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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

Consumers looking for more functionality from wearables – Ericsson

Findings from Ericsson ConsumerLab claim consumer enthusiasm for wearables technology is still growing but vendors are not meeting price or functionality expectations.

• 08 Jun 2016

Qualcomm goes big on wifi and IoT with multiple chip launches

Qualcomm has announced new chips and technologies designed to boost domestic wifi coverage, at-home IoT connectivity, wearable tech capability and next generation broadband delivery.

• 31 May 2016

Google announces smart denim jacket and modular smartphone progress

On the concluding day of its big developer conference Google looked to emerging devices technology in the form of a wearables partnership with Levi’s and its own Project Ara modular smartphone.

• 23 May 2016

Nokia makes major IoT and devices move with €170m Withings acquisition

Having sold off much of the family silver over the past few years Nokia is buying again and signalling a strategic move towards IoT by spending €170 million on French digital heath company Withings.

• 26 Apr 2016

Facebook claims its messaging platforms are now three times bigger than SMS ever was

Social media giant Facebook kicked-off its f8 developer conference with a major messaging push as well as a renewed focus on virtual reality.

• 13 Apr 2016

Strategy Analytics forecasts Apple Watch shipments to decline by 12% in 2016

There is growing consensus that shipments of the Apple watch may have peaked, at least for now, with market tracker Strategy Analytics forecasting a 12% decline this year.

• 12 Apr 2016

Apple Watch lawnmower app shows how far IoT has come

In what might, in future, be viewed as a key milestone in the evolution of the internet of things, Swedish company Husqvarna has released an Apple watch app that lets you remotely control your lawnmower.

• 18 Mar 2016

Samsung launches Galaxy S7 flagship smartphone upgrades at MWC 2016

On the eve of Mobile World Congress 2016, Samsung launched its new family of Galaxy smartphones in Barcelona.

• 21 Feb 2016

Smartwatch shipments overtake Swiss as Samsung launches eSIM Gear S2

Analyst firm Strategy Analytics has announced shipments of smartwatches have overtaken those of traditional Swiss watches for the first time.

• 19 Feb 2016

Samsung and Qualcomm announce LTE-U small cell collaboration

Electronics giant Samsung has announced it is collaborating with mobile chip leader Qualcomm to develop small cells designed to boost LTE via unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U).

• 17 Feb 2016

Qualcomm launches wearables platform and LTE cat-16 modem

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm has been saving up for MWC, adding a new wearables platform and a 1 Gbps LTE chip to its range of show launches.

• 12 Feb 2016

Telecoms.com Intelligence Annual Industry Survey 2016

Building on the success of our prestigious Annual Industry Survey, the 2016 edition is the largest undertaking we’ve embarked on to date. This year’s survey took in the thoughts and perspectives of more than 1,500 telecoms professionals with a staggering cumulative experience of 24,000 years. As usual we begin with our comprehensive sweep of the […]

• 11 Feb 2016

Google enhances Android Wear gesture UI

The ongoing quest to find a point for smart watches continues with the latest raft of tweaks to the Android Wear platform.

• 05 Feb 2016

Huawei consumer group flexes its muscles at CES 2016

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei looked to build on a strong year for its consumer business with a strong statement of intent at the first big tech show of the year.

• 06 Jan 2016

HTC, Under Armour launch IoT-ish wearable fitness range

At CES in Las Vegas HTC announced the launch of its dedicated IoT-ish health and fitness gear, produced alongside specialist equipment vendor Under Armour.

• 05 Jan 2016

Chinese vendors gain ground in wearables market

As the race for leadership of the wearables market entered the third quarter, Fitbit is still leading the field, having doubled it sales but Xiaomi is emerging as a strong challenger to Apple in smart watches.

• 04 Dec 2015