When Huawei released the Huawei Watch, it said nothing about an integrated speaker. Inactive and hidden away, it was later discovered by some enterprising users. It now appears that Huawei is readying a new firmware update that could enable the speaker. A reddit user enrolled in a user test group recently received the update and discovered that the speaker is […]
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Samsung Gear S2 in Platinum and Rose Gold coming soon?
After a flurry of smartwatches early, Samsung this year pinned its hopes on the Gear S2. Its first round smartwatch, it also comes with a unique rotating bezel that can be used to control certain functions. It has generally been well-received and should help Samsung regain lost ground in the increasingly competitive smartwatch market. Samsung may soon announce two new […]
New Huawei Watch variant coming at CES 2016?
Huawei impressed more than one when it unveiled the Huawei Watch back at Mobile World Congress 2015. It has since established itself among the best of the current generation of Android Wear smartwatches. One of the complaints commonly leveled has to do with its dimensions. With a case that measures 42 millimeters in diameter and 11.3 millimeters in thickness, it is not the smallest watch out there. 9to5Google […]
Apple planning to unveil Apple Watch 2 in March
Apple formally unveiled the Apple Watch at its Spring Forward event back in March. Rumours now suggest that Apple will hold a similar event in March 2016 to unveil its second-generation Apple Watch possibly along with a new 4-inch Apple iPhone 6C. smartphone. The new Apple Watch 2 (name still to be confirmed) would likely begin to ship in April, […]
Samsung Gear S3 to use wearables-optimized processor?
Samsung already has a robust business developing its own processors and SoCs (systems-on-a-chip). These power many of its smartphones and more recently have begun to power some of its wearables. A second business unit may be about to get into the application processor business as well, according to South Korea’s Electronic Times News. The report suggests that Samsung Mobile will develop a […]
HTC One smartwatch to launch in February?
HTC first announced its intention to enter the wearables space back in 2013 when then-CEO Peter Chou described wearables as “a critical segment for us.” What followed was a year and a half of rumours with many promising the imminent launch of an HTC smartwatch and nearly as many announcing that the device was cancelled. HTC finally unveiled its first wearable, the […]
More rumours of upcoming Samsung Gear S2 iOS compatibility
Rumours that Samsung is looking to make its Samsung Gear S2 compatible with iOS devices resurfaced yesterday. Adding Gear S2 iOS compatibility would allow Apple iPhone owners to pair their smartphone to Samsung’s latest smartwatch. SamMobile today reports that a Samsung insider has confirmed that the South Korean company is indeed working on a Gear Manager app for iOS. The report provides […]
Xiaomi smartwatch to be unveiled on November 24th?
Xiaomi entered the wearables space last year with the Mi Band. The inexpensive gadget has by all accounts proven to be a hit and may have shipped in excess of 10 million units. It recently followed it up with the Mi Band Pulse which adds a heart rate monitor. With one more press event scheduled for 2015, it now appears […]