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Tag: smartwatches

Apple Watch could surprise to the upside

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 5:38 pm15 Comments

I believe the Street is estimating that Apple sold about 5.5 million Apple Watches in the December quarter…

Apple Watch future is bright as U.S. smartwatch sales seen primed for surge

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 8:58 amWednesday, December 16, 20156 Comments

Smartwatches are particularly popular among broadband households with children…

Smartphones to die out within five years, replaced by artificial intelligence – survey

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 10:46 am31 Comments

Smartphones will cease to exist within five years, according to new research carried out by

Majority of Apple Watch owners plan to give it as a gift

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 5:14 pmTuesday, December 8, 201512 Comments

As Apple Watch enters the critical holiday shopping season…

Apple Watch again the most buzzed-about product for holidays

Monday, December 7, 2015 4:49 pmMonday, December 7, 201510 Comments

Briefly surpassed during the Black Friday sales weekend as consumers buzzed about low-cost 4K ultrahigh-definition TVs, Apple Watch has made a comeback…

IDC estimates Apple sold 7.5 million Apple Watches through calendar Q315

Thursday, December 3, 2015 4:33 pmThursday, December 3, 20157 Comments

While there has been clear growth in the wearable market…

Banking apps accessed via smartwatches to exceed 100 million by 2020, as millennials change banking habits

Monday, November 23, 2015 5:23 pm3 Comments

The global number of banking apps accessed via smartwatches will reach the 10 million mark in 2017, rising to more than 100 million by 2020…

As Apple Watch sales ramp, Swiss watch makers suffer biggest slump in six years

Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:08 am19 Comments

Swiss watch exports had their biggest decline in six years in October…

Apple Watch models take top four spots on 10 most-wanted smartwatches list

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 5:30 pmWednesday, November 18, 20156 Comments

A new report from analytics firm Argus Insights puts the Apple Watch well ahead of its competitors…

Apple Watch changed my life; it’s a great gift for many

Monday, November 16, 2015 8:56 amWednesday, September 14, 20163 Comments

It took more than a month of wearing the watch to truly understand it’s benefits…

Watchmaker Fossil to buy Misfit fitness tracker maker for $260 million

Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:33 pmFriday, November 13, 201510 Comments

Watchmaker Fossil Group Inc. has agreed to acquire startup Misfit Inc…

Apple Watch sales hit 7 million ahead of holiday shopping season

Thursday, November 5, 2015 10:45 am13 Comments

Apple is remaining tight lipped about the official sales figures for its debut wearable, but…

Canalys: Apple has shipped nearly 7 million Apple Watches since launch

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 4:45 pm8 Comments

Apple has now shipped nearly 7 million Apple Watches since launch, a figure in excess of all other vendors’ combined…

Rivals claim Apple Watch having ‘no material impact’

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 11:27 amWednesday, November 4, 201514 Comments

Despite Apple’s success with smartphones and tablets, it is facing stiff competition in the smartwatch sector…

Apple has already sold more than $1.7 billion worth of Apple Watches

Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:58 amThursday, October 29, 201518 Comments

It’s reasonable to estimate that the Apple Watch could be at least a $5 billion business in this current fiscal year…

Strategy Analytics: Apple Watch sells 4.5 million units in Q315, takes 74% global smartwatch market share

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 12:55 pmWednesday, October 28, 201517 Comments

In first place with a commanding 74 percent marketshare, Apple Watch continues to catalyze demand and set the pace in the smartwatch industry…

Swiss watch makers in deep shit, as Apple Watch designer Jony Ive predicted

Friday, October 23, 2015 8:46 amFriday, October 23, 201542 Comments

The numbers are in and it’s not great news for the Swiss watch industry…

With Apple keeping mum, analysts are all over the map with Apple Watch sales estimates

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 4:28 pmWednesday, October 21, 201511 Comments

By Tuesday the average Q4 unit sales estimate among the analysts in Fortune’s panel…

Swiss watch exports post biggest quarterly export drop since 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 1:06 pmTuesday, October 20, 201520 Comments

Swiss watch exports posted the biggest quarterly export drop since 2009 as plummeting sales…

Apple officially launches Hermēs Watch collection; prices start at $1100

Monday, October 5, 2015 11:27 amMonday, October 5, 201512 Comments

Apple Watch Hermès is Apple’s first foray into direct fashion partnerships for the Apple Watch…

LVMH’s Jean-Claude Biver sees tougher 2016 for Swiss watch industry

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 8:55 amTuesday, September 29, 20157 Comments

The introduction of Apple Inc.’s smartwatch, combined with a surge in the Swiss franc and China’s slowing economy…

Pebble CEO: We’re Swatch, Apple is Rolex

Thursday, September 24, 2015 4:01 pmThursday, September 24, 201517 Comments

Privately held Pebble yesterday announced a new addition to its lineup, the ‘Pebble Time Round’…

Why Apple Watch sales are primed to explode

Saturday, September 19, 2015 5:12 pm24 Comments

There’s a good chance that Apple’s new wearable will soon experience a dramatic uptick in sales…

With Apple Watch Hermès collection, Apple broke some traditions

Friday, September 11, 2015 3:01 pmFriday, September 11, 201511 Comments

Designers at Apple and Hermès offer look into creation of the $1,500 Apple Watch Hermès…

Apple and Hermès collaborate on luxurious Apple Watch Hermès collection

Thursday, September 10, 2015 5:28 pmThursday, September 10, 201512 Comments

The new Apple Watch Hermès, which goes on sale 5 October, is clearly the most interesting news from Cupertino…

Android Wear stupidwatches now work with Apple iPhones

Monday, August 31, 2015 2:25 pmMonday, August 31, 20154 Comments

Google Android Wear smartwatches work with Apple iPhones – sort of…

Apple Watch already dominates smart-wearables market, says IDC

Friday, August 28, 2015 8:55 amFriday, August 28, 20153 Comments

Apple is the dominant provider of smart wearable devices in its very first quarter of sales…

IDC estimates Apple sold 3.6 million Apple Watch units in Q2

Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:25 amThursday, August 27, 201510 Comments

Apple Watch already has some 66% market share in “smart wearables” after debuting to severe supply constraints…

Apple Watch set to dominate smartwatch market for years

Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:25 amThursday, August 20, 20154 Comments

The report suggests that, by 2020, Android Wear and Android will have a combined share of…

Swiss watch exports decline most since 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2015 9:25 amThursday, August 20, 201510 Comments

Swiss watch exports slid the most in more than five years in July amid plunging shipments…

I own two $6,000 Swiss watches, but I wear my Apple Watch most of the time

Friday, August 14, 2015 4:25 pmFriday, August 14, 201535 Comments

How on earth could I let down my companion-for-years-Rolex in favor of an Apple Watch that I had used for just three weeks?

Apple Watch will make up 40% of premium wristwatch sales by 2020 – report

Friday, August 14, 2015 10:25 amFriday, August 14, 20155 Comments

Those currently considering a smartwatch purchase were most interested in…

Fossil already under pressure from revolutionary Apple Watch

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:26 pmThursday, November 12, 20159 Comments

Fossil didn’t mention Apple by name, but the watch maker said new competitors…

Apple Watch kills a entire industry in three months

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 9:57 amWednesday, August 12, 201538 Comments

Apple Watch’s debut was followed by a sharp drop for the sales of traditional watches…

U.S. wristwatch sales post biggest drop in seven years after Apple Watch debut

Friday, August 7, 2015 9:34 amFriday, August 7, 201518 Comments

Apple Watch is eroding demand for traditional timepieces…

Apple seeds watchOS 2 beta 5

Thursday, August 6, 2015 1:56 pmThursday, August 6, 20152 Comments

Apple is continuing to fine tune the upcoming watchOS update…

Benedict Evans: ‘The smartphone is the new sun’

Monday, August 3, 2015 12:01 pmMonday, August 3, 201515 Comments

How many people will own a smartwatch, or a tablet or smart thermostat…

Apple’s secret Android plan for Apple Watch

Friday, July 24, 2015 1:28 pmFriday, July 24, 201518 Comments

Apple already said it intends supporting Android with Apple Music…

Is it time for Apple to make Apple Watch compatible with Android?

Friday, July 24, 2015 10:27 amFriday, July 24, 201537 Comments

We now know Apple has done well with the Apple Watch and that it outperformed…

Why Apple is ‘afraid’ to reveal Apple Watch numbers

Thursday, July 23, 2015 2:31 pmThursday, July 23, 201523 Comments

Chief Executive Tim Cook has an explanation for why the company…

Strategy Analytics: Apple Watch takes 75% global smartwatch market share with 4 million units in Q215

Thursday, July 23, 2015 12:55 pmThursday, July 23, 201512 Comments

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics…

Canalys: Apple ships 4.2 million Apple Watches in Q2 to become world’s top wearables vendor

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10:55 amTuesday, July 21, 201519 Comments

With 4.2 million shipments, it easily overtook Fitbit, Xiaomi and all the smartwatch vendors…

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