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Samsung Gear Updated to Work With Galaxy Watch, Android Pie – Now Called “Galaxy Wearable”

Kellen August 14, 2018

Samsung updated their Samsung Gear app this morning to prepare it for a couple of major happenings. For one, it now works with the Galaxy Watch, Samsung's new wearable that was announced alongside the Note 9. And with that support comes a new name of "Galaxy...

Report: New Samsung Smartwatch Will Offer Mobile Payments

Kellen June 8, 2015 30

According to a report out of Electronic Times, Samsung's next smartwatch will have NFC so that the Korean manufacturer can extend its payment system from phone to wearable. The current target for release is "second half of the year," but I would imagine a new...

Samsung Galaxy Gear Receives Update to Tizen, Now Functions Like Gear 2

Kyle July 21, 2014 40

Samsung continues to devote development and marketing resources to its homegrown smartwatches, much to Larry Page's chagrin. Reaffirming the South Korea-based company's commitment to its non-Android Wear-based devices, Samsung announced this morning the...

Deal: Refurbished Galaxy Gear for $89 at Best Buy

Kyle June 11, 2014 16

Want a smartwatch but are not willing to wait for the bevy of Android Wear devices releasing later this summer? If you are willing to settle for Samsung's first generation Galaxy Gear, Best Buy has got you covered - the retailer is selling it refurbished for $...

Tizen Update Available to Original Samsung Galaxy Gear Owners

Kyle May 30, 2014 44

A pre-release version of Samsung's promised Tizen update for the original Galaxy Gear smartwatch leaked two weeks ago, but we have not heard a peep about it since. That changed this morning, with Samsung releasing the new firmware via the web and its Kies ...

Samsung Reportedly Preparing Gear Glass for Debut in September

Eric May 14, 2014 43

New reports out of Korea claim that Samsung will be announcing their own Google Glass-like wearable units in September of this year. The news comes from Business Korea, who spoke with a Samsung representative that stated the company will be ready to "roll out...

Samsung Galaxy Gear Tizen Update Leaks, Previewed in Video

Kyle May 14, 2014 27

Samsung maintained back in May that it would continue to support the Galaxy Gear, most notably with an update from an Android-based OS to a Tizen-based OS. If leaked firmware obtained by SamMobile is any indication, it seems like the company is nearly ready to...

Deal: Original Galaxy Gear Available on eBay for $99 Plus Free Shipping

Kellen May 8, 2014 35

Because of the moderate success of the original Samsung Galaxy Gear, followed by the quick introduction of 2nd-gen Gear 2 devices, Samsung and its retail partners are doing whatever they can to offload old Gear stock. The deals on the Galaxy Gear have come...