Smart Watch news and trends

Apple Holds 41 Percent Share Of Smartwatch Market
Apple // August 31, 2018

As global smartwatch shipments grew by 37 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, Apple has maintained dominance in the category with a 41 percent market share. And, while 90 percent of smartwatches currently shipped do not have cellular capabilities, smartwatch makers are looking to add...

Is Samsung’s Gear 3 Smartwatch Stealing Apple’s Thunder?
Innovation // September 01, 2016

In the battle of the smartwatches, is bigger always better? Samsung aims to find out by going big against Apple, Huawei and others. Mashable noted on Wednesday (Aug. 31) that Samsung is following up on what the site said was the tech giant’s “well-received” Gear S2 with...

Will Consumers Adopt A Digital Financial Conscience?
In Depth // January 19, 2015

What’s wrong with a consumer who eats lunch out every day, prefers Starbucks to the office Keurig coffee machine and splurges on Uber instead of public transportation? Maybe nothing. But Moven, a digital app that combines real-time spending analysis with digital banking capabilities has extended...

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Google Eyes Revamp Of Health Wearable

March 01, 2020
Despite struggling sales for the Wear OS smartwatches, Google said this week that it intends to fix users’ issues and move forward. The problems are due in some measure to Wear OS’ middling health features, which were the focus of a user survey conducted to find out what people would fix about the watches. Google’s survey […]

Apple Holds 41 Percent Share Of Smartwatch Market

August 31, 2018
As global smartwatch shipments grew by 37 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, Apple has maintained dominance in the category with a 41 percent market share. And, while 90 percent...

Is Samsung’s Gear 3 Smartwatch Stealing Apple’s Thunder?

September 01, 2016
In the battle of the smartwatches, is bigger always better? Samsung aims to find out by going big against Apple, Huawei and others. Mashable noted on Wednesday (Aug. 31) that Samsung is...