Motorola has officially unveiled the successor of the original Moto 360 Android Wear smartwatch at IFA Berlin 2015. The new Moto 360 comes in two different sizes for men and one special variant only for women. Also, there is one other edition of the new Moto 360 dubbed the Moto 360 Sport. Continue reading “Motorola announces 2nd generation Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sport Edition at IFA 2015”
LG is apparently readying more smartwatches for consumers to adorn on their wrists as two more models have just passed through the FCC. The model numbers are LG-VC110 and LG-VC200.
Continue reading “LG VC110 and VC200 smartwatches show up on FCC”
LG is reportedly working on a new Android Wear smartwatch that will offer the best resolution in a smartwatch till date. The watch is said to be codenamed ‘Nemo’, and is also rumored to end up being the first Nexus smartwatch too. Continue reading “Rumour: LG’s upcoming ‘Nemo’ Android Wear could be first Nexus smartwatch?”
Google’s Android Wear will reportedly get a new watch-to-watch sharing feature and interactive watch faces in a major update next month. Continue reading “Android Wear major update next month tipped to bring watch-to-watch sharing and more”
While Android Wear 5.1.1 is rolling out to various smartwatches, the update still hasn’t reached the Motorola 360. The reason for this delay is apparently attributed to the performance issues the Moto 360 is facing on version 5.1.1.
Continue reading “Motorola 360’s Android Wear 5.1.1 update being delayed due to performance issues”
The Cupertino giant on Thursday announced that the Apple Watch will be available in Italy, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan beginning Friday, June 26 from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores, and select Apple Authorised Resellers. Continue reading “Apple Watch to be available in 7 more countries from June 26”
Smartwatches are meant to make life easier and that also means being able to control some functions of your smartphone from your smartwatch. That is exactly what the update to Android Wear 5.1.1 does as it now allows you to control the music on your smartphone directly from your smartwatch.
Continue reading “Android Wear 5.1.1 lets you control music on your smartphone from your smartwatch”
Apple has admitted to those reports which noted that heavy/ dark tattoos affect Apple Watch in some ways. Continue reading “Apple confirms Apple Watch tattoo issues, Notes workaround”
According to a Korean publication report on Thursday, Samsung’s mobile payment system Samsung Pay is likely to go live in South Korea and the US in second half of 2015, says Park Jin-young, company’s Managing Director. Continue reading “Samsung Pay with smartwatch compatibility is likely to debut in H2, 2015: Report”
More secrets of Apple Watch have been revealed in a new teardown. According to ABI Research’s new findings, Apple Watch has got few surprise elements in the design and a CPU design centered on a custom Apple S1 chip – labeled APL 0778. Continue reading “Apple Watch teardown reveals custom designed S1 chip, 512MB RAM and more surprises”
Apart from the Apple Watch, the TAG Heuer smart watch is one of the most awaited gadgets of the year. The smart watch has been rumoured for a long time and now we finally have a date and price on the device. Last month TAG Heuer announced its partnership with Google and Intel to develop the smartwatch which means the device will most likely run on Android Wear.
Continue reading “TAG Heuer smartwatch to debut in October for US$ 1400”
Samsung is all set release a Software Development Kit (SDK) for its next generation Gear smartwatch. On Friday, the company announced that the members of global developer community can get an early access to the SDK meant for the upcoming 7th generation of Samsung Gear smartwatch. Continue reading “Samsung to release SDK for next generation Gear smartwatch”
In-line with Android Wear firmware update announcement on Monday, Google on Tuesday started pushing out an updated Android Wear companion app (v1.1) to users, which brings support for multiple Android Wear watches, and list of new features along with major visual and functional improvements.
Google on Monday announced its ‘more helpful’ Android Wear update that will bring Wi-Fi support, always-on apps, gesture controls and more to your smartwatch. Continue reading “Android Wear gets Wi-Fi support, always-on apps, hand-drawn emojis and more”
In the current technology landscape, wearables are touted as the next big thing. It succeeds the smartphone, in one way or the other, so a lot of companies that bet on the smartphone are betting on the smartwatch too. This includes Apple, who unveiled their idea of a Smartwatch, with a focus on making tech fashionable, rather than just utility-focused. The utility is achieved with software, and that’s where platforms come in to play. Just like Smartphones, there is already a battle of ecosystems brewing, in which Google is obviously a major player. As we had explained in our Pebble review, Smartwatches are basically companion devices to our Smartphones and it actually makes sense if both of them are tied together with highly coherent software. So naturally, a Google-blessed platform will work great with Android. Enter Android Wear.
