Samsung is known to be working on a smartwatch that has a circular display much like the Moto 360 and LG Urbane/GWAR smartwatches. Sources say that Samsung is collaborating with various fashion brans and artists to make custom bands for the smartwatch codenamed Orbis.
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Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines web page with a new rule that specifically restricts any Apple Watch apps that just tell time.
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LG’s Watch Urbane is now available via the Google Store for $349 in gold and silver variants. Urbane is the all metal luxury Android Wear smartwatch that was announced last month.
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It’s that time of the year when Apple launches a new product and there’s some issue. People report it and coin a new term relating to the issue that’s happening. In this case we may see it being called Scratchgate. Now it’s the turn of the Apple Watch which apparently is easily scratched.
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Motorola launched the Moto 360 smartwatch with leather strap in India back in October last year at Rs. 17,999. Today the company has launched the smartwatch with stainless steel bands in India. Other specifications of the smartwatch are similar, including a 1.5-inch touchscreen display with a 320 x 290 resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass, TI OMAP 3 SoC, 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 with Stainless Steel bands launched in India for Rs. 19999”
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”
LG just announced that its LG Watch Urban, the company’s first all-metal luxury Android Wear smartwatch with be available through Google Store in North America, Europe and Asia starting this month. The Watch will come pre-installed with the latest Android Wear OS that brings Wi-Fi, hand-drawn emojis, ability to change the font size, lock automatically when it is removed from the wrist and more. Continue reading “LG Watch Urbane launching in 13 countries including India through Google Store starting this April”
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.
Android Wear just got an update recently that brought in a lot of new features. One of the main additions was the Wi-Fi support. Having Wi-Fi enabled on your smartwatch is a really nice feature to have but apparently the LG G Watch will not be getting Wi-Fi support even with the new update.
Cleartrip has launched its app for Apple Watch. Cleartrip also becomes the first Indian Online Travel Agency (OTA) to release an app for Apple Watch. The app lets you view list of all your upcoming flights easily on your Apple Watch. The idea with the Watch app is to give users the information they need, when they need it, in the most lightweight manner possible, said the company. Continue reading “Cleartrip launches Apple Watch app”
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”
Apple Watch, the first wearable from the company will hit stores on April 24th. A latest analyst report Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple Watch per-orders have crossed 2.3 million units.
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Google is giving Moto 360 a major price cut. The company is selling the Android Wear smartwatch for $165 with free shipping on its online Google Store.
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Asus has showcased a new smartwatch that is dubbed as VivoWatch and it comes with a 10 day battery life. The upcoming Asus VivoWatch was unveiled in Milan Design Week for 149 Euros.
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Google has announced three new partners for Android Wear straps: E3 Supply, Worn & Wound, and Clockwork Synergy. These straps are available in different colors and textures.
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