Samsung news & features
Technology giant Microsoft has made its long-awaited entrance into the UK wearable
technology sector with the launch of the fitness-focused Microsoft Band.
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20 Apr 2015
How can your business drive long-term relevance and profit by embracing a socially conscious agenda? Ray Algar reports
HCM Handbook 2015
As the industry gathers apace, wearable technology will come to represent a
new form of power dressing for business leaders next year, in the same way
that shoulder pads dominated 1980s wardrobes.
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22 Dec 2014
No longer will your phone running out of juice be a problem: providing you are
prepared to have a quick run. New gadget AMPY converts energy from motion into
battery life to charge any USB-powered device.
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20 Nov 2014
Just weeks after being the subject of intense speculation over its entry to the
wearable tech market, Microsoft has duly proven that there’s no smoke without
fire by unveiling the Microsoft Band.
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31 Oct 2014
Microsoft is reportedly weeks away from launching its own smartwatch with
fitness tracking features, expected to challenge existing offerings from rivals
Samsung and Apple.
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21 Oct 2014
Online retailer Amazon appears poised for a further push into the wearable technology sector, with
the company poised to increase investment and staff at its secretive hardware operations unit
Lab126.
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02 Oct 2014
Online fashion retailer Mr Porter has made moves to establish dominance
in the wearable technology sector, with the website becoming the exclusive
third-party retailer of Google Glass.
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19 Sep 2014
Hewlett-Packard could be the latest technology giant to enter the growing
smartwatch market this year, with rumours within the sector suggesting that a
fashion-focused device could be released in the autumn.
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06 Aug 2014
Tech-savvy members are using apps and devices to take fitness into their own hands. Are you ready for the health tech revolution?
HCM issue 8 2014
People could be shifting their Christmas-list focus towards the wearable
technology market this year, as consumer interest continues to grow in the
booming fitness monitoring sector.
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16 Jul 2014
Technology experts are tipping Microsoft to launch a new piece of wearable
fitness technology this autumn, which will work in tandem with all three of the
major smartphone operating systems.
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07 Jul 2014
Google has beaten rival Apple to the punch by releasing its first smartwatch,
which went on sale last night (25 June) after being unveiled at Google's I/O
developer conference in San Francisco
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26 Jun 2014
As the wearable tech market heats up with firms like Apple, Samsung and
Google at the centre of a battle for supremacy, the latest figures from mobile
research firm Flurry show that consumer appetite for fitness apps shows no sign
of abating.
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24 Jun 2014
Google is preparing to launch a system to rival Apple’s HealthKit fitness
platform, according to reports within the technology sector.
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18 Jun 2014
Apple’s often-discussed entrance into the wearable tech market with the so-
called iWatch, could happen as soon as October, according to the latest
industry rumours.
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11 Jun 2014
After much speculation, Apple has confirmed at its Worldwide
Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, California that it plans to
soon launch a native health tracking platform.
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03 Jun 2014
Samsung has unveiled a new prototype wristband that could be used to
measure and collate a range of health and fitness data.
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29 May 2014
Microsoft could be looking to enter the smartwatch market with a focus on the
health and fitness industry, following the publication of a patent originally filed in
2012.
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13 May 2014
Does your business look beyond profit to deliver a more socially-conscious agenda? Ray Algar outlines the findings of his new report
HCM issue 5 2014
The digital revolution may well be upon us, but health and fitness consumers
buying wearable tech still prefer to make their purchase in-store than from the
company’s website, according to new research from Nielsen.
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15 Apr 2014
Leaked information has revealed potential details of Apple’s health and fitness
application, Healthbook, which could be capable of recording an array of
information to monitor the state of the human body.
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24 Mar 2014
From activity trackers to fitness apps, we round up some of
the technology that's set to change the way we work out
HCM Handbook 2014
From wearables to measuring participation, microgyms to the
emergence of the public sector, TLDC's David Minton offers
insights based on the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report
HCM Handbook 2014
How could the new wave of wearable technologies affect the fitness market? Industry expert Bryan O'Rourke shares his views
HCM issue 9 2013
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