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Fossil Gen 6 Will Get Wear OS 3 Update Next Week

Kellen October 13, 2022 20

If you saw the announcement this morning about Fossil's new Gen 6 Wellness Edition watch that is their first to run Wear OS 3, you might have wondered what that meant on the Wear OS 3 front for the previously released Fossil Gen 6 line. I have good news - the...

Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition Launches and is First With Wear OS 3

Kellen October 13, 2022 24

In a surprise move on the day that the Google Pixel Watch arrives, Fossil has announced a new smartwatch, its first that runs Wear OS 3 and has access to the new Fossil companion app. Say "hello" to the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition. The Fossil Gen 6 Wellness...

September’s Android Feature Drop is Here and There’s a Lot to See

Tim September 8, 2022 24

Even now and then (typically quarterly), Google announces a suite of new features for Android. Earlier this year, we got an Android Feature Drop that brought us custom stickers in Gboard, improvements for Sound Amplifier, plus much more. This week, Google has...

A First Look at Mobvoi’s Next TicWatch With Qualcomm’s W5+ Chip

Kellen July 20, 2022 6

After a brief mention of Mobvoi's upcoming TicWatch that will be the first to run the new Snapdragon W5+ from Qualcomm, the watchmaker has now revealed a first teaser image of it. Spoiler alert: It looks like a TicWatch. The above image shows off a shadowy,...

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon W5+ Chip for Wearables Makes “Most Advanced Leap Yet”

Kellen July 19, 2022 18

Every two years, Qualcomm introduces a new (or should I say "new") wearable chipset that will power a new range of smartwatches, many of which run Wear OS. During the days of the Snapdragon Wear 2100 and 3100 chips, I think it's safe to say that Wear OS...

Wear OS 3 Looks Great on the Montblanc Summit 3

Kellen July 15, 2022 1

The Montblanc Summit 3 was announced a couple of weeks ago as the first Wear OS 3 watch not made by Samsung. The price of the watch puts it out of reach of most of us, but taking the watch for a spin is something I really, really want to do. Wear OS 3 is a...

Qualcomm Teases “Big” New Smartwatch Chipset

Kellen July 14, 2022 6

A new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear chip might be on the horizon, folks. Whether it's the Snapdragon Wear 5100 or something else, Qualcomm started teasing a piece of "big" news this week, with all of the cheeky references to watches and clocks you could ask for....

Wear OS 3 Pushed Fossil to Make New Companion App

Kellen July 1, 2022 8

Fossil released new hybrid watches last week under their Gen 6 brand. The watches don't run Wear OS, but they are noteworthy because they launched alongside a revamped Fossil Smartwatches app that was used to setup the hybrid line. Feedback for the new version...