Samsung teases upcoming round Gear smartwatch

The company gives developers access to the software for its seventh wearable but hasn't unveiled the device yet.

Samsung's got another smartwatch up its sleeve.

The South Korean mobile giant on Thursday posted a graphic and press release on its website saying developers can access its software development kit to build apps for an upcoming, not-yet-announced Gear wearable. The company simply said the device -- its seventh in the past two years -- would be another "wrist watch type." Gear is the name for Samsung's line of wearables that includes its Gear S curved smartwatch, its Gear Circle wireless headphones and its Gear VR virtual-reality headset.

The graphic showed what appeared to be a round smartwatch screen, which would be a first for Samsung. The company's previous smartwatches have sported rectangular and curved screens, but none has been circular like Motorola's Android Wear smartwatch. The Moto 360 received a lot of attention and accolades before its launch, but the device had issues -- including that the software was designed for a rectangular screen and left a black "flat tire" appearance on the edges of the screen. Other companies, including LG and Huawei, also have released round smartwatches over the past year.

Samsung said to stay tuned for more information about its next smartwatch. "We will unveil details on the timing of the product announcement when we are ready," the company told CNET.

Samsung has released more smartwatches than its rivals in an effort to define and control the market. That's particularly important as Apple prepares to launch its first smartwatch on Friday. Samsung was the market share leader for smartwatches last year, but Strategy Analytics and other tech research firms expect Apple's sales to surpass Samsung's in 2015. It is key for both companies to expand beyond smartphones and tablets, two markets that are experiencing slower growth.

Samsung was expected to introduce a new round smartwatch alongside the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge at the Mobile World Congress trade show in March. Instead, the company focused on its new smartphones and its virtual-reality headsets. It's likely the company was waiting to see what Apple would introduce with its smartwatch before proceeding with its newest device.

What changes smartwatches from "nice-to-have" to "must-have" devices is what users can actually do with them. The real trick is convincing app developers to invest in creating programs for smartwatches that will show off what you can actually do with it. Apple's iPad tablet and iPhone became popular with the help of third-party software developers, who collectively have created more than a million apps for those mobile devices.

Samsung worked with developers on apps before its wearables launched in the past, but this is the first time it has opened up its SDK to a broader group before even announcing the device. The company has long partnered with Google for its smartphone and tablet operating system, but it has shifted its wearables to its own homegrown software, Tizen.

While Samsung has made a push to get developers interested in Tizen, including by hosting developer conferences and helping fund development, interest in the software has remained low. Some developers, such as Citi and JetBlue, have opted to make Apple Watch apps first before venturing into Tizen or Android Wear.

"The majority of our users are Apple users," said Maryssa Miller, director of digital commerce at JetBlue. And "Apple has been the leader on the customer experience side of things."

The Apple Watch App Store went live Thursday with more than 3,000 apps, and app store analytics company appFigures believes the Apple Watch store will grow to about 100,000 apps within the next year.

"The launch of the Watch App Store will create a rush for developers that's very similar to the original [iPhone] gold rush of 2008," appFigures CEO Ariel Michaeli said in a blog post. Apple in January said App Store developers had earned $25 billion from the sale of apps and games since the store launched.

Samsung said there are about 3,000 app currently available for its Gear devices.

"We aim to enrich the smart wearable experiences through broader collaboration with app partners and developers," the company told CNET.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge hit the market

PETALING JAYA: If you are looking to upgrade to a new smartphone, head over to stores today and be among the first few Malaysians to own either a Samsung Galaxy S6 or a Galaxy S6 Edge.

Samsung’s two new flagship phones are released in the Malaysian market today.

The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are touted to be among the smartest and sharpest personal smartphones in the industry, with the blending of purposeful design and powerful features.

The two devices feature powerful specifications and have quickly become two of the most sought after Android devices today.

The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are priced at RM2,599 and RM3,099 (including 6% GST) respectively with a 32GB storage option.

They come with a range of colours such as the White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz (Galaxy S6 only) and Green Emerald (Galaxy S6 Edge only).

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Why Samsung's 34-inch curved monitor is an ergonomic marvel in the office

I'm back to my usual flat, 27-inch PC screen after a week with Samsung's 34-inch LS34E790CNS (let's call it the E790, eh?) curved monitor, and I'm squinting. Even after a couple of weeks back with my once impressive big screen, words on the edges seem as distant as the stars.

In my years of reviewing and handing back gadgets, it just might be my most painful return to normality yet – a reminder of how much time we office workers spend in front of our monitors even in the mobile age.

I say this as someone who still thinks of curved TVs as a gimmick. While they cut down on glare from daylight and ceiling lights, they're simply too far away from a viewer to get that sense of immersion promised by ads depicting family lounge rooms morphing into the Coliseum. PC monitors just an arm's length away, however, are a very different story.

A curved screen brings the sides and corners closer to your eyes, so there's less refocusing and head movement as your vision darts constantly from the middle to the edges of the display. After decades of using a flat monitor, I found the curved screen instantly easy and natural to adjust to, but going back the other way was painful. There might be something to the earnest promotional literature about how our spherical eyes find curves naturally more pleasing.

The ergonomic benefits of the E790 are particularly useful for lovers of a double monitor set-up. For the uninitiated, parking two monitors side by side allows you two full-size "landscape" or three "portrait" windows open simultaneously, saving a ton of mouse clicks. However, the extra width and the unnatural "V" position of two screens necessitate even more head movement and refocusing. There's also the wasted plastic frame where the monitors join, the need for extra cables and a video card or laptop port with two monitor ports.

HASSLE-FREE

The E790's gigantic wide-screen display eliminates all of those hassles, and does so better than any other. Its only competitor as a 34-inch curved display, the LG 34UC97, isn't quite as curved as the Samsung and thus the ergonomic benefit isn't quite as pronounced. 

Both curved monitors use a glare-reducing matte finish on the screen, though we think even those who love the gloss of a shiny glass screen will have a few quibbles after watching their first wide-screen, 21:9 cinematic trailer on the sprawling display. That said, the Samsung and LG's 3440 x 1440 pixel resolution is still a little short of displaying 4K/UltraHD (3840 x 2160) content at its best resolution, just as the hyped format is finally starting to appear in footage other than demo clips, thanks to new smartphones, cameras and Netflix's commitment to shoot all its original content in the format.

Given Netflix's research that watching content on a desktop is falling compared with viewing on lounge room and mobile screens, we think these are minor shortcomings. If money were no object, we'd lean towards Samsung's $1649 E790 over the $1300 LG UC97 because of its deeper curve. At least in specs, its superior 3000:1 static contrast ratio should give deeper blacks and whiter whites compared to the LG's 1000:1 ratio. Apple power users, however, may find the LG's two Thunderbolt ports useful.

If you're trying to save some disk space and have never been sold on a two-monitor set-up, Samsung's smaller but still large 27-inch curved D590 still delivers a lot of curved monitor benefits. At $549 its price isn't light years away, though only its 34-inch brother lets you truly replace two full size monitors – and feel like you're at the helm of the Starship Enterprise.

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