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IFA 2017 is more connected than ever

The world’s second biggest consumer electronics show is increasingly all about connected devices as IoT becomes endemic.

• 31 Aug 2017

Fitbit finally launches a smartwatch in bid to reclaim wearables crown

Long-time wearables king Fitbit has belatedly got into the smartwatch game in a bid to fight back against Apple and Xiaomi.

• 29 Aug 2017

Apple said to be sticking an LTE modem in its Watch – meh

It has been reported that Apple is partnering with Intel to give the Apple Watch independent 4G connectivity, but that will just make it more expensive and no less pointless.

• 07 Aug 2017

Nokia poaches Samsung veteran to head up consumer tech division

Nokia Technologies – the bit that deals with things like wearables and intellectual property, is now being run by Gregory Lee, the former head of Samsung Electronics North America.

• 30 Jun 2017

Nokia unveils a bunch of digital health gadgets

The first major set of announcements since the Withings acquisition sees Nokia make its move with a portfolio of devices designed to help people keep an eye on their health.

• 20 Jun 2017

Apple becomes top wearables vendor as fitness bands run out of steam

The latest global wearables market data from Strategy Analytics reveals that Apple now heads the whole sector despite its products being by far the most expensive.

• 05 May 2017

Smartwatch optimism not dampened by harsh reality

Despite wearables industry posting mediocre results over the last couple of quarters, CCS Insight has released new research which anticipates healthy growth over the next couple of years.

• 16 Mar 2017

Wearables and tablets experience another sucker punch

Research firm Strategy Analytics has released its findings on the performance of smartwatches and tablets over Q4 2016, and it’s not the most flattering.

• 02 Feb 2017

The voice UI era has started and Apple looks out of touch

Apple was the big winner of the touch UI era but is doing little to challenge Amazon and Google as the world turns to voice.

• 06 Jan 2017

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Predicting 2017 – The New Year Special

The Week In Wireless gang is back for 2017 with another special episode featuring all of your favourites. Tim, Jamie, Scott, Mary, Richard, Alex and Henry all return to the podcast studio to forecast the biggest trends we can all expect in telecoms and technology across the coming 12 months. Will Nokia and Ericsson right 2016’s wrongs and renew the three-way battle with Huawei? Will anyone find a proper use for wearable? Will Mary go off on another rant? Will Tim ever get over his laryngitis?!

This episode was recorded immediately after the festivities of The Christmas Special – we’ll let you draw your own conclusions.

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• 05 Jan 2017

Crazy Electronics Show – what to expect from CES 2017

It’s the first week of a new year and that can mean only one thing, another CES is just around the corner – here we have a look at what we can expect from the world’s biggest consumer tech event.

• 03 Jan 2017

The smartwatch industry continues its futile search for meaning

As its breakout year failed to materialise the leading smartwatch players are desperately trying to justify the category.

• 23 Dec 2016

Fitness freaks prop up wearables market

It would appear the wearables market isn’t as bad as we thought, after research from IDC has growth at 3.1% year-on-year for the third quarter.

• 06 Dec 2016

$40m Pebble deal speaks volumes about smartwatch industry

Fitbit is reportedly out to buy smartwatch manufacturer Pebble for $40 million in a move which brings home the limitations in the segment.

• 01 Dec 2016

The Telecoms.com Podcast – The Magic Quad-Rant

This week the lads get Andy Tiller in from AsiaInfo to pick holes in Gartner’s industry yardstick tool – the Magic Quadrant. Andy’s got some pretty large bees in his bonnet, and it made for a pretty unapologetic conversation – but at no point do we call them corrupt. Honest.

Later on we go over Apple’s bad week, followed by a bit of natter about why no one likes smartwatches. Vodafone gets a pittance of a record-breaking fine, and we bleat on about a Halloween app for Goat-lovers everywhere.

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• 31 Oct 2016

Apple Watch rots as entire smartwatch market goes mouldy

Let’s hope they’re waterproof because smartwatches are going down the toilet, according to numbers released by the smart dudes over at IDC.

• 25 Oct 2016

Intel and Amazon aim to learn from mobile mistakes with Thalmic investment

The smartwatch market may have already peaked but there is hope in the form of Thalmic gesture control, and some tech giants are smart enough to see it.

• 19 Sep 2016

The smartwatch market has already peaked and the outlook is bleak

What’s the point of a smartwatch? That’s the question the device industry has totally failed to adequately answer, which is why sales and new launches have stalled.

• 15 Sep 2016

Apple launches a whole lot of not much, again

The speculation is finally over and once more the big annual iPhone event fell hopelessly short of the hype, as usual.

• 08 Sep 2016

Apple Watch shipment falls sends entire smart watch sector into decline

Research firm IDC says shipments of the Apple Watch have dropped by 55% resulting in the first year-on-year quarterly shipment decline for the smart watch sector.

• 21 Jul 2016