We caught our first glimpse of the Moto 360 (pictured above) a year ago. While it did not go on sale until the fall, it was easily the (deservedly) most anticipated and talked-about Android Wear smartwatch of 2014. But competitors have caught up and the Moto 360 is no longer the only round-faced Android Wear smartwatch on the market. Recent entries […]
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Apple Watch Edition customers to have 24/7 support and other perks
Apple will enhance its Apple Store experience for customers looking to buy an Apple Watch Edition smartwatch. As befits a watch that starts at US$10,000 (CA$13,000), Apple will offer a personalized shopping “journey” billed as “intended to be extremely personal, elegant, and purposeful,” that could last as long as one hour. It will all begin when a guest expresses an […]
Apple Store employees to become fashion advisors?
With the Apple Watch set to launch on April 24th, Apple is getting its Apple Store employees ready to help customers select the right model for them. With other Apple products, advice tended to be more about technical details or specific features as few colour options were available. That will change with the Apple Watch and the company will train its retail […]
Apple cuts Apple Watch production to 1.5 million units per month?
Rumours that Apple’s partners are struggling to meet production goals for the Apple Watch refuse go to away. While early rumours suggested that some six million Apple Watches would be ready in time for the launch, a recent report suggested that it may only have half that amount. Another report now suggests that Apple Watch production forecasts have now been […]
2nd generation Moto 360 revealed?
Motorola President Rick Osterloh confirmed the obvious earlier this month when he revealed that Motorola would launch new wearables later this year. He also confirmed that the company would continue to use Android Wear. None other than Lenovo’s CEO Yang Yuanqing may have given us our first glimpse at the second generation Moto 360. An image posted by Chinese Facebook […]
Samsung Orbis to use Exynos 7420 SoC?
Information continues to emerge about the upcoming Samsung Orbis. Past rumours have suggested that the round-faced device will sport innovative features such as a rotating bezel and support for Samsung Pay, the company’s newly announced mobile payment system. Ensuring that all these features work smoothly , Samsung appears to have opted to use its octa-core Exynos 7420 processor, the same […]
Apple Watch 2.0 coming later this year?
The Apple Watch has yet to hit stores that rumours have already surfaced that a successor could launch later this year. While details about this Apple Watch 2.0 is dubbed are slim, Cowen & Co. analyst Timothy Arcuri suggests that it will offer full connectivity autonomously. In his reasearch note, Arcuri writes: We got more confirmation of the likelihood of a […]
More Samsung Orbis smartwatch features revealed?
Despite expectations that Samsung would unveil a new smartwatch at MWC 2015 alongside the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, no such device was announced at the event. Mobile marketing executive vice president Young-hee Lee later confirmed that the company was working on “a more perfect product.” This is widely expected to be the oft-rumoured Samsung Orbis, a round […]