Samsung today unveiled the Samsung Gear S smartwatch. Unlike most smartwatches on the market today, the Gear S comes with 3G connectivity. Such a feature eliminates the need to tether the smartwatch to a smartphone to make and receive calls, giving consumers “the freedom to live their life on the go.” It will also let users easily control how they […]
Samsung Gear 2 Solo
Samsung Gear 2 Solo said to launch at IFA 2014
Samsung will host its next Unpacked event on September 3. While most of the attention will be on the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung is expected to unveil additional devices and accessories as well. A number of rumours have suggested that the Samsung Gear VR headset will be among them along with new wearables. The Korea Herald today reports that the […]
Samsung to unveil Gear 2 Solo standalone smartwatch this summer?
Samsung already dominates the smartwatch market with a 71% share of shipments in Q1 2014. If competitors thought that Samsung would slow down, they were wrong. Rumours of a new smartwatch that would add the ability to make and receive calls without needing to be tethered to another device first surfaced back in early April. Known so far as the […]
Samsung Gear 2 Solo shows up again
It was in early April that we first heard that Samsung was looking to launch a new smartwatch model that would not require being paired to a smartphone or tablet to make calls. Instead, the Samsung Gear Solo as it was identified then would come with its own modem and SIM card. A while later, a mysterious new Samsung wearable […]
Standalone Samsung Gear Solo to make and receive own calls?
Samsung unveiled its second generation smartwatch lineup as Mobile World Congress kicked off. Powered by Tizen, the Samsung Gear 2 (pictured above) and Gear 2 Neo are designed as companions to Samsung smartphones. As such, much of their functionality relies on being connected to a device with a cellular connection. The Korea Herald yesterday reported that Samsung is also working on […]