Qualcomm may upgrade Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset in September

The Wear 2500 came out earlier this year, but with Wear OS struggling to trigger a new wave of hardware, Qualcomm needs a new watermark chipset.

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Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Note 9 will be Unpacked together, sources say

They will be announced and sold at the same time, breaking several of Samsung's long held traditions in the process. Software specifics remain unknown.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 2500 chip could help make kid watches mainstream

Despite what the name suggests, Qualcomm's all-new Snapdragon Wear 2500 platform is not a true Wear 2100 sequel. But it's still an interesting wearable SoC.

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Top-rated eBay seller has gold Verizon Wear24 smartwatch available at $49.99

Last year's universally reviled Verizon Wear24 smartwatch probably deserves some love before leftover inventory is depleted on eBay at a crazy low $49.99 a pop.

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Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro smartwatch has two screens balancing tasks and power consumption

After wowing the wearable world with some impressively affordable smartwatches, China's Mobvoi is almost ready to launch its first "premium" Wear OS device with dual-screen functionality and "unrivaled battery life."

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Samsung Galaxy Watch launch may be drawing near with Wear OS in lieu of Tizen

Mysterious Gear watches running Wear OS instead of Tizen have reportedly been seen "on the wrists of Samsung employees", lending weight to a recent Galaxy Watch rumor.

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Could Gear S4 actually be Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch?

It's been nigh on four years since the Gear Live launched. It was the first and only Samsung smartwatch to have Android Wear.

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What happened to responsibility at Google I/O 2018? | #PNWeekly 304 (LIVE at 1p ET)

Duplex was great and all. Android P made a big step towards wider, faster distribution. But what about privacy? We talk Google I/O on this week's show.

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Watch the Google I/O 2018 keynote live right here at 10 AM PT

The first official Android P details are coming, along with possible Wear OS, Daydream or Google Home software and hardware upgrades. Here's how to follow all the Google I/O 2018 action live online.

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LG Watch Timepiece may have been tracked at FCC

It has a model number of W315 to follow on from the LG Watch Sport (W280) and the Watch Style (W270) of last year. But will it float the ambitions of Google's Wear OS?

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