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Samsung is revolutionizing in-store retail operations with Fujitsu

Samsung has teamed up with Fujitsu to revolutionize in-store retail operations. At the National Retail Federation's Big Show in New York City, Fujitsu launched a new software solution that creates a secure two-way collaborative digital communication platform between the company's U-Scan Self-Checkout (SCO) or Fresco Point-of-Sale (POS) touchscreen systems and Samsung's smartwatches. This new system […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung reveals some of its new NEXTGEAR partners

It was first reported a couple of months back that Samsung was working on a next-generation Gear smartwatch with a circular display. We exclusively reported that this smartwatch is internally referred to as Orbis and that it will be unlike any smartwatch that Samsung has ever released. A few weeks back when Samsung released the next-generation Gear […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

Samsung wants to bring smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets to the enterprise

Currently, Samsung only makes consumer-centric smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets, but it is exploring bigger opportunities for the business. The company wants to make work fun and productive using wearable devices like smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets. At a Samsung event in New York, Eric McCarty, vice president of mobile marketing, stated that business are interested in smartwatches for alerts and immediate […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

Samsung confirms circular display for its next-generation Gear smartwatch

We've revealed a lot of details about Samsung's upcoming smartwatch, which is codenamed as Project Orbis, but the most important bit was about its form factor. We've revealed in the past that Orbis would feature a circular display, unlike any other smartwatch from the company, and Samsung seems to have indirectly confirmed it in its […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

Samsung’s smartwatches should be running Android Wear instead of Tizen

Samsung has been at the forefront of wearable devices ever since the original Galaxy Gear went on sale. The Korean manufacturer has launched three smartwatches, a fitness tracker, and a virtual reality handset since then, and it's safe to say Samsung has been moving much faster than pretty much any other company out there when […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Samsung may bring Biosignal ID to the Gear smartwatch family, patent suggests

Samsung has said time and time again that the company wants to create a perfect smartwatch, and the round Orbis smartwatch patent we’ve seen suggests the same. Lately, the Korean manufacturer has been aiming to bring security and functionality to its devices, with Knox 2.0 for its Galaxy smartphones. Just last week, we were the […]

By Deidre R.
10 years ago

Exclusive: A round-dial Samsung smartwatch is in the works, MWC release likely

How many of you've found yourselves ranting about how Samsung doesn't have a real (read: round faced) smartwatch on the market? Turns out, the company's working on addressing that. Right from the first Galaxy Gear smartwatch to the full-blown Gear S (which is a phone in itself), we've seen a design language which although looks […]

By Yash G.
10 years ago

Nokia announces HERE Maps for Tizen based smartphones and smartwatches

After announcing HERE Maps for Android in beta form, Nokia has also announced its maps and location service for Tizen based smartphones and wearable devices. HERE Maps offer voice-guided turn by turn navigation and offline access to reach user's intended destination. HERE for Gear app can be installed on Tizen based smartwatches including the Gear S which […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

Samsung’s Gear smartwatches now have more than 1,000 apps in the app store

Samsung has been at the forefront of the smartwatch race, having launched three smartwatches in a span of a year. Getting developers to make apps for its smartwatches has been a huge focus for the company, and that focus seems to be slowly paying off – according to Samsung, there are now more than 1,000 apps […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Report: Samsung to unveil its Android Wear smartwatch at Google I/O next week

Samsung may be pro-Tizen for its smartwatch range but according to a report by CNET, the Korean giant is expected to introduce its first Android Wear smartwatch at the Google I/O next week. There’s not much information on the model (except that it might launch as the Galaxy Wear and sport model number SM-R382), though CNET’s sources […]

By Kunal G.
10 years ago

Samsung’s SIM-enabled smartwatch could be called Gear Solo

Following a report last month that suggested that Samsung is working on a Gear smartwatch with calling functionality built in, a new report has surfaced that is claiming to put a name to the device. According to The Korea Herald, the new Gear will likely be called the Samsung Gear Solo, and will be launched […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung GALAXY Note 3 Official TVC – The Developer

Told from a child's perspective, “The Developer” is a musical short film by Samsung featuring Lionel Messi and the hit single “Royals” by Lorde. A mysterious stranger arrives in a low income neighborhood and captures the imaginations of the children who live there. He is “The Developer” and the children view him with a deep […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

Review: Samsung Galaxy Gear (SM-V700)

Simultaneously with the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung announced its first real smart watch called the Galaxy Gear. JK Shin showed the watch during the presentation in Berlin, and our first impressions were quite positive. We have had some time with the Galaxy Gear since we received it last week, and it's now time to discuss […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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