The idea of Samsung moving its future smartphone releases from Android to Tizen has been around since it took up the operating system in some of its mobile electronics.And then, the smartwatches started picking up steam. As more of its smart ...
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Update: Samsung released a follow-up statement which we picked up from Engadget:“We disagree with Fast Company’s interpretation. Samsung has not made any announcement concerning Android Wear and we have not changed our commitment to any of our platforms.”The company did not confirm anything about a new Android Wear device currently in the works.We should point out that Fast Company did not name the “executives” it got this information from.Our original story is below.Samsung was a launch ...
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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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Both Apple and Samsung made a point of boasting robust smartphone shipments in the July-September timeframe, with the former also reporting specific numbers for iPads and Macs, and the latter identifying Exynos chipsets as a pivotal growth driver.But the two tech titans were equally mum on the Q3 box-office performance of their respective smartwatches, which was a little weird, and signaled things aren’t exactly rosy in the fledgling market ...
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We reviewed Samsung’s first deep dive into the smartwatch sector, a dive that probably went too far, in our review of the Gear S. We called it clunky, exorbitant, but amazingly powerful — to go so far as to even say that it was a smartphone in smartwatch form. It was something that stood completely outside of other Gear
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As usual, at the end of every year, we’re looking back at what happened over the course of twelve exciting months — that got us a lot of extraordinary products and services. We not only do this because it’s fun and important to recap some crucial events, but also because we usually also look at the future, trying to anticipate what the next year will bring us; and, in order to realistically try to predict things from the future, we need to know what happened in the past.So far, we looked at what we think were the
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With 2014 came a whole load of wearables fighting for a spot on your wrist – the Moto 360, the LG G Watch R, the Pebble Steel, the Apple Watch (well, ...
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Samsung’s Gear S is a very interesting smartwatch – there’s little denying that much. From its curved screen to its integrated 3G radio, it clearly stands apart from the vast majority of its smartwatch competition. In a new blog post published today, Samsung attempts to remind us just how unique the Gear S is, talking about the decisions that led to its design. And while all that’s very interesting, it also reveals a bit of tunnel vision wherein Samsung ...
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Updated with links to stream and download the high-quality audio version of the podcast, as well as timecodes for all the stories mentioned. We hope you enjoyed – see you next week!Is Nokia’s new tablet just an iPad ripoff – or just what Android needs? Will Gorilla Glass 4 finally stop you from shattering your smartphone? And is the Gear S a good enough smartwatch to make the dumbphone obsolete? These are the pressing questions on the docket this week as the mobile industry prepares to end a wild year on a weird note, and we’re gonna tackle them one by one in the ...
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Samsung’s newest Gear is also its most ambitious. The Gear S smartwatch packs a curved two-inch display, IP67 ingress protection, and a custom Tizen UI into a cuff-like wristband that weighs in at a surprisingly airy 66g. Oh, and it packs cellular and WiFi connectivity along with the usual Bluetooth.That last important detail makes the Gear S more than just your typical smartwatch. As we discovered during our first hands-on at IFA 2014, the Gear S is capable of ...
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Samsung’s new Gear S smartwatch bucks trends in more ways than one, giving users not just a curved wrist-hugging display, but also a wearable with integrated cellular connectivity. We saw the smartwatch launch back around IFA-time, and a few weeks later we started picking up on news about the model’s path towards a US release. What we didn’t have, though, were a lot of details, ...
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Samsung’s newest smartwatch is a bit different than the previous Gear models, in that it can function as a standalone device rather than just a smartphone companion. That’s why it’s important that mobile network operators decide to carry the watch, and Samsung has definitely made availability a priority with this Samsung Gear S US release. The wearable is headed to the US this fall for AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile.First of all, we went hands-on with the device when we were in Berlin for IFA 2014, so be sure to check out The Samsung Gear S is headed to the US this fall appeared first on Pocketnow.
We just shared with you our hands-on look at Samsung’s new Galaxy Alpha, remarking how IFA is a great venue to not just see the new products announced in Berlin this week, but also those the manufacturers here had launched in the days prior to the show. The Alpha is already a few weeks old, but Samsung’s got another pre-IFA launch that’s a bit newer, with the Gear S smartwatch having been ...
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It’s really tough to get me excited about a new smartwatch from Samsung. That’s not necessarily because of the company’s earlier efforts, : I stood up for the original Galaxy Gear and enjoyed it much more than did most of my fellow tech reviewers, and I even bought and used a Gear Fit for a short time, preferring its
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On August 27, Samsung announced the Gear S, a smartwatch we’re expecting to meet in person at the upcoming IFA 2014, a smartwatch that supports 3G on your wrist, with the help of a SIM card slot. The two-inch curved Super AMOLED display give it a unique touch, while the smartwatch itself comes with a flexible band out of the box.However, today Samsung announced an extension of its partnership ...
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