Smartwatches news

The Galaxy Fit 4 leaks in black, white and light blue

The Fit 3 still sells for under $60. Google's Fitbit Edge, the band the Fit 4 would go up against, costs $179.

Some Galaxy Watch owners are waking up to burn-like marks under the sensors

Fluid-filled blisters don't look like a rash. The same watches often went dead overnight, which fits a runaway process heating one spot.

Suunto's Race 3S costs $599 in the US, $100 more than the leak said

The Race S cost $349. The Race 3S costs $599, and it brings 38 hours of dual-band GPS and a 2,000-nit screen.

Samsung's sleep coaching now starts after three nights of data

An Apple Watch can now pair with some Huawei phones in China

The Pura X View, Mate 90 series and Mate XT 2 can now take an Apple Watch through Huawei's HarmonyOS Interconnect app in China.

An early Pebble Round 2 tester reports a button glitch and a December ship date

A Pebble Round 2 beta tester likes the thin design but says buttons stick and batteries last 5 to 14 days.

Garmin's own support pages already list a MARQ Gen 3

Garmin's own support pages just gave away MARQ Gen 3, four years after the last one shipped.

Pixel Watch 4 gets the Pixel Watch 5's exclusive faces and AI face maker

A Play Store update brings the Pixel Watch 5's exclusive faces and AI face maker to the Pixel Watch 4.

Google's Pixel Watch app warns Safety Signal is going away on Pixel Watch 2 and 3 LTE

Google will end Safety Signal on LTE Pixel Watch 2 and 3 models by December 12, cutting off phone-free emergency SOS.

Garmin says a fix is coming for the Fenix 8's stuck-bright screen

Garmin admits the Fenix 8's screen can stick at full brightness indoors, and its fix doesn't have a date yet.

Apple Watch Series 12 is slightly easier to repair, but iFixit still gives it a 4 out of 10

iFixit gave the Series 12 and Ultra 4 a 4 out of 10 each. The Ultra 4 battery still sits behind glued glass.

Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 owners report burning, redness under the sensor

Series 12 and Ultra 4 owners report burning and redness under the sensor, with no clear cause yet.

watchOS 27 adds Siri, Find My and Readiness apps to your Apple Watch

watchOS 27 adds a standalone Siri app, a unified Find My, and a Readiness score for Series 12 and Ultra 4.

A judge added $184 million in interest to Apple's Masimo patent bill

Apple owes Masimo another $184 million in interest, which takes the Apple Watch patent judgment to about $818 million.

Apple Watch Series 12 heart rate tracks a chest strap on runs but lags in the gym

After 100 miles against a chest strap, Tom's Guide finds the Series 12's heart sensor accurate, but no leap over a Garmin.

Suunto Race 3S leak lists a $499 price and 45 hours of GPS

Suunto just solved the ultrarunner's dilemma: multiday GPS tracking without adding bulk. Silicon-carbon batteries in a 53-gram watch that doesn't get thicker is the kind of engineering that makes a category leader.

Three weeks with the Series 12: the Readiness Score works but wasn't finished at launch

Series 12's new HR sensor reads 60 times more often, pushing battery life past two days, in DC Rainmaker's review.

Some Pixel Watch users got a High Health Guardian report despite normal tests

Health Guardian’s first Pixel Watch reports are out, and some owners got a High that their glucose tests and cuffs don’t back up.