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Your fitness tracker is probably overestimating calories burned

February 4, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

The inaccuracy of fitness trackers when it comes to calories burned has been highlighted by a recent BBC investigation. Essential

Bezel-less Samsung Galaxy Sport looks slick in new leaked render

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Bezel-less Samsung Galaxy Sport looks pretty slick in new leaked render

February 4, 2019 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 1 min read

Another leaked render has emerged of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Sport. This one is the clearest yet. Essential reading: Top fitness

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Swatch hit by China slowdown and growing acceptance of smartwatches

February 1, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 2 min read

Swiss watchmaker Swatch sales have been hit with a double whammy – exposure to the slowing China market and increasing

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Fitness trackers are wrongly sending people to doctors, report warns

January 29, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Health tracker, Smartwatch 3 min read

Hypochondriacs whose fears are fuelled by data from their fitness tracker or smartwatch are putting extra strain on the NHS

IFA 2018: Casio announces new addition to its PRO TREK Smart series

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Casio’s PRO TREK WSD-F30 watch is now available for purchase

January 29, 2019 Marko Maslakovic IFA 2018, Smartwatch 2 min read

At IFA 2018 in September, Casio announced a new edition to its PRO TREK series – the WSD-F30. It boasts

Google fuels Pixel Watch rumours with new device codenames

January 27, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

Code watchers this week uncovered activity in AOSP by some Google employees surrounding two new devices. The names salmon and medeka emerged

Apple’s upcoming mobile products could get a poison gas sensor

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Apple’s upcoming mobile products may get a poison gas sensor

January 25, 2019 Ivan Jovin Health tracker, Smartwatch 2 min read

Apple is considering adding a poison gas sensor to its future Apple Watches, iPhones and iPads. The new tech would

Nokia had its own smartwatch under development

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The Nokia smartwatch that could have been

January 25, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Leaks, Smartwatch 1 min read

The company in charge of developing Nokia smartphones allegedly had a smartwatch in the works, which it ultimately decided to

Samsung attempts to fix battery issues with latest update for Galaxy Watch

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Samsung tackles battery issues with latest Galaxy Watch update

January 24, 2019 Ivan Jovin Firmware update, Smartwatch 1 min read

Samsung has started rolling out a firmware update for both the regular and LTE variants of its Galaxy Watch. The

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New Honor watches make European debut

January 23, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 2 min read

Honor (Huawei’s spin-off brand) is launching its first flagship smartwatches in Europe today. The release of Watch Magic and Dream

Renders show upcoming Samsung Galaxy Sport in full

Samsung Galaxy Sport gets FCC clearance, renders show watch in full

January 23, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

Samsung is expected to unveil a new smartwatch pretty soon. Today, more evidence has emerged in the form of an

Samsung Gear S3 gets substantial firmware update to Tizen 4.0

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Older Gear watches get handy update as we wait for new Samsung smartwatch

January 22, 2019 Ivan Jovin Firmware update, Smartwatch 1 min read

The latest firmware update for the Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport comes with a host of features and enhancements in

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Mastercard and Swatch launch SwatchPAY! in Switzerland

January 18, 2019 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 1 min read

As of today, Mastercard cardholders in Switzerland can pay with a new mobile payment service called SwatchPAY!. This is the

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Google just spent a cool $40 million to acquire Fossil’s smartwatch tech

January 18, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

It might be time for Google’s first smartwatch. The company has just entered into a $40 million agreement to buy

Akriveia Viking: a luxurious hybrid with mechanical hands

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Akriveia Viking: a luxurious smartwatch with mechanical hands

January 17, 2019 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Smartwatch 2 min read

Estonian-based Akriveia is raising funds on Kickstarter for Viking, a luxurious smartwatch that comes with mechanical, analog hands. The timepiece