Fitbit buy Pebble business for $ 40 million

Fitbit is a manufacturer that is known for its affordable fitness trackers. The company plans to expand its business and to  become a more influential name in the market for smart watches. Fitbit interested in buying Pebble. Why new Fitbit buy Pebble business? According to unconfirmed information, the price of this deal will be between 34 million and 40 million dollars. The acquisition will most likely end brand Pebble. The main reason for the company’s desire to sell their business Fitbit has financial problems.

FITBIT BUY PEBBLE BUSINESS

The latest report from IDC shows that smart watches have reported 52% fewer sales on an annual basis in the third quarter of 2016, Inform VentureBeat. Pebble face fierce competition from leading technology companies such as Apple, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus and others. Just a few months Pebble fired 15% of its staff in an attempt to improve their financial condition. Perhaps you do not know, but it introduced its first smart watch for two years before Apple to launch its first model in this market niche.

A curious fact is that Pebble has already received at least two offers to acquire other companies. In the summer of last year, they rejected a proposal from Citizen worth 740 mln., Which is almost 20 times the lower value of the deal with Fitbit. At the beginning of 2016 . Intel made an offer to buy the company in the amount of 70 million . All of these data in the best way demonstrate how reduced market capitalization Pebble in recent months.

http://nsmartphone.com/fitbit-buy-pebble-business/

Samsung tested 5.7″ and 6.2″ versions of the Galaxy S8 with curved new Galaxy Note

Over the past two years, Samsung has introduced two versions of its new high-end smartphone. One model has a traditional design, while the second model features a curved Edge display. The company will continue to bet on the same strategy during 2017. Recent data on the popular tipster @ evleaks revealed that both versions of the Galaxy S8 will be equipped with new Galaxy Note curved display. This means that there will be an additional model name “Edge”.

We remind you that the numbers of models Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge were SM-G930 and SM-G935, inform PhoneArena. Many analysts had expected the names of the two smartphones Samsung Galaxy S8 are respectively SM-G940 and SM-G945, but it turns out that the situation is different. Korean manufacturer plans to present them as SM-G950 and SM-G955. Even more curious is that Samsung tested another smartphone with the name “SM-N950”, which traditionally represents a new Galaxy Note.

For comparison model Galaxy Note 7 was SM-N930, his predecessor Market SM-N920. This information, however, could mean that Samsung still has not given up the idea to present new phablet in 2017. It seems that the company will continue to bet on the idea that users can choose between two models of high class. In conclusion, we note that the new Galaxy Note curved Galaxy S8 will probably be marketed in versions 5.7 and 6.2-inch displays.

http://nsmartphone.com/new-galaxy-note-curved/

Samsung stopped work on Galaxy S8 for 2 weeks

The company Samsung has stopped work on developing a new smartphone Galaxy S8for two weeks. The reason is that all engineers of the company are now trying to find the cause of the overheating of the Galaxy Note 7 causing the outbreak of devices, writes The Wall Street Journal. Why Samsung stopped work on Galaxy S8?

Developers still have no answer to what caused the problem in phones. Experts consider different versions of the problem.

So, the mein question is why Samsung stopped work on Galaxy S8? This means that the new model of Samsung can be presented on February 28, as originally planned. The company will participate in the annual event Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, which starts on 29 February without the new smartphone.

Samsung admitted that the whole case on the issue of Galaxy Note 7 could be worth about 4 billion. Pounds by the end of the first quarter of 2017, but the real loss for the company is its reputation among consumers, who can choose not to buy another phone Samsung’s.

http://nsmartphone.com/samsung-stopped-work-on-galaxy-s8/

DEVICESSamsung started mass production of the first 10-nanometer processors

Samsung officially confirmed that they have started mass production of 10 nm processors Qualcomm Snapdragon 830. The new generation of chips based on advanced FinFET technology. The end result is increased productivity by 27% and approximately 40% lower power consumption compared to previous 14nm processors with Samsung. To achieve this effect the company’s engineers developed a new 3D transistor structure.

We remind you that the Internet now have evidence that Samsung will produce 10 nm processors Qualcomm Snapdragon 830. It is expected that most Android smartphones from high-end next year to use Snapdragon 830, informs Reuters. Samsung confirmed that the first models with 10-nanometer FinFET technology will be presented in early 2017. Probably not suspected Galaxy S8, which will see on February 26 will work exactly with such a processor.

The Korean manufacturer is already working on the next version of its 10-nanometer technology. The new manufacturing process will offer additional improvements and said 10LPP. If all goes according to plan mass production of next-generation processors to Samsung to begin in the second half of 2017. It seems that the company wants to become a global leader in the development of 10-nanometer processors in the industry.

http://nsmartphone.com/10-nm-processors-qualcomm-snapdragon-830/

What will happen to all returned smartphone Galaxy Note 7

Consumers have begun to return to their phablet in retail trading partners with Samsung. According to official data from the market have been downloaded over 2.5 million. Devices of the smartphone Galaxy Note 7 of faulty batteries. Besides financial problems for the Korean manufacturer, you’ve probably thought about what makes the Samsung with these practically unusable products. Thanks to TechRadar understand what will happen with these models.

It turns out that Samsung will use a special process to destroy all returned units of Galaxy Note 7. In an official statement from the company stated that this will be done in accordance with all requirements of the regulatory authorities for safety. This means that Samsung will try to recycle or repair any component of the returned devices of the smartphone Galaxy Note 7. The device is this process cost of about $ 2.3 billion.

Despite the evolution of technology that changed the mobile devices in recent years, still, we do not have enough cheap and environmentally friendly methods with which to destroy such products. Every company is faced with this problem and find its own solution. We shall see what will happen with the built-in battery of Galaxy Note 7 that can not be changed by users. We can only hope that Samsung will remove them and recycle them in the right way because they are extremely harmful to the environment.

http://nsmartphone.com/smartphone-galaxy-note-7/

The symmetrical design is the reason bursting batteries Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Problems with the  Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery explosion are the most discussed topic in the technology industry in recent weeks. Samsung ended production phablet and this move will ensure significant financial losses. However, for the Korean manufacturer, it is more important to ensure the safety of users and to keep its good image among them. The defective battery is not the only problem that required withdrawal from the market of the device forward PhoneArena.

WHAT THE REAL REASON FOR THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7 BATTERY EXPLOSION?

Samsung uses the strongest 7000 Series aluminum in the manufacture of the frame and the edges. Thus Galaxy Note 7 is 1.3 times as durable and 1.2 times more resistant to abrasion compared to the Galaxy S7. The company’s desire to provide maximum space stylus S Pen is the reason to bet on a special manufacturing process named 3D Thermoforming. The end result is a fully symmetrical design that distinguishes it from other devices Galaxy brand in the market.

It is this vision, however, may be the cause of defective batteries Galaxy Note 7. During the first withdrawal from the market on the internet leaked documents Samsung, revealing that the batteries of phablet are slightly larger than expected for their place inside his. Insulating plates that separate the anode and cathode are located too close to the edges of the Galaxy Note 7. This is the reason to increase heat and cause the outbreak of themselves batteries.

http://nsmartphone.com/samsung-galaxy-note-7-battery-explosion/

Samsung may introduce three models of Gear S3 smartwatches 2016

Rumors about the Samsung new smartwatches 2016, perhaps even more so than around the new Apple Watch. Recently, it was reported that the company will release three new models in the line Gear S3: base, Sport, and Luxury.

Almost immediately after it was reported that “Apple Watch 2” project will include just two new watch models, the Samsung fans spread rumors that the new Gear S3 smartwatches 2016 will be released in three versions!

One of them is a luxury, made with the help of specialists jewelry brand De Grisogono, which “Samsung” has worked in the past. The second model – Sport, equipped with additional sensors, including GPS and barometer. Third – basic, advanced or current that will keep rotating bezel.

Separately about every new feature have already written at different times, almost from the very moment when there was the mysterious model information «Solis», but previously it was assumed that all the functions will be embodied in a single modelSamsung Gear S3, which is required to submit at the beginning of autumn.

Source: http://nsmartphone.com/samsung-gear-s3-smartwatches-2016/

The future smart watches: Nokia, Samsung, Sony, One Plus and Xiaomi

In today’s selection, we yearn for the future smart watches that has not yet been reached, despite numerous announcements. Some brands promise quite yet, but the work on the other has, it seems, finally completed.

THE FUTURE SMART WATCHES: NOKIA

Perhaps one of the most “mysterious” projects.

The last mention of the “freshest” refers hours by 2015. Almost exactly a year has passed since then, as a journalist Evan Blass in his Twitter revealed a teaser model.

Earlier, the company showed a different model, which would manage the functions of smartphones, as well as enjoy more advanced sensors to monitor health. Then, in 2013, it argued that the measure will have the opportunity and pressure. Nokia Lumia Watch and have not appeared.

Microsoft Nokia Among the amazing deals – not the only one. The fact that the company is going to play the market wearable obviously two bracelets. But smart watches are still there.

Perhaps a partnership with watch brand Olio premium gives a glimmer of hope for the future Microsoft Watch?

THE FUTURE SMART WATCHES: HTC

Already known journalist and author of “spoilers smart watches” Blass and spread insides about the model from HTC.

History Timeline impressive. In early 2015 we predicted a few hours from the options dials futuristic, curved to the square.

In December 2015 Blass said on Twitter that HTC will release a watch model while others picked up and immediately gave nonexistent OS Android Wear watch.

Next was the CES and in May of this year “due date” of the project attributed to the current year by June. And then, at the end of May, it again postponed.

About the clock known that they could be round, 360×360 … and all.

THE FUTURE SMART WATCHES: SONY

The company has released 3 very successful model, but many waited until the last, that the latter SmartWatch3 on Android Wear must be renewed.

The fourth watch would be little more than the previous version with the resemblance, a little better protected, and the known sensors could add a few more, and thus their general list would look like this:

• Ambient light sensor
• Compass
• Gyroscope
• GPS
• Altimeter
• pulsometer

Watch a few times “announced” to the exit. First, they were waiting for CES 2016, and then they had planned to see at Google I / O. Did not happen.

THE FUTURE SMART WATCHES: ONE PLUS

OneWatch not comes, it does not come out and fitness tracker One Plus. Among the latest news is the most important of them – the statement by the head of the company made during the conference in Hong Kong.

In short, the clock was ready, but the launch has been postponed on a number of objective reasons, including the “abundance” in the market. I wonder if waiting in earnest in the One Plus when everyone will leave that niche or ‘play the fool’?

THE FUTURE SMART WATCHES: XIAOMI SMARTWATCH

Perhaps one of the most anticipated hours, which yield is accompanied by dozens of questions addressed to the manufacturer. And whether they will be able to make less than $ 100? – The company, in fact, has been widely recognized as a manufacturer of something cheap …

And will there be Android Wear? Do they come out of China? And – most important – when?

So far there are no answers to any of them. Announced the gadget on Facebook back in 2014. After this story for a long time, it froze, and the company rolled out a few gadgets from children’s hours to rice cookers and in April this year, once again the rumors.

We are waiting, with …

THE FUTURE SMART WATCHES: SAMSUNG

There probably is not “smart watches” and “clock”: the whole diagnostic laboratory we expect from the company in 2014. The site is still there, but no further details and serial images were found.

The gadget is equipped with ECG sensors photoplethysmograph should measure blood pressure and pulse, read the galvanic skin response, monitor the temperature and so on. N. Is it shows the time? – Who cares if the wrist a “doctor”!

http://nsmartphone.com/future-smart-watches-nokia-samsung/

Samsung Galaxy TabPRO S Windows 10 Tablet Leaked

It looks like Samsung is getting ready to launch a new Widows 10 tablet the Samsung Galaxy TabPRO S, which was posted on Twitter by Evan Blass.

The device shares a similar design to the Microsoft Surface Tablet and as we can see from the photos the device has a thin profile, a rear camera and a full keyboard add on.

What is interesting is the name of the tablet, in the past all devices under the ‘Galaxy’ brand have come with Google’s Android OS.

Unfortunately there are no specifications on this new Samsung Galaxy TabPRO S tablet, although they should be made available later today at Samsung’s CES press conference.

The Samsung CES Keynote takes place at 5PM ET and 2PM PT today, we will have more details about this new Windows 10 tablet then as well as Samsung’s other new devices.

Source The Verge

Samsung Galaxy A9 to carry price tag of around $500

When the Galaxy A9 smartphone was made official by Samsung in China last week, its pricing and availability details weren't revealed. However, thanks to new info, we now have an idea about the price tag the device will carry in the Asian country.

A leaked screenshot , which was shared by a user on Weibo. It reveals that the handset will cost RMB 3,199 in China. For those doing the maths, that's $495 at the current exchange rates.

For that price, you get a smartphone powered by Snapdragon 652 (which used to be SD620) and sporting a 6-inch (1080 x 1920 pixel resolution) Super AMOLED display. RAM is 3GB, while internal memory stands at 32GB, although it's expandable.

A 21MP camera is at the back, while an 8MP snapper is on the front. There's also a large 4,000 mAh battery to keep the lights on. The Galaxy A9 runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box, with planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow).

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Samsung launches Bio-Processor chip for fitness-tracking wearables

There’s no shortage of wearable fitness tracking devices which can monitor steps, distance traveled, elevation, heart rate, sleep quality, and other stats. But there’s always room for improvement, so Samsung has introduced what it’s calling the “first all-in-one health solution chip.”

The Samsung Bio-Processor is a single chip with an integrated microntroller, power management circuit, digital signal processor, eFlash memory, and five analog front ends for working with sensors to monitor your vital stats.

The chip can work in hardware that measure heart rate, skin temperature, body fat, skeletal muscle mass, and other physical responses thanks to:

• biolecetrical impedance analysis
• photoplethysmogram
• electrocardiogram
• skin temperature
• galvanic skin response

None of those features is exactly ground-breaking, but the Bio-Processor is one of the first single-chip solutions to integrate support all of them in one place. This could theoretically reduce the size and cost of wearable fitness trackers.

That said, I’ve been wearing a Withings Pulse activity tracker on my belt for the past two years. I originally opted for this model because it offered long battery life, step counting, elevation tracking, and a heart rate monitor. But honestly, the only stat I pay attention to these days is the step count. It provides me a good excuse to stay active every day of the week and allows me to set and meet goals. All the other stats are kind of meaningless (and the heart rate sensor is finnicky and not particularly accurate).

Maybe you need skin temperature or heart rate stats to help keep you motivated. But I know I probably could have saved some money by purchasing a model with fewer features… and if my Withings Pulse ever dies, that’s probably what I’ll do.

Still, I suppose it’s nice to have extra options.

Samsung says its new Bio-Processor will be used for new fitness and health devices expected to ship in the first half of 2016.

Samsung Gear S2 to Launch in Platinum and Rose Gold Color Options Soon

Samsung Gear S2 is probably one of the best smartwatches available in the market. The wearable ships with Tizen as its operating system instead of Android Wear which is running on most wearable devices these days.

According to a new rumor, Samsung Gear S2 is expected to hit the market in two new color options: platinum and rose gold.

These color options weren’t initially announced with the smartwatch, but it won’t be a surprise as previous Samsung smartwatches were introduced in these two color options. However, it’s not sure when the smartwatches in colors will hit the market, and which markets will get them. So, we’ll have to wait for Samsung to shed some light on it.

As a quick recap, the Samsung Gear S2 comes with a rotating bezel and a 1.2-inch display boasting a resolution of 360 by 360 pixels, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, 250 mAh battery, IP68 certification which makes the wearable dust and water-resistant and ships with Tizen as its operating system.

We’ll update you as soon as Samsung introduces the smartwatch in the new color options.

Source: SamMobile