Seven years after Ubuntu developer Canonical stopped supporting a mobile version of the GNU/Linux distribution designed for smartphones, the folks at UBPorts continue to keep Ubuntu Touch alive and ticking. This week the team rolled out Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 with support for over two dozen smartphones and tablets. In other recent tech news, it looks […]
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Fossil unveils 300 new smartwatch styles because… why not?
Watch maker Fossil entered the smart wearable gadget space in 2015, first by launching a few smartwatches and wristbands, and then by acquiring activity tracker company Misfit. Now the company is taking the next (il)logical step… and introducing a whopping 300 new smartwatch styles. Basically that means just about every watch brand that Fossil offers […]
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Fossil Q Founder smartwatch now available for $295
Fossil’s first smartwatch running Android Wear software is now available for purchase. The Fossil Q Founder is a stainless steel watch with a round display, an IP67 water-resistant case, and support for just about any 22mm band (Fossil will offers its own leather straps eventually, but right now the watch ships with a stainless steel […]
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Watch maker Fossil acquires fitness tracker company Misfit
Fossil recently launched its first line of smart wearable products including activity trackers, a watch that can alert you to notifications from your smartphone, and an upcoming smartwatch. But it looks like the company is taking another big step into the smart gadget space: Fossil is acquiring Misfit, maker of the Misfit Shine and Flash lines […]
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Fossil launches Q connected wearables for $125 and up
Fossil has been making watches since the 1980s. Now the company is getting into the smartwatch space… as well as the smart jewelry space. The Fossil Q line of products are connected watches, bracelets, and fitness trackers that will be available starting October 25th for $125 and up. Want the full Android Wear smartwatch experience? You’ll have […]
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Fossil Q Android Wear smartwatches coming soon
Watch maker Fossil announced plans this summer to get into the smart watch space, and now Fossil is starting to show off its Fossil Q line of connected accessories. The Fossil Q line includes a smart connected bracelet, a connected watch without a digital display, a watch with a round face and Android Wear software. The company isn’t […]
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Asus, LG, Fossil to launch new smartwatches
The march of the smartwatches continues. The first Pebble smartwatch launched in early 2013. Last year we started to see watches running Google’s Android Wear software and Samsung launched a half dozen watches with its own Tizen software. And this year saw the launch of the Apple Watch. So what’s next? A lot. We could see […]