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Twitter's 'Vine' video sharing app debuts; Pebble smartwatch app hits App StoreApple's App Store gained two notable additions in the form of Twitter's Vine and the long-awaited Pebble smart watch app on Thursday. In addition, th…
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Apple reportedly has 100-person team working on unannounced smartwatchAdding to the litany of rumors regarding a forthcoming Apple-branded smartwatch, a new report claims the company has a team of at least 100 designers…
... a forthcoming Apple-branded smartwatch, a new report claims ... rendition of purported Apple smartwatch. | Source: Yrving Torrealba Citing ... team responsible for the smartwatch initiative has grown to ... size of the purported smartwatch team suggests the rumored ... -
Sony goes for the wrist again with higher-res, NFC-enabled SmartWatch 2In a move that could eventually mean competition with Apple in the still-nascent wearable computing market, Sony on Tuesday officially revealed the n…
... number of tweets, the SmartWatch Sony unveiled on Tuesday ... SmartWatch has higher quality materials than did the first version. The SmartWatch ... smart watch segment. The SmartWatch 2, though, does not ... , unlike the Android-specific SmartWatch 2. Sony may also ... -
Google reportedly enters home stretch of smartwatch development, launch 'within months'Android's benefactor has begun talks with Asian manufacturers to mass-produce a wrist-worn smart watch device "within months," according to a new rep…
... at MacWorld in 2007 The smartwatch will be powered by Android ... reduce power consumption on the smartwatch so it won't require ... been rumored to have a smartwatch in the pipeline, and talk ... developers and last year purchased smartwatch maker WIMM Labs. Rumors of ... -
Fitness smartwatch firm Basis Science reportedly in buyout talks with Apple, othersBasis Science, makers of the Basis Health Tracker Watch, is reportedly up for sale and has been discussing buyout deals with big-name tech companies …
... buyer for its health tracking smartwatch business over the "past few ... wearables sector with its own smartwatch device, though not much is ... sales of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, which has seen lackluster sales ... -
Hands-on impressions with Pebble's high-end Steel smartwatchOver one year after the original Pebble shipped, the eponymous smartwatch firm is out with a second version of its device that melds the same smartph…
... Pebble shipped, the eponymous smartwatch firm is out with ... implementation of a "dressy" smartwatch to date. Pebble Steel ... that made the term "smartwatch" synonymous with "geeky." The ... sector. Upcoming products from smartwatch makers, like a collaborative ... -
Review: Pebble Steel finally brings style to the smartwatchThe smartwatch is quickly coming into its own as each successive device brings new levels of utility, but it would be a reach to call any of them sty…
... smartwatch we would consider wearing with a suit. When the smartwatch ... a Timex. So really, the smartwatch has been caught between ... things that work well (Yelp!, Smartwatch+) and things that don' ... least interesting part of the smartwatch is the watch. There ... -
Intel buys smartwatch maker Basis for reported $100M to $150MAccording to a report late Monday, Smartwatch maker Basis, which just last month was rumored to be shopping itself around to the likes of Apple, Goog…
... to a report late Monday, Smartwatch maker Basis, which just last ... unlikely to field a branded smartwatch, the wearables sector is obviously ... -
Pebble Smartwatch iOS app update brings new Pebble apps, sharing optionsTwo days after releasing a buggy update to its Pebble Smartwatch iOS app, Pebble on Wednesday pushed out a patched version of the title that offers u…
... buggy update to its Pebble Smartwatch iOS app, Pebble on Wednesday ... . With the latest release, Pebble Smartwatch for iOS hits version 2 ... as general bug fixes. Pebble Smartwatch is a free 34MB download ... -
Microsoft's smartwatch to be compatible with iOS and Android, may launch this summerOver one year after word of a Microsoft-built smartwatch first surfaced, a report on Thursday says the Redmond, Wash. company's offering will be comp…
... word of a Microsoft-built smartwatch first surfaced, a report ... matter, Forbes reports Microsoft's smartwatch will be able to ... of viewing and privacy. Current smartwatch and fitness tracker wearables ... previously attempted to market a smartwatch as part of the ... -
Apple granted comprehensive 'iTime' smartwatch patent with in-strap circuitry, arm gesture supportIn one of the clearest signs that Apple is -- and has been -- working on a smartwatch device, the Cupertino company was on Tuesday granted a patent f…
... , potentially reveals Apple's smartwatch aspirations. As noted, much ... to a convertible style smartwatch that incorporates a central ... Instead of controlling the smartwatch via fingers, users would ... Apple's comprehensive "iTime" smartwatch patent was first filed ... -
HP partners with Gilt, Michael Bastian to build iOS-compatible high-fashion smartwatchAmidst a quickly growing smartwatch market, Hewlett-Packard is throwing its hat into the ring with a fashion-forward iOS and Android-compatible devic…
Amidst a quickly growing smartwatch market, Hewlett-Packard is throwing ... fashion blog Fashionista. Unlike other smartwatch offerings from Pebble, Withings and ... -
With Apple's 'iWatch' around the corner, Wellograph releases sapphire smartwatchSapphire is a key component of at least one smartwatch that will make its way into consumers' hands this fall, as startup Wellograph on Tuesday offic…
... component of at least one smartwatch that will make its way ... space in recent months. The smartwatch will track wearers' heart rate ... -
Review roundup: Motorola's Moto 360 is the best smartwatch yet, but poor battery life is unacceptablMotorola has finally released its Android Wear-powered Moto 360 smartwatch --?wisely or not, just days before Apple is expected to debut its "iWatch"…
... Wear-powered Moto 360 smartwatch --?wisely or not, just ... "If you're buying a smartwatch today," Pierce concludes, "spend $ ... appealing take on a smartwatch," Blair believes. "The big ... smartwatch bunch because it doesn't immediately strike you as a smartwatch ... -
First look: Metawatch's iPhone-connected Meta M1 smartwatchWith Apple expected to announce its entrance into the wearable devices market on Tuesday, established smartwatch maker Metawatch is looking to differ…
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Pebble smartwatch gets $50 price cut, background tracking for fitness & sleepIn the wake of the Apple Watch announcement, startup smartwatch maker Pebble has countered with a $50 price cut for its entry-level and high-end Stee…
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Europeans wary of smartwatch e-wallets, Americans & Chinese more open ahead of Apple Watch launchSmartwatch-based digital wallets -- like Apple's integrated Passbook and Apple Pay systems -- could face an uphill battle in Europe, survey data rele…
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Microsoft rumored to launch smartwatch this holiday season, beating Apple Watch to marketMicrosoft is said to be planning to bring a smartwatch to the market "within the next few weeks," beginning sales ahead of the lucrative holiday shop…
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Leak suggests new Fitbit Surge smartwatch will best Apple Watch by integrating GPSNewly leaked marketing materials suggest Fitbit may be on the verge of releasing a new fitness-focused smartwatch with a heart rate sensor as well as…
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UBS survey finds 10% of consumers want a smartwatch, expects 24M Apple Watch sales in fiscal 2015A new survey from UBS suggests that the Apple Watch could get off to a strong start, leading the investment firm to predict sales of 24 million units…
... "very likely" to buy a smartwatch in the next 12 months ... who plan to buy a smartwatch, 37 percent said they would ... -
TAG Heuer to take on Apple Watch with smartwatch initiative, plans acquisitionsSwiss luxury watch maker TAG Heuer on Tuesday announced plans to bring a branded smartwatch to market with the help of unnamed tech companies, a move…
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Fitness tracker users are older & richer, early smartwatch adopters mostly young men, survey findsWith a glut of fitness trackers and smartwatches being introduced this week at CES ahead of the launch of the Apple Watch, a new survey finds that cu…
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Hands on with the updated Basis Peak smartwatch, featuring iOS notification support<em>AppleInsider</em> went hands-on with the updated Basis Peak smartwatch at CES this week, offering a look at the new support for iOS notifications…
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Mobile execs predict Apple Watch to dominate smartwatch market for foreseeable futureA number of mobile executives who attended this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona are already projecting that the Apple Watch will dominate t…
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Swatch signs deals for NFC payments in face of looming smartwatch threatSwiss watchmaker Swatch has forged deals with banking firms to add NFC-based payments to its upcoming products, something that may be necessary to mi…
... . Rather than build a true smartwatch, the company is planning to ... called the Watch the nicest smartwatch he's seen, also contending ... -
Google, Intel team with TAG Heuer on luxury Android Wear smartwatch to counter Apple WatchAt today's inauguration of the Baselworld 2015 watch and jewelry expo in Switzerland, watchmaker TAG Heuer announced a partnership with Google and In…
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Apple Watch reviews: world's best smartwatch, but nobody knows what a smartwatch should doJournalistic luminaries have begun to go public with their views on Apple's new wearable in the days before it goes on sale, and they have generally …
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After crushing rival smartwatch sales, Apple Watch portrayed as doomed by CNBC<em>CNBC</em> has issued a stream of flawed reports suggesting calamity and doom for Apple Watch--already the world's most commercially successful we…
... past quarter than every other smartwatch vendor (or even the entire ... Google's Android Wear platform. Smartwatch Group offered its own estimate ... -
Apple Watch 'collapsing sales' report actually shows Apple is crushing smartwatch sector [u]Widely publicized study data reported by clickbait sites as evidence that Apple Watch sales have "plunged" and "are tanking" actually shows something…
... launched the most successful smartwatch product by a vast ... trackers and look at actual smartwatch competitors to Apple Watch, ... data that Samsung -- the primary smartwatch vendor, with several models ... . In fact, every other smartwatch vendor has seen their ... -
Samsung teases round smartwatch with heavy Apple Watch influenceSamsung's Unpacked event on Thursday brought more than a blown-up S6 Edge and a new Note -- the company also gave a sneak peak at the next version of…
... version of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, a significant update that takes ...