The promise of contextual, useful information at a glance is coming with Android Wear smartwatches. A first look at notifications illustrates this but consumers will have to carefully manage which apps… Read more »
In this week’s podcast we discuss the connected car and how it changes transportation in urban and rural areas as well as new dedicated networks in the U.K and San Francisco… Read more »
Although granted patents aren’t always implemented in actual products, Samsung could build a round-faced smartwatch similar to the upcoming Moto 360. SammyToday gathered up a number of images and descriptions from the… Read more »
Would you rather take phone calls on a watch instead of a phone? Samsung thinks so based on reports that it will launch a standalone smartwatch this summer that will accept… Read more »
U.K.-based research firm Strategy Analytics figures that Samsung took 71 percent of the smartwatch market in the first quarter of 2014, with an estimated 500,000 smartwatches sold. Android Beat noted the… Read more »
Even as wearables and connected environments gain popularity, smartphones will play an increasingly important role in people’s lives. Fjord CEO Olof Schybergson explains why the smartphone is not going away anytime… Read more »
After debuting the Galaxy Gear smartwatch with Android, Samsung is likely changing the software to Tizen, just like its Gear 2 watch. That’s good for developers and for device owners. Read more »
Celebration Health is tracking its nurses as they move throughout the day to help set employee-friendly schedules, cluster patients more effectively and manage costs. Learn how on this week’s podcast. Read more »
Qualcomm added voice input to the Toq smartwatch, showing off both its hardware and Nuance’s software. Toq Talk is limited to text messages for now but is another recent example of… Read more »
As impressed as I was when I first saw the Samsung Gear Fit wearable, I couldn’t understand why the display showed everything in horizontal mode. That’s not ideal for the wrist… Read more »