Samsung claims booming smartwatch salesNovember 25, 2015 - 10:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Between the launch of the Apple Watch and the rise of Android Wear, the smartwatch movement has gained serious momentum in 2015, Digital Spy reports. Samsung has shed light on the extent of its growth by telling TechRadar that its smartwatch sales are "up several hundred percent up on last year". And the firm's vice president of mobile and IT Conor Pierce is confident that wearable tech will only become more useful going forward. The executive believes that the future potential of connected timepieces lies in the connected home. "Smartwatches will only become more useful. Thinking about smart home going forward, you'll be able to use it as a remote control for your home," he said. "The entire Samsung portfolio will, in a few years time, be 100% connected." Samsung's latest attempt at a smartwatch is the Apple Watch-rivalling Gear S2, which runs Tizen and has a rotating bezel. Photo: Digital Spy Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |