Android smart watches get in time with iPhone

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 23:26

Google on Monday broke down the wall between Android smart watches and iPhones, taking on Apple Watch on its home turf.

Smartwatches open new hacking risk: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 21:59

The surging market for smartwatches opens up new ground for hackers, according to researchers who found vulnerabilities in all the devices they tested.

Wearables market to grow 173%: IDC

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015, 19:46

The wearables market will maintain its momentum and see a strong growth of over 173 percent during this fiscal, an International Data Corporation (IDC) report on Monday said.

Luxury brands hedge their bets with smartwatches

Last Updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015, 09:08

The flurry of technology deals luxury watchmakers announced this week to tackle the Apple Watch threat are more a way to hedge their bets in case the smartwatch market takes off than a strategic U-turn.

5 things in technology that will define 2015

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 18:28

The year 2014 saw some of best in the world of technology - from smartwatches to cheap 4G smartphones, HD displays on budget smartphones, the best of tablets and not to forget Apple Pay.

Wearable gadgets not ready for prime time, tech watchers say

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:17

Despite the hoopla, wearable gadgets like wristwatches for checking your text messages or eyeglasses that capture video are unlikely to make a splash with consumers anytime soon, given the clumsy designs, high prices and technological constraints of many of the current offerings.

Smartwatches won't be hot picks this year: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 17:38

Wearable computing is the latest market where every tech company is laying its hands on, but a new study has revealed that smart gear like watches will not be featured on many consumers' holiday wish lists this year.

ZTE to take on Samsung with cheaper smartwatches

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 21:51

Chinese smartphone maker ZTE Corp. is reportedly set to launch its own range of smartwatches early next year, apparently in a bid to manufacture cheaper alternative to Samsung's Galaxy Gear.

Now, make calls with Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 08:51

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Qualcomm Inc unveiled smartwatches on Wednesday, tapping a potential "wearables" market worth an estimated USD 50 billion as the high-end mobile phone market becomes saturated.