New iWatch rumor suggest we’re going to have to wait another year

New iWatch rumor suggest we’re going to have to wait another year

Another day, another iWatch rumor. This new one comes from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a decent enough track record that people pay attention to what he has to say. So what is he saying? Apple is having a hell of a time working on a new version of iOS for the iPad and the iPhone, so they simply don’t have the resources to work on a watch product. That and Apple thinks the whole wearable computing industry isn’t mature enough, which is the understatement of a century.

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Survey Finds 19% of Consumers Are Interested in Buying Apple’s iWatch

Survey Finds 19% of Consumers Are Interested in Buying Apple’s iWatch

It has been widely speculated that Apple is working a smartwatch, unofficially dubbed iWatch that could be launched as early as this year.

So 451 Research carried out a ChangeWave survey to find out if customers will be interested in buying Apple’s iWatch.

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Microsoft Working on Smartwatch With 1.5-inch Display [Report]

Microsoft Working on Smartwatch With 1.5-inch Display [Report]

It looks like everyone wants to launch a smartwatch. Over the weekend, Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft may also be working on a smartwatch. 

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Apple Board Member Bill Campbell Sees Devices Like Google Glass Make Technology More Intimate

Apple Board Member Bill Campbell Sees Devices Like Google Glass Make Technology More Intimate

Intuit chairman and long time Apple board member Bill Campbell recently spoke to Intuit’s CEO at an internal event in the company’s Mountain View headquarters, where he talked at length about technology, products, management and more.

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Report Claims Kevin Lynch Working On iWatch Project

Report Claims Kevin Lynch Working On iWatch Project

Last month, Adobe’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch has left the company to take up a job at Apple as VP of Technologies.

At that time, a person familiar with the move had said that he’ll be tasked with coordinating the company’s hardware and software teams. 

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Rumor: Google Working on an Android Smartwatch

Rumor: Google Working on an Android Smartwatch

It looks like Apple and Samsung are not the only companies working on a smartwatch.

The Financial Times reports that Google’a Android unit is also working on an Android smartwatch according to “a person briefed on the project”.

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Samsung Executive Confirms Smartwatch Plans

Samsung Executive Confirms Smartwatch Plans

It has been widely speculated that Apple is working a smartwatch, unofficially dubbed iWatch that could be launched as early as this year.

Last month, leaked screenshots revealed that Samsung was also working on a smartwatch. Bloomberg now reports that Samsung has confirmed that it is indeed working on a smartwatch.

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Swatch CEO Doesn’t Think the iWatch Would be Revolutionary

Swatch CEO Doesn’t Think the iWatch Would be Revolutionary

Nick Hayek, CEO of the world’s largest watch company Swatch, doesn’t think the iWatch would be the “next revolution” in the watch industry. Speaking at a press conference in Grenchen, Switzerland, Hayek dismissed Apple’s rumored smartwatch, saying that it won’t take off due to the small display.

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Report: Apple’s iWatch Will Run iOS

Report: Apple’s iWatch Will Run iOS

Hot on the heels of Bloomberg’s report that claims that Apple may launch the iWatch as soon as this year, The Verge has also chimed in with more details.

The Verge claims that according to their source, Apple’s smartwatch will run a full version of iOS and the watch project is being led by Jony Ive, Apple’s Design Chief and who also provides leadership and direction for Human Interface software teams across the company.

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Report: Apple May Launch iWatch This Year

Report: Apple May Launch iWatch This Year

Last month, The New York Times reported that Apple was working on an iOS-based smartwatch, a claim which was later corroborated by a number of other mainstream publications like The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

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