Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun showed off the Mi Band 2 during a conference in China last week, leading to expectations that the company would unveil its latest fitness band on May 10th alongside the Xiaomi Mi Max and the latest version of its MIUI mobile operating system. The company has now decided to postpone the launch due to production issues. Like previous Mi […]
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LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE cancelled over “hardware issue”
LG unveiled its new LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE in early October. It was billed as the first Android Wear device to feature native cellular connectivity thanks to the latest version of Android Wear. Set to hit both AT&T and Verizon Wireless, it has now been abruptly cancelled. Without providing much in terms of specifics, LG has discovered a “hardware issue which […]
HTC wearables now set to ship in 2016
HTC announced its intention to jump into the wearables space earlier this year with a new partnership with Under Armour and the announcement of the HTC Grip (pictured above) at Mobile World Congress. But before it shipped, the company decided to instead focus on an “entire product portfolio for health and fitness” that would launch later this year. The holiday shopping season […]
Jawbone UP3 to begin shipping on April 20th
There was good and bad news from Jawbone today fro those looking forward to getting their hands on its latest multi-sensor tracker, the Jawbone UP3. First announced late last year, it was to have begun shipping by now but production challenges forced the delay. First the good news. Jawbone announced this week that the UP3 will begin shipping in the U.S. […]
Production delays push Apple iWatch launch into December?
Recent rumours have all been pointing to a fall launch for the Apple iWatch but it appears that further production delays will push the launch further out. It now appears that Apple is still aiming to have its first smartwatch out this year but the launch could come as late as December and in much smaller quantities than initially expected. It all started […]
Samsung postpones Russian launch of Tizen-powerered Samsung Z
While Samsung has managed to bring Tizen to market with its latest Gear smartwatches, its attempts to do the same with a smartphone have been mired in delays. These seemed to finally be at an end when it announced in early June that the Tizen-powered Samsung Z would launch in Russia in the third quarter. A launch event was even […]
Tizen-powered Samsung Z delayed again
When Samsung announced the Tizen-powered Samsung Z in early June, it seemed that the litany of delays for the new operating system backed by Samsung, Intel and others was finally at an end. It was not to be though. The launch was to have taken place in Moscow, Russia on July 10 at a Tizen developer event. With just days […]
Pressy “Almighty Android Button” runs into more production issues
After promising an update to explain the latest delays, Pressy yesterday provided a detailed update to project backers (including EyeOnMobility) on where the Kickstarter project stands. It turns out that they discovered a new issue on the manufacturing line when the first production Pressy buttons came off the line. “Lack of precision in one of the assembly steps” resulted in […]