Facebook has finally made the Messenger app available for Apple Watch. The latest update that bumps the app to 38.0 brings Apple Watch support.
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Category: Smartwatches
Asus ZenWatch 2 now available for $149.99 on the Google Store
Asus announced the ZenWatch 2 at Computex 2015 in June this year following which it was launched in two different sizes last month. Now, the watch is available on the US version of the Google Store.
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Samsung releases Gear Manager app for other Android smartphones
Samsung’s Gear S2 and S2 Classic smartwatch went on sale in the US last week. Now, the company has made its Gear Manager app available to other non-Samsung Android devices.
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BBM for iPhone gets Apple Watch support
BlackBerry has updated the BBM app for iPhone that finally brings support for Apple Watch. It lets you quickly reply to messages you receive with Ok, Yes or No directly from the Watch. You can also reply with emoticons or use voice input. WhatsApp for iPhone is yet to get Apple Watch support. The latest update also brings support for quick reply option for iPhone, directly from the notification shade without opening the app, PayPal integration and more. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “BBM for iPhone gets Apple Watch support”
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition Android Wear smartwatch with LTE announced
LG has announced LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, the company’s latest Android Wear smartwatch with stainless steel body. It has a better 1.38-inch 348 PPI display, compared to the 245ppi display on the first Watch Urbane. It also has built-in 4G LTE connectivity and GPS, making it the first Android Wear smartwatch to support LTE. The new Android Wear Watch from LG works with iOS too, but LG says that cellular enabled features will vary across Android and iOS. Continue reading “LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition Android Wear smartwatch with LTE announced”
Samsung Gear S2 and S2 Classic go on sale in the US on Oct 2 for $299 and $349
Samsung announced its Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic watches running on Tizen-based wearable platform ahead of IFA. Today Samsung has announced that the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatches will go on sale in the U.S. on October 2nd. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S2 and S2 Classic go on sale in the US on Oct 2 for $299 and $349”
Weekly Roundup: Meizu PRO 5, Xiaomi Mi 4c, new Micromax 4G LTE smartphones, Pebble Time Round and more
This week at an event in Beijing, Meizu announced its a new flagship handset dubbed the Meizu PRO 5. The phone is powered by a 2.5 GHz Samsung Exynos 7420 processor and comes with either 3GB or 4GB RAM variants. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu PRO 5, Xiaomi Mi 4c, new Micromax 4G LTE smartphones, Pebble Time Round and more”
Alibaba announces Pay Watch smartwatch running YunOS, starts at $110
Alibaba has announced Pay Watch smartwatch that is designed and manufactured by Shenzhen-based company FiiSmart. The smartwatch from the company operates on the new “YunOS for Wear”.
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WorldSIM Neuvo smartwatch with 3G SIM card announced for $84
WorldSIM has announced the Neuvo Smart Watch that comes with a 3G SIM card slot and enables users to make and receive calls, send SMS messages, get email notifications and browse the web.
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Pebble Time Round smartwatch with color e-ink display launched for $249.99
Pebble has launched Pebble Time Round, it’s first circular smartwatch. The new Pebble Time Round is slimmer, smaller and thinner smartwatch that continues to sport a color e-ink display.
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Apple releases watchOS 2 with new watch faces, enhanced communication options and more
Apple announced the watchOS 2 at the WWDC back in June. At the iPhone event earlier this month, Apple said that it will release watchOS 2 on September 16th, along with the iOS 9, but it got delayed due to bugs that was discovered at the last moment. Now it has rolled out the update for the Apple Watch that brings new features such as native support for third-party apps such as News, Weather, Facebook Messenger, GoPro with viewfinder support on Watch, new ‘Time Travel’ feature lets you rotate the digital crown to move forward or backwards in your appointments, Transit option in maps for finding public transportation and several improvements. Continue reading “Apple releases watchOS 2 with new watch faces, enhanced communication options and more”
Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, TV, iPad Pro, iPad mini 4, new Apple Watch colours and more
This week was all about Apple. The Cupertino giant announced next-generation Apple TV, all new iPad Pro, iPad mini 4, some Apple Watch updates, upgraded flagship smartphones – the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, TV, iPad Pro, iPad mini 4, new Apple Watch colours and more”
Alcatel OneTouch Watch Android and iOS compatible Smartwatch launched in India for Rs. 7999
Alcatel OneTouch has launched OneTouch Watch, the company’s smartwatch in India on Flipkart. It was introduced at the CES 2015 earlier this year and has a 1.22 inch (240 x 240 pixels) touchscreen display, is powered by a STM429 chipset, runs on proprietary OS and uses a companion app installed on the phone to connect from either iOS or Android. The app allows you to choose the notifications that appear on your watch, adjust your watch face and see health data collected by the watch. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Watch Android and iOS compatible Smartwatch launched in India for Rs. 7999”
Apple Watch gets more colour options, watchOS 2.0, native third-party apps and more
Apple announced quite a few updates for the Apple Watch at its Keynote event in San Francisco, alongside the new Apple TV, iPad Pro, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Continue reading “Apple Watch gets more colour options, watchOS 2.0, native third-party apps and more”
Weekly Roundup: World’s first 4K smartphone, new Moto 360, Gear S2, and more IFA 2015 announcements
This week was all about announcements from world’s leading trade show IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) in Berlin. Team FoneArena brought all the exclusive images and videos from the Ground Zero (Messe Berlin). Do checkout our YouTube channel for IFA 2015 videos and more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: World’s first 4K smartphone, new Moto 360, Gear S2, and more IFA 2015 announcements”