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Huawei Watch 2 To Launch Exclusively Through Vodafone

Fergus Halliday August 4, 2017 No Comments

Huawei’s latest 4G-enabled smartwatch has finally gotten a launch date for Australia. According to Eric Zhai, Managing Director of Huawei Consumer Business Group Australia, “as the internet of things becomes…

Louis Vuitton Launches First Smartwatch

Fergus Halliday July 14, 2017 No Comments

Fashion company Louis Vuitton is moving into the wearable space with the new Tambour Horizon smartwatch. The device, priced at a hefty $2450, runs on Android Wear 2.0 software and was…

Body Heat Battery Raise $12m

Computer Daily News June 30, 2017 No Comments

Battery life is a consistent problem, but a pair of US scientists believe they have an answer and have raised US$12.3 million to test their theory. Matrix Industries, co-founded by…

Wearables To Grow 20% In 2017, Says IDC

Fergus Halliday June 22, 2017 No Comments

Following on from their previous report on the state of the wearables market, IDC analysts have predicted that smartwatches and fitness trackers will push the category to grow 20% by…

Fitbit Falls From Grace In Latest IDC Numbers

Fergus Halliday June 7, 2017 No Comments

According to the latest data released by IDC, Fitbit has finally slipped from its #1 spot in the wearables market. The IDC say that companies shipped a total of 24.7…

Smartwatch Dominating Wristspace

Computer Daily News May 29, 2017 No Comments

Wearable technology is becoming more sophisticated as players shift beyond simple fitness bands to new gadgetry from the likes of Fitbit and Xiaomi and driven by devices from Apple and…

Samsung Pay Adds Support For Citibank Debit Cards

Jon Bragg May 16, 2017 No Comments

Samsung have announced that Citibank debit card users are now able to access Samsung Pay. Citibank was one of the original partners when Samsung Pay first launched in Australia in…

Apple Watch Outruns Fitband

Computer Daily News May 8, 2017 No Comments

Apple has knocked Fitbit out of the top spot in the wearable tech market, according to the financial-conscious The Street Web news site. It quotes a Strategy Analytics report as…

Fitbit Beats Earnings, Denies Production Problems

Fergus Halliday May 4, 2017 No Comments

Fitbit’s CEO James Park has denied reports that the company’s first entry into the smartwatch market has been a troubled one, speaking at the company’s latest earnings call earlier today.…

Leaks Reveal Fitbit’s First Smartwatch + Headphones

Fergus Halliday May 2, 2017 No Comments

Reports out of Yahoo Finance have given the world its first look at Fitbit’s first smartwatch and Bluetooth headphones. The pictures reveal that the smartwatch, internally called “Higgs”, is very…