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Google Updates Wear OS To Support Faster Payments
Google Updates Wear OS To Support Faster Payments
July 26, 2018  |  Google

Alphabet’s Google released on Thursday (July 26) its Android P Developer Beta 5, as the company moves closer to rolling out the release of its mobile...

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Wirecard, Mastercard Expand Existing Partnership For Contactless Payments
Wirecard, Mastercard Expand Existing Partnership For Contactless Payments
July 17, 2018  |  Wearables

Wirecard and Mastercard announced plans to expand their existing partnership to promote digital, contactless payments via wearables. As of today (July 17), the expanded partnership...

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Will Kids Be Key To Cracking The Wearables Code?
Will Kids Be Key To Cracking The Wearables Code?
June 14, 2018  |  Wearables

The Fitbit Ace, the wearable company’s latest $100 offer geared specifically to children, is officially out on the market. Designed for children eight and up,...

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Marc Jacobs Launches First Wear OS Smartwatch
Marc Jacobs Launches First Wear OS Smartwatch
June 08, 2018  |  Retail

Marc Jacobs is launching its first Wear OS smartwatch, joining the brand’s line of hybrid smartwatches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Making Unexpected Connections
Making Unexpected Connections
May 08, 2018  |  Today In Data

Given that the average American checks his Facebook page some 14 times a day, the social media giant’s decision to expand into online dating is less...

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Lenovo Wants 20 Percent Smart Wearable Market Share In India
Lenovo Wants 20 Percent Smart Wearable Market Share In India
April 24, 2018  |  Wearables

Lenovo Group is setting its sights on India as it tries to boost its market share in the wearables industry in the country. Get the...

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Apple Watch Sales Expected to Rise In 2018
Apple Watch Sales Expected to Rise In 2018
February 23, 2018  |  Retail

The Apple Watch has been driving the wearables market – the company saw sales jump 60 percent in 2017, with 16 million units shipped. Get...

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Fitbit Expands Its Health Care Reach With Twine Health Buy
Fitbit Expands Its Health Care Reach With Twine Health Buy
February 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices, announced Tuesday (Feb. 13) that it is acquiring Twine Health, the health coaching platform that aims to help people...

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Apple Watch Shipments Jumped 54 Percent Last Year
Apple Watch Shipments Jumped 54 Percent Last Year
February 07, 2018  |  Apple

Apple’s latest iPhone iteration may not be doing so hot, but the company did see a performance boost in an unlikely contestant: the Apple Watch....

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