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Latest Orbis news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Orbis, with regular updates and all the information you need.
Exclusive: Some more information about Samsung’s Gear A smartwatch variants and codenames
We’ve been waiting for the first circular smartwatch from Samsung for quite some time now. Codenamed ‘Project Orbis‘ internally, the Gear A smartwatch runs a version of Tizen platform, and is expected to be officially announced either during the company’s event on August 13, or during IFA 2015. Now, we have received some more information […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung starts testing mobile payments on upcoming smartwatch, more variants inbound
Samsung was expected to unveil a new smartwatch back at Mobile World Congress 2015 in March but it didn’t make any announcements related to a wearable device at that event, the company later said that it wasn’t in a hurry to get this new wearable device out the door since it’s more focused on developing […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
The Gear A’s rotating ring bezel will enable very limited gaming on the smartwatch
At the Tizen Developer Summit 2015 in Bengaluru, India, Samsung talked a lot about its upcoming round smartwatch. It didn’t actually reveal the watch itself, but it did repeat numerous times that the Orbis/Gear A will feature a rotating bezel ring that will allow users to use the watch without covering up the entire screen. Well, an […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung confirms rotating bezel ring for the Gear A smartwatch
It has been a long time since Samsung has launched a smartwatch and many expect that the company will finally unveil the Gear A a.k.a Orbis at its event next month. While that remains to be seen the company did confirm today that its next smartwatch is going to have a rotating bezel ring, something […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Latest Gear Manager app update seemingly confirms upcoming round smartwatch
Samsung fans have been anxiously waiting for the company’s new smartwatch which was originally supposed to be unveiled back at MWC 2015 in March, instead the company decided to delay the launch because it needed more time to make this the perfect smartwatch. We have already reported exclusively multiple times that the next smartwatch from Samsung […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung Gear A (Orbis) specifications
With all the Galaxy Note 5 news flooding the internet of late, Samsung’s upcoming smartwatch hasn’t been in the limelight for some time now. The Orbis – or the Gear A as it will be officially called – is still coming though (its announcement is set to take place alongside the Note 5), and Samsung was […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung smartwatches could feel the pinch from Apple and Xiaomi
Samsung started selling smartwatches long before Apple and Xiaomi entered this race but it appears that the Korean manufacturer will soon find itself between a rock and a hard place, where on hand you have Apple ruling the premium smartwatch market and on the other Xiaomi sweeping the budget conscious customer. Samsung could find itself […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Could this be the heart rate sensor UI on the Samsung Orbis, aka Gear A?
Samsung might not have officially acknowledged it, but it surely has given away a few aspects of the user interface of the its upcoming round smartwatch, the Gear A. The developer SDK for the watch revealed its user interface (in addition to the specs and design), and Samsung Exynos’ Twitter account might just have given us […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s next Gear smartwatch to feature mobile payments
As per a report published in Korea today Samsung is going to release a new Gear smartwatch in the second half of this year which is going to have the mobile payments feature. The company has not launched a new smartwatch in quite some time now, it was believed that one would be unveiled at MWC […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Renders show what the Metal Gold Edition of the Samsung Gear A (aka Orbis) could look like
The Samsung Gear A aka codename Orbis is well and truly in the prepping for a launch this year, and enthusiasts are already going head over heels about the upcoming smartwatch which is expected to be the best yet. Renders from designer xsplash just happened to land here at the SamMobile offices, and we think […]
- By Yash G.
- 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
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s Gear SDK reveals Orbis design, UI, and specifications
Earlier today, Samsung released next-generation Gear smartwatch SDK to developers. This SDK comes bundled with comprehensive documentation, sample apps, and explanation about the upcoming Gear smartwatch along with images that help developers in understanding the SDK better. After going through those things, we found some more details about the device, including its possible design and hardware specifications. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung releases next-generation Gear smartwatch SDK to developers, rotating bezel confirmed
Last month, Samsung teased an image of its upcoming smartwatch with a circular display, and asked developers to apply for early access to the SDK for building apps for the device. Today, Samsung has released the SDK for its upcoming Gear smartwatch to the developers who signed up. Apparently, the Samsung Gear Early Access SDK allows […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
This Gear A concept image does little to excite
We have been hearing a lot about the Gear A, with our own insiders having offered us a lot of detail about Samsung’s first round smartwatch. But despite all the information that has been leaking recently, we are yet to see any hint of what the Gear A (codenamed Orbis) could look like, thanks to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s round smartwatch delayed, will launch alongside the Galaxy Note 5
Samsung had confirmed earlier this year that it was taking its time with the next Gear smartwatch in order to make sure it’s as perfect as possible. Called the Gear A, this watch will be the first round smartwatch from Samsung and will bring a new method of user interaction thanks to its use of a rotating […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago