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File this under “rumors,” but there’s a slight chance Samsung will unveil the Gear 3 smartwatch alongside the upcoming Galaxy Note 4 phablet. According to The Korea Herald, the world’s biggest phone maker will repeat the last year’s strategy and offer the new smartwatch bundled with its latest phablet. Presuming there’s some merit here, we…
Motorola unveiled a fancy (and retro) lookin’ Bluetooth hub called Moto Stream which, like similar devices, can turn any speaker into its wireless counterpart. Borrowing design cues from Rubik’s Cube, the Stream costs $50 and promises connectivity of up to 300ft, as well as seamless one-touch NFC pairing with Android and Windows Phone devices. The…
HTC is working on an Android Wear-based smart watch as we speak with plans to launch such device in late August or early September. According to TK News, which had a chance to briefly play with the prototype unit, the upcoming HTC One Wear — or however it ends up being known — rocks a…
The other day we’ve told you that Samsung may be working on its VR headset. That apparently was more than a rumor with Engadget folks cornering someone from the team developing this device. According to their sources, the Korean giant has teamed-up with Oculus to make this happen. As part of the deal, Oculus will…
Microsoft doesn’t want to be left out of the smartwatch market and is apparently working on its own such product as we speak. According to a Forbes report (and brought to our attention by NeoWin), the Redmond giant will make a watch that won’t work with Windows Phones only, and will support all major platforms.…
Acer unveiled a bunch of new products ahead of Computex in Taipei. The Taiwanese company will have quite a few new devices on display at the show, though we’re not sure whether all of them will reach the Western hemisphere. In total, we have 5 new Android KitKat smartphones from Acer and a smart band.…
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…
Google’s Senior Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan turned to Google+ (where else?) to show how Android Wear will handle notifications. He added that any app which serves notifications on an Android smartphone or tablet will be able to extend the capability to users’ wrists with just a few lines of code. This in turn will allow…
Samsonite is entering the mobile market by acquiring Speck, one of the biggest phone and tablet case makers, in a deal worth $85 million. “The acquisition offers Samsonite the opportunity to participate in the large and growing smartphone-case market, which in the U.S. alone is estimated to be worth $2.3 billion, as well as in…
Sony Mobile announced wireless charging accessories for its flagship device, Xperia Z2. The Japanese company unveiled two devices, the Wireless Charging Cover WCR12 and WCH10 Wireless Charging Plate. The first of the two is a flip-style cover that can also double as a stand when you use the Xperia Z2 in landscape mode. The cover…