Samsung stays in the gift-giving spirit with Gear Fit2 Pro freebie for Galaxy S8 buyers

For 24 hours only, unlocked Galaxy S8 and S8+ shoppers can get a complimentary Gear Fit2 Pro wearable device from Samsung.

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro still supports Android phones only, iOS app ‘pending approval’

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It’s taken quite a while back in the day to make the Gear S2 compatible with iPhones, and the Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro doesn’t support iOS either just yet.

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro likely to cost $200 stateside, $20 more than the Gear Fit 2 MSRP

It makes sense for the upgraded Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro to be slightly pricier than its predecessor, but discounts might be needed to make it a smart buy.

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Unreported Tizen vulnerabilities believed to be in the dozens

The operating system that Samsung wants to replace Android with on its smartphones is ripe with hacking holes and old code.

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 launches soon, Gear IconX gets shown off

It’s been a couple years of silent squats and burpees for Samsung’s fitness-dedicated wearables. That’s not to say that the company has ignored fitness. Not by a long shot. But if the chaebol wants to keep battling the likes of Apple and Fitbit, it needed to get its fitness right.Did it? Well, the Gear Fit 2 is giving it a shot.It keeps the wide AMOLED display from its predecessor, ...

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Full Samsung Gear Fit 2 specs prematurely revealed: high-res screen, dual-core CPU, 512MB RAM

While the vast majority of today’s popular activity trackers highlight the number and precision of their sensors, battery endurance, build quality, water resistance and connectivity as key selling points, you shouldn’t be very surprised if the next wave of low-cost wearables takes a cue from smartphones in engaging in spec wars.The Samsung Gear Fit 2, for instance, is tipped to pack a homebrewed ...

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Latest batch of unofficial Samsung Gear Fit 2 images sheds light on functionality

They say seeing is believing, so although we’ve heard an awful lot about the surprisingly advanced specs and features of the upcoming “entry-level” Samsung Gear Fit 2 wearable lately from rock-solid sources, it’s certainly nice to also get some visual confirmation.The activity tracker is once again

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Charming Samsung Charm fitness band gears up for wide release at low price

After failing to thrill in the low-cost wearable space with the slightly-too-pricey, not-sufficiently-ergonomic-or-sensor-packed Gear Fit back in 2014, Samsung pressed the pause button on prospective sequels and spin-offs, instead throwing its weight behind the Gear S2 smartwatch.But now it’s (also) time for a

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 rumored to come out next month with all-in-one bio-processor

We had the feeling Samsung wouldn’t hold off on the announcement of its intriguing next duo of activity-tracking wearables until fall ever since the Gear Fit 2 and IconX were first pictured and fleshed out by prominent leakster Evan Blass.After all, it makes a lot more sense to unveil the Galaxy Note 6 alongside a full-blown Gear S3 smartwatch in ...

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 rumored to come out next month with all-in-one bio-processor

We had the feeling Samsung wouldn’t hold off on the announcement of its intriguing next duo of activity-tracking wearables until fall ever since the Gear Fit 2 and IconX were first pictured and fleshed out by prominent leakster Evan Blass.After all, it makes a lot more sense to unveil the Galaxy Note 6 alongside a full-blown Gear S3 smartwatch in ...

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 activity tracker further showcased in colorful renders

When it rains, it pours. The old saying checks out as far as Samsung Galaxy Note 6 gossip goes, including recent word of an unexpected, unusually powerful “Lite” derivation, and it’s especially true for Gear Fit 2 rumors and visual leaks, which have been flooding the interwebs for

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Samsung unwillingly spills the beans on the Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX wearables

With all its R&D, advertising and distribution resources invested in the Gear S2 smartwatch of late, Samsung disregarded the thriving low-cost fitness tracker market for a little too long, leaving Fitbit and Xiaomi to share worldwide domination, while

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Upcoming Samsung wearables leak: Gear Fit 2 wristband, Gear IconX earbuds

It used to be that Samsung was king of the wearables market, cranking out new models faster than most of us could keep up. But lately we’ve really seen the company start slowing things down: last year’s Gear S2 is still coasting along steadily, and sometimes it feels like Samsung’s let VR’s rise distract it a little from other wearable pursuits. But we’ve still heard whispers about where Samsung’s efforts could be headed next, and today we score a major ...

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Samsung said to be taking its app ecosystem to iOS

Apple hasn’t jumped platforms very well. But everyone else has — which only serves to reinforce the idea that the iPhone is the phone to have forever and ever everywhere. Microsoft and Google have come to play, now there’s word that Apple’s ...

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