 9 press event, but the news that stole the show was the revelation that Apple is …
... 5 and the Gear S2 smartwatch. Unbeatable Back-to-School Deals ... -
Fossil joins Apple Watch competition with Moto 360-like Android Wear productPresenting Tuesday at the annual Intel Developer Forum, fashion brand Fossil teased its first competitor to the Apple Watch, a device that will run G…
... happen in coming months. The smartwatch market has so far been ... -
Swatch looks to trademark 'one more thing' phrase made famous by Steve JobsSwiss watch brand Swatch has acquired a trademark on the phrase "one more thing," an expression often used during Apple press events by the company's…
... poised to produce a true smartwatch. Instead it's simply integrating ... -
Swatch CEO calls Apple Watch an 'interesting toy,' voices privacy concernsNick Hayek, chief executive of Swiss watch behemoth Swatch, called the Apple Watch an 'interesting toy' and expressed concern over the privacy of hea…
... his own company's forthcoming smartwatch, saying it will compete with ... -
Google's Android Wear for iOS confirmed incompatible with Apple's HealthKitIn announcing Android Wear for iOS on Monday, Google noted users can track steps, calories and other biometric readings in-app, but failed to confirm…
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TAG Heuer to launch $1,800 Apple Watch competitor in Nov., company warns of tough 2016Luxury monolith LVMH is set to launch a new Apple Watch competitor under its TAG Heuer brand in November, priced starting at $1,800. But even that ma…
... that the new TAG Heuer smartwatch, intended to compete with the ... Swiss watchmaking?" The TAG Heuer smartwatch will use Google's Android ... -
Swatch beats Apple to China mobile payments market with Bellamy watchSwatch, the world's largest watchmaker by revenue, on Wednesday announced immediate Chinese availability of Bellamy, an NFC-toting watch capable of c…
... to bring a full-fledged "smartwatch" to market, nor does the ... -
AT&T's announces NumberSync, a phone number-based version of Apple's ContinuityWhile Apple's Continuity feature allows users to place calls and texts within its own ecosystem of products, AT&T plans to bring those same capabilit…
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Swiss watch sales decline 2-3x faster than predicted for September as Apple Watch expands its reachSwiss watch exports suffered their largest quarterly drop since 2009 during Q3, with "plummeting sales" in Hong Kong and China, as well as major decl…
... closed. Outsmarting the Smartphone and smartwatch vendors Blackberry similarly focused on ... , introduced its own Tizen-based smartwatch platform years before Apple Watch ... enthusiasts. Outside of Apple, other "smartwatch" vendors have almost entirely focused ... -
Apple R&D spending hit $8.1B in 2015, suggests continued work on massive projectApple in an SEC filing on Wednesday reported fiscal 2015 research and development expenditures topping $8 billion, illustrating the company's continu…
... , evidenced by this year's smartwatch platform race. Over the trailing ... -
Apple Watch raises awareness of wearables as Pebble doubles its sales, CEO saysRather than hurting sales of the Pebble smartwatch, the debut of the Apple Watch has actually helped the company, its CEO has revealed, thanks to inc…
... hurting sales of the Pebble smartwatch, the debut of the ... low-end, affordable, and "fun" smartwatch. Migicovsky said that if Apple ... equivalent of Swatch in the smartwatch space. This year, Pebble ... year, estimates pegged total 2014 smartwatch sales at just 6. ... -
New guesstimate puts total Apple Watch shipments at almost 7 millionAccording to a new estimate by research firm Canalys, Apple has sold nearly 7 million Apple Watch units since the product launched in late April, blo…
... late April, blowing past competing smartwatch products from the likes of ... of the achievements of other smartwatch makers, the firm observed. The ... -
Samsung wows investors with futuristic tech that Apple's iPhone is already deliveringSpeaking at Samsung Electronics' 2015 Investors Forum, a series of company executives spent hours saying very little, while talking about "innovation…
... was actually performing in the smartwatch category it largely introduced, before ... -
Samsung to support for iOS on Gear S2<p>Looks like Samsung is about to support iOS on its Gear S2 smartwatch. </p> <p> </p> <p>http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/sci…
Looks like Samsung is about to support iOS on its Gear S2 smartwatch. http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/sciencetech/13067-samsung-apple-compatibility-samsung-gear-s2-smartwatch-can-be-compatible -
HP partners with established watchmakers Titan, Movado for wearable iOS-connected devicesIn its bid to take on the Apple Watch, HP has forged partnerships with established traditional watchmakers Titan and Movado, for forthcoming devices …
... , which resulted in a new smartwatch called the bold Motion. Unlike ... serves as a somewhat basic smartwatch, HP's program suggests that ... -
Study: Dissatisfied Apple Watch owners cite lack of features, but half will buy next-gen modelA recent study conducted by smartwatch market research firm Wristly found an overall lack of performance the common thread between unsatisfied Apple …
A recent study conducted by smartwatch market research firm Wristly found ... -
Analyst projects 21M Apple Watch shipments in first year, $8.4B in revenueSpeaking at the first ever Glance conference, noted Apple analyst Horace Dediu said he expects Apple Watch shipments to reach 21 million units in its…
... 80 percent share of the smartwatch market, a new segment showing ... wrists prior to Apple's smartwatch. On health monitoring, a tentpole ... -
The search for Apple's next big thingFor years, Apple's detractors have predicted that the company's industry-leading profits from Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads would erode away as chea…
... . Even more telling, the nascent smartwatch category was blown out of ... -
Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in TaiwanApple is now operating a top secret production laboratory in Longtan, Taiwan, formerly run by Qualcomm to develop a unique, low-power display technol…
... , the company introduced a Toq smartwatch with an IMOD screen, but ... Mirasol screen on the Toq smartwatch looks brighter in sunlight than ... -
IDC expects Apple Watch to dominate wearables market through 2019Apple's dominance of the growing wearables market will continue for the foreseeable future, market research firm IDC projected on Thursday, forecasti…
... lion's share of the smartwatch market through the year 2019 ... translate into a loss in smartwatch marketshare as the market grows ... 51.1 percent. Industry-wide, smartwatch shipments are predicted to grow ...
