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Google finally gives Wear OS left-handed support

Jorge Gonzalez
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After dragging its heels for three and a half years, the wearable operating system will work on both wrists. Google had been losing its drive to move forward with its Wear OS wearable technology platform until Samsung came along to help. This assistance recharged the tech giant and encouraged it to take on a substantial user problem too. When Samsung came along, it helped Google to build the Wear OS 3. With that build, Google has finally opened itself to overcoming one of the major challenges its smartwatch wearers have…

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Samsung smartwatch bands for Gear S3 add fashion variety

Julie Campbell
Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch bands

The new wearable technology from Samsung gives consumers more choice in switching up the look. The new Samsung Gear S3 has been receiving a great deal of praise for the smartwatch bands options it provides. Previously, the brand’s wearable technology has offered very limited fashion choices. The Gear S3 comes with a range of different options that can be swapped out to change the look. Until now, consumers have not been able to switch up the look of their wearable tech using Samsung products. This has meant that if they…

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NFC technology in the next Samsung smartwatch will allow mobile payments

Jesse Collins
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A new report from South Korea suggests that the wearable technology will have near field communication tech. Recently, a report surfaced out of South Korea, which indicated that Samsung intends to integrate NFC technology into its next smartwatch, which it intends to release onto the market in the latter half of this year. This near field communication support will make it possible for wearers to use contactless mobile payments. The company’s own mobile wallet service, Samsung Pay, was unveiled in the United States and South Korea back in March 2015.…

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Smartwatch launch from Samsung could bring stand-alone device this summer

Julie Campbell
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The latest edition to join the Galaxy Gear line could soon be a wristwatch that acts as a smartphone. While Google and Apple have yet to release even one smartwatch (though they are both strongly believed to be aiming toward a launch before the end of the year), Samsung is now working on its fifth model of this wearable technology which should be able to act as a stand-alone device. This means that the wearable technology device will not require a smartphone in order to make calls. This smartwatch is…

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Smartwatches from Samsung just keep on coming

Jorge Gonzalez
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The mobile device maker has now announced that more wearable technology is on its way. Samsung has now announced that it has new smartwatches lined up for the not too distant future, and that these new wearable technology devices will be based on the Android Wear operating system. Despite the fact that Galaxy Gear and Gear Fit are already moving up, more wearables are in the pipes. It Is becoming increasingly clear that smartwatches are Samsung is throwing itself behind wearable technology and that it is attempting to establish itself…

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