The Swatch smartwatch is more disappointing than anyone could have imagined
After months of slinging insults at Apple, Swatch’s big invention is a dumbwatch with an NFC chip.
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eWAY launches wearable payments app
Australian payments platform company, eWAY, has launched an app that let’s Apple Watch users accept payments through their smartwatch.
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Wearables smothering Swiss watch business, Fossil CEO says
Wearables are reducing interest in Swiss watches, with those highly regarded timepieces losing some of their luster as technology is incorporated into what people wear on their wrists.
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Salesforce showcases enterprise Apple Watch apps
Salesforce.com has showcased third-party software that uses the Salesforce Wear developer platform and Salesforce clouds to get business information to wearers of the Apple Watch.
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Instagram helps developers build better Apple Watch apps
Instagram sees an opportunity for developing more complex apps for the Apple Watch and so has released the IGInterfaceDataTable open source library to make it easier to configure tables with multidimensional data.
Tutorials about smartwatches
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How to 'hard reset' your Apple Watch
For the first couple of weeks after I got my Apple Watch, its various sensors didn't get along. My Activity app was a mess; on Monday it tracked steps but not distance; Wednesday my distance traveled was more accurate, but the Exercise ring stayed stolidly at a sad two minutes; on Friday distance was OK, but my steps were way off.
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How to take a screen shot on your Apple Watch
Last week, I finally received my Apple Watch. I plan to write a number of related Watch tips and tricks stories, and I like to be able to provide visual aids in my posts whenever possible, so one of the first questions I asked myself was, How do I take a screen shot on the Apple Watch?
Features about smartwatches
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Smartwatches are big, pricey -- and ugly
Most of the 1,500 survey respondents set a maximum of $200 for a smartwatch -- and nearly half haven't bought one yet.