92 news items tagged smartwatch
Worldwide wearables shipments surge 94.6% in 3Q19, says IDC
Wednesday 11 December 2019Global shipments of wearable devices totaled 84.5 million units in the third quarter of 2019, an on-year increase of 94.6% and a new record for shipments in a single quarter, according...
More IT vendors to step into smartwatch sector
Thursday 26 September 2019Following in the steps of Apple, Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi, more IT brands including Google, Oppo and Vivo are expected to step into the smartwatch space in the wake of a slowdown...
Apple introduces new iPad and Watch Series 5
Wednesday 11 September 2019Apple has introduced the seventh-generation iPad, bringing more screen area and support for the full-sized Smart Keyboard to its tablet devices. It has also unveiled the new Apple...
Global smartwatch shipments grow 44% in 2Q19, says Strategy Analytics
Friday 9 August 2019Global smartwatch shipments grew 44% on year in the second quarter of 2019, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple Watch maintained its strong leadership, as Samsung returned to second...
LGD outraces Samsung Display to become top OLED panel supplier for smartwatches
Friday 22 February 2019LG Display (LGD) has outraced fellow company Samsung Display to become the world's largest supplier of OLED panels for smartwatch applications, Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC)...
Samsung reveals foldable smartphone
Thursday 21 February 2019Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy Fold featuring a 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display, which folds into a compact device with a cover display.
New product launches drive double-digit growth in wearable market, says IDC
Tuesday 4 December 2018Global shipments of wearable devices reached 32 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up 21.7% from the previous year, according to IDC.
Worldwide wearable market ticks up 5.5% due to gains in emerging markets, says IDC
Wednesday 5 September 2018Growth continued in the global wearable market during the second quarter of 2018 as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year according to data from...
Innolux to showcase smartwatch with flexible OLED display
Thursday 23 August 2018Innolux is to showcase an array of smart wearable and household devices as well as VR head-mounted devices at the upcoming Touch Taiwan 2018 to be held in Taipei from August 29-31.
Global wearable market grows 7.7% in 4Q17 and 10.3% in 2017, says IDC
Tuesday 6 March 2018The worldwide wearables market continued its upward trajectory in both the fourth quarter of 2017 and full year 2017 with total shipment volumes reaching new records. Moreover, thanks...
Samsung to focus on promoting Gear Sport smartwatches
Friday 13 October 2017Samsung Electronics has adjusted its strategy for wearable devices to focus on promoting its newly released Gear Sport smartwatch and wireless earphone Gear IconX 2018 products, while...
Upstream suppliers to enjoy rising revenues from AirPods and Apple Watches in 4Q17
Monday 2 October 2017Quanta Computer, Inventec as well as the ASE group's Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) and the Foxconn group's Shunsin Technology and Luxshare-ICT, are expected to see strong...
Basic trackers take back seat as smartwatches accelerate in 2Q17, says IDC
Friday 1 September 2017The worldwide wearable market was once again graced with positive growth as shipments grew 10.3% on year, reaching 26.3 million during the second quarter of 2017, according to the...
Worldwide wearable device sales to grow 17% in 2017, says Gartner
Friday 25 August 2017Gartner forecasts that 310.4 million wearable devices will be sold worldwide in 2017, an increase of 16.7% from 2016. Sales of wearable devices will generate revenues of US$30.5 billion...
Taiwan market: Acer sponsors smarwatches for Universiade Taipei
Friday 18 August 2017Acer has sponsored 13,000 units of its limited-edition Leap Ware smartwatches for the Summer Universiade 2017 sporting event, hosted in Taipei, Taiwan from August 19-30.
Apple Watch shipments expected to reach 15 million in 2017
Friday 18 August 2017With Apple ready to launch its third-generation Apple Watch, Apple's overall smartwatch shipments are expected to rise to 4.5 million units in the fourth quarter and hit 15 million...
Apple falls to third place in 2Q17 wearable band market, says Canalys
Monday 14 August 2017The total worldwide wearable band market grew 8% on year in the second quarter of 2017, according to Canalys. The wearable band market for second-quarter 2017 was led by Xiaomi with...
Wearable players seeking measures as sales remain weak
Thursday 20 July 2017Wearable players originally had high expectations about emerging IT applications, but several have started changing their strategies as most are seeing weak sales from the product...
Wearables continue to see strong growth in MEA market, says IDC
Wednesday 21 June 2017The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearable market continued its strong growth trajectory into the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest figures compiled by IDC. Bucking a...
Asustek reportedly to start wave of layoffs
Wednesday 14 June 2017Rumors have circulated that Asustek Computer is looking to lay off a large number of employees as part of its business reorganization. The company noted that it is currently in the...
IC Insights cuts long-term IoT semiconductor forecast
Friday 9 June 2017IC Insights has scaled back its total semiconductor sales forecast for system functions related to the IoT in 2020 by about US$920 million, mostly because of lower revenue projections...
Asustek likely to discontinue ZenWatch product line
Monday 15 May 2017Asustek Computer is likely to discontinue the development of its ZenWatch product line as sales of its smartwatch devices have been lower than expected, according to sources of Taiwan's...
LG to launch two Android Wear-based smartwatches, says paper
Thursday 2 February 2017LG Electronics is expected to soon launch two smartwatches, the LG Sport and LG Style, in cooperation Google. Both of the models will support Android Wear 2.0, according to a Chinese-language...
Compal ramping up smartwatch shipments to Fossil, says paper
Wednesday 25 January 2017Compal Electronics is expected to double OEM smartwatch shipments to brand vendor Fossil to 1.2 million units in 2017, up from 500,000-600,000 units shipped in the previous year,...
Taiwan wearable product shipments to account for 42% of global shipments in 2018, says MIC
Wednesday 25 January 2017The ratio of Taiwan's shipments of smart wearable devices, mainly smartwatches and bracelets, to global shipments will grow from 39% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 and further increase to...
- Qualcomm reportedly working on a new 64-bit smartwatch processor (Jul 9) - androidcentral
- Fossil to sell smartwatch IP to Google for $40 million (Jan 17) - ZDNet
- Why Apple's AirPods could become a better fitness tracker than the Apple Watch (Dec 18) - CNBC
- Germany bans children's smartwatches over surveillance concerns (Nov 18) - Fortune
- Apple 'working on non-iPhone Apple Watch' (Aug 4) - BBC News
- Get ready for the Internet of Louis Vuitton Things (Jul 11) - New York Times
- Aetna will subsidize Apple Watch in first US insurer deal (Sep 27) - Bloomberg
- Intel recalls smartwatch over safety fears (Aug 3) - CNBC
- Intel issues a full recall over Basis Peak fitness watches that may burn you (Aug 3) - PC World
- The Apple Watch has an identity crisis, and that's killing sales (Apr 15) - ZDNet