Samsung announced new personalization options for its SIM card-equipped smart watch, Gear S. Buyers of this device will be able to differentiate their watch by going for a differently colors strap, choosing between Cobalt Blue, Blue Black, White, Mocha Grey and Supreme Red color options. Moreover, there will be the Bangle Watch Strap, which is…
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Samsung Gear S Will Arrive in the U.S. on November 7th
Wearables are this year’s black, and Samsung is bringing the Tizen powered Gear S to the U.S. next week. Eschewing Android Wear altogether, the Gear S runs on Samsung’s Tizen OS and features the ability to act as a standalone device with its own network connectivity. The Gear S will be available in black or…
Samsung Tizen smartphone launching in India in November?
It looks like we’ll finally see the very first Tizen-powered smartphone launching in November. According to TizenExperts, at this time Samsung will unveil a smartphone running its own OS in India. This won’t be the earlier announced Samsung Z, but some completely different device that will cater towards folks on a budget. Actually, not one…
Samsung Gear S gets special Diesel Black Gold edition
Samsung wants its devices to be synonymous with fancy things. So they’ve already teamed-up with Swarovski over a special version of the Gear S smart watch (and many other phones for that matter). Like that’s not enough, now they’re “going to bad” with Diesel to launch the Gear S Diesel Black Gold edition. Said device…
Samsung Z won’t be launched after all
Sad news for the two of you who were eagerly waiting for the launch of the first Tizen smartphone, Samsung Z. The Korean company has scrapped those plans and will rather turn its attention to lower end Tizen devices, as well as other non-mobile products like smart watches, smart TV and home appliances. According to…
Gold Samsung Z in works
Aside from the “regular” colored Samsung Z models, the Korean company is also working on the gold-colored version. Brought to our attention by the good folks of TizenExperts, this unit looks rather sexy in gold and could thus help Sammy move more units. That said, we’re still waiting to see any Z variant hitting the…
Samsung Galaxy S5 with Tizen OS in works?
Samsung may be working on a Tizen-based Galaxy S5 or at least such device has been caught at the Zauba website which tracks imports to India. They list not one but three Galaxy S5 units running Sammy’s own platform rather than Android. It’s unclear whether this device will actually be released or Samsung just wants…
Samsung Z is the first Tizen phone and it’s nothing special
Samsung has finally unveiled its very first Tizen OS-based smartphone – Samsung Z. Although it’s a high-end device — despite lacking a full HD screen — I’m not sure we could recommend it to anyone. As I’m writing this, the Tizen eco-system is still nascent and one would miss many apps from competing platforms, namely…
Original Samsung Galaxy Gear getting a massive Tizen update
Well folks, the day has come. The original Galaxy Gear is getting the Tizen update that will wipe its Android core and make it run Samsung’s own platform. You may be a fan of Google’s platform, but this is not the time to stand by your principles. In fact, after the update you won’t notice…
37 new companies join Tizen Association
Tizen Association is welcoming 37 new companies to its eco-system bringing the total number of partners to 88. Many of the newest members, including Fleksy and Left Lane Network, will be demoing and participating at the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco, June 2-4, 2014. “The Tizen Association continues to attract interest and support from…