Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk get priced in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990

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Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk are priced on official Sony India website at Rs. 19,990 (MRP) and Rs. 12,990 (MRP). Both these were unveiled at IFA 2014 back in September. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk get priced in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990”

Get a free FitBit Flex with Lumia 735, 830 or 930

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Looking at buying a new Windows Phone in the UK or Ireland but unsure which to buy and whether to take the plunge? Microsoft’s new UK promotion might just entice you to hit the Buy button as customers who buy the Lumia 735, Lumia 830 or Lumia 930 can get a free Fitbit Flex with their new smartphone. Continue reading “Get a free FitBit Flex with Lumia 735, 830 or 930”

Samsung to launch round smartwatch at MWC?

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Samsung looks set to follow rivals LG, Motorola and Acer by announcing a round smartwatch at Mobile World Congress in March. The annual conference is likely to see the introduction of a plethora of new mobile devices, tablets and wearables and Samsung’s first round wearable would run on its Tizen OS (and not Android Wear like its rivals). Continue reading “Samsung to launch round smartwatch at MWC?”

Alcatel OneTouch announces Android/iOS compatible smartwatch

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Alcatel OneTouch have unveiled their first smartwatch at CES 2015 this week – named the Alcatel Watch, it is a cost-effective entrant into the wearables arena and unlike many current smartwatches, it supports both the Android and iOS platforms. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch announces Android/iOS compatible smartwatch”

Sony SmartWatch 3 now comes in Stainless Steel

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Sony have today unveiled an updated version of their Android Wear powered Smartwatch 3 which aims to solve a large criticism leveraged towards the Android Wear device. Announced today, the Smartwatch 3 now comes in a fetching Stainless Steel option which offers an alternative to the rather plain silicone strap version currently available. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 now comes in Stainless Steel”

Lenovo steps into wearables with VIBE Band VB10

Lenovo is the latest manufacture to get into the wearable sector. The Chinese manufacture has officially announced its latest product – VIBE Band VB 10 at its dedicated press event at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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The Lenovo VIBE Band VB10 wearable is said to be designed to let users live their lives more connected and with less worry. The unique band is equipped with features like E Ink display, up to seven days of battery life even with display and Bluetooth always turned on. Continue reading “Lenovo steps into wearables with VIBE Band VB10”

Garmin vivoactive sleek GPS smartwatch annouced

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Garmin has announced vivoactive, the company’s latest ultra-sleek smartwatch with built-in GPS, sports and activity tracking apps at the CES. It lets you track several activities including, GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and more. Continue reading “Garmin vivoactive sleek GPS smartwatch annouced”

Asus ZenWatch launches in the UK on Dec 23 for £199

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When they announced the ZenWatch back at IFA, Asus claimed it would arrive before Christmas and they’ve just about kept to their word. The stylish Android Wear watch will land in the UK exclusively at Currys and PC World on December 23rd for the princely sum of £199 (which is somewhat discerning given the $199 launch price in the USA). Continue reading “Asus ZenWatch launches in the UK on Dec 23 for £199”

Pebble for Android v2.3 Beta brings Android Wear Notifications, Auto app updates and more

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Pebble released Firmware version 2.8.1 and Android app version 2.2 earlier this month that brought French, German, and Spanish support. The latest Android app update version 2.3 Beta brings the most expected Android Wear notifications that lets users reply and act on notifications right from your watch. Pebble has also added some unique features such as reply to Hangouts message with emoji and more. Continue reading “Pebble for Android v2.3 Beta brings Android Wear Notifications, Auto app updates and more”

LG G Watch R – it could have been so good

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Looking at the range of Android Wear smartwatches available on the market, there’s one key similarity between most of them; they feature square watch faces. Back when Google announced the Android Wear OS, they also part-announced the Motorola Moto 360 which features a round watch face and to challenge this, LG revealed the LG G Watch R back at IFA 2014 in September. Having spent two weeks with the LG G Watch R, what do we think? Continue reading “LG G Watch R – it could have been so good”

Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update

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It turns out that yesterday’s rumor about Android Wear smartwatches being next in line for Lollipop update was indeed true. Today, Google has officially announced the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its Wear smartwatch platform. Continue reading “Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update”

iberry Auxus ONE with 5.7-inch display, 15.5MP rotating camera and Auxus RIST Smartwatch launched for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 9990

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iberry has launched Auxus ONE, the company’s latest smartphone with a 15.5-megapixel swivel camera that can rotate 207 degrees. It has a 5.7-inch HD OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core with MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. It has a touch panel on the back that lets users scroll up/down and capture the images on camera touching the back panel of the phone. Continue reading “iberry Auxus ONE with 5.7-inch display, 15.5MP rotating camera and Auxus RIST Smartwatch launched for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 9990”