Samsung unveils Tizen-based wearable devices
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of smartphones, unveiled its first wearable devices that run on its own mobile operating system Tizen in Spain on Sunday, as it seeks to break its heavy reliance on Google Inc.'s Android software.
The unveiling of the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, Samsung's successors to the Galaxy Gear, which was released in September last year, also comes as the South Korean tech giant is struggling with a slowdown in its sales of high-end smartphones.
Samsung reveals Galaxy S5 at MWC
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top maker of smartphones, revealed its latest Galaxy model at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Monday (Spain time), proving its technological lead as the No. 1 player.
The Galaxy S5 comes with a 5.1-inch display, wider than the 4.99 inch boasted by its predecessor Galaxy S4, which was launched in April 2013. The device is also equipped with a 16 megapixel camera.