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TicWatch Pro 3 Gets First Big Discount at 15% Off, But You Have to Hurry

Kellen March 5, 2021 3

Mobvoi gave us a taste of the discount we've been asking for a week or so ago when they shaved off $15 from their excellent TicWatch Pro 3, the only watch currently running the Snapdragon Wear 4100. Today, they are going bigger in a limited-time deal on Amazon...

Is a New Samsung Wear OS Watch Interesting?

Kellen March 4, 2021 29

That's the question I keep asking myself now that we have both rumors and a possible code reference to Samsung working on a Wear OS watch for the first time since the platform launched in 2014. I can't decide if Samsung should make a Wear OS watch again or if...

Samsung Source Code Hints at Wear OS-Powered ‘Merlot’ Smartwatch

Tim March 3, 2021 14

Thanks to a lot of work from @MishaalRahman, digging through a pile of kernel source code, a hint has been discovered that appears to back up the biggest unconfirmed news in town: Samsung is making a Wear OS smartwatch. According to Mishaal's discovery, lines...

Mobvoi Discounts TicWatch S2 ($135) and TicWatch E2 ($128)

Tim March 2, 2021 2

While we await more Wear OS devices running the new Snapdragon Wear 4100 processor, Mobvoi is discounting a few of its smartwatches this week. Starting today for a very limited time, you can get a TicWatch S2 for just $135 (33% off) and the TicWatch E2 for...

That New Moto Wear OS Watch has a Snapdragon Wear 4100!

Kellen March 2, 2021 23

When we shared news yesterday that there would be a new series of Moto-branded smartwatches released over the coming months, we missed an important hint at their potential. In one of the slides that showed the backside of one of the watches, the bezel of the...

We Might Get Three New Motorola Watches This Year (Updated: 4100!)

Kellen March 1, 2021 16

The newest Moto 360 watch that first launched at the end of 2019 was not made by Motorola. I think we made that clear back then, but for those who missed that launch, a company called eBuyNow is the company that made it under a licensing deal with Motorola....

“OK, Google” has Been Broken on Wear OS for a Long Time, Mmmhmm (Updated)

Kellen February 24, 2021 31

"Where is the Wear team - do we have anyone here?" are the words of Dave Burke, Android's VP of engineering, in response to a question two years ago at Google I/O about whether or not Wear OS was a dead platform. Burke followed up that question with jokes or a...

Samsung Returning to Android for Next Smartwatch, Ditching Tizen

Tim February 19, 2021 53

I'm trying to think of the last time Samsung used the Android platform for a smartwatch. Give me a moment. Was it really the original Gear Live? That watch launched in 2014, being one of the very first Android Wear devices. Since then, the company has been...