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Mobile Roaming A No-Go For New Apple Watch

Computer Daily News September 19, 2017 No Comments

To the surprise of many potential buyers, it has been revealed that, while the new Apple Watch 3 is capable of making phone calls, it won’t support international roaming. The…

Commonwealth Bank Settle On Garmin Pay Over Apple Pay

Roma Christian September 18, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has announced that customers will be able to make payments via their Garmin smartwatches, following the device’s launch in October. CBA does not offer compatibility with Apple’s payment…

Garmin Watch Gets Card Link

Computer Daily News September 4, 2017 No Comments

Mastercard users with the newly released Garmin Vivoactive 3 smartwatch will be able to use their e-watches to make payments by simply holding their devices near a contactless terminal. It…

Mastercard Bring ‘Tap-And-Go’ Payment To New Fitbit Watch

Roma Christian August 30, 2017 No Comments

Fitbit has partnered with Mastercard and brought contactless ‘tap-and-go’ payment convenience to all users of the newly launched Fitbit Ionic smartwatches. Mastercard’s industry-leading token technology will allow users to access…

Fitbit Unveils Its First Smartwatch + Wireless Headphones

Jon Bragg August 29, 2017 No Comments

Fitbit has officially announced its first entry into the smartwatch market, which is set to take on Apple and other wearable manufacturers by offering a “highly personalized experience not previously seen…

Smartwatches Beginning To Tick: Gartner Predicts Growing Sales

Computer Daily News August 25, 2017 No Comments

Smartwatches are catching on in the marketplace, a new Gartner survey of the wearable market suggests. It predicts that some 40.5 million smartwatches will be sold worldwide during 2017, generating…

Huawei’s 4G Watch Oz-Bound

Computer Daily News August 17, 2017 No Comments

Huawei Australia is looking to step up competition in the smartwatch market, launching what it describes as Australia’s first 4G SIM-enabled smartwatch. This means users can detach themselves from their…

Apple And Fitbit Lose Ground In Wearables Market, Says Canalys

Fergus Halliday August 11, 2017 No Comments

A new report by Canalys claims that the total worldwide wearable band market has grown 8% year-on-year in Q2 2017. According to Canalys Research Analyst Mo Jia, “the hype surrounding smartwatches has been short-lived…

Apple To Offer Mobile-Less Watch

Computer Daily News August 7, 2017 No Comments

Apple is reportedly planning to release a smartwatch later this year that can connect directly to cellular networks without relying on an iPhone. Apple’s current smartwatch has to be connected…

Huawei Smartwatch Goes 4G

Computer Daily News August 7, 2017 No Comments

Chinese-based Huawei has unveiled a new e-watch, pictured, which it claims is the first 4G SIM-enabled smartwatch available in the Australian market. The Watch 2 has dual-mic noise cancellation, an…