Samsung Galaxy Gear to receive Tizen update

When Samsung announced the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo, owners of the original Galaxy Gear became concerned that their Android powered wearable will no longer receive updates. However it seems that Samsung plans to convert the original Galaxy Gear into a Tizen powered device sometime soon.

Samsung Galaxy Gear support comes to Galaxy S4, S3, Note 2 and more

The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch launched with support for only the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, giving other Galaxy or Android owners no reason to use the accessory unless they chose to upgrade to the company's newest phablet. This is about to change, as the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean software update, which has been rolling out will extend this compatibility to the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 rumored to be in development, could be unveiled at CES

The Samsung Galaxy Gear was welcomed with much anticipation, which quickly died away when it was announced that the company's first smartwatch could only be paired with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Samsung may have beaten Apple with a new consumer electronic product, but according to a published report out of Korea, the mixed response to its smartwatch has put Korean OEM Samsung back to square one in what is expected to be a crowded marketplace.

The high pricing of the Galaxy Note 3 and the less than impressive battery life of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch can also be attributed to the public disappointment.

T-Mobile reveals pricing and availability of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear

T-Mobile was quick to announce that they will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Gear, which were announced recently. While Verizon and AT&T also revealed that they would be offering Samsung's newest phablet, T-Mobile has decided to one up their competitors by revealing the pricing and availability dates for the devices.

T-Mobile will launch both the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch companion on October 2nd.

Verizon will take pre-orders for Samsung Note 3 and Galaxy Gear starting this Friday

It didn't take long for carriers to get behind the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch. All four major U.S. carriers have announced that they will be offering both devices, while AT&T and T-Mobile have already put up pre-registration pages for the phablet, asking you for information so that you can be contacted when the device is ready to be pre-ordered.

Verizon has taken it one step further and announced that they will start accepting pre-orders for both devices as early as this Friday, September 6th at 9AM.

Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch officially announced

Today Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch as the newest member of the Galaxy family. The Galaxy Gear took the stage alongside the newest Galaxy Note and a new Galaxy Tab 10.1 at Samsung's unpacked event at IFA 2013. The Galaxy Gear is quite an attractive device with a polished chrome finish and a tapered bezel. It has a 1.63 inch Super AMOLED display with a 320 by 320 pixel display, which is where most of the action takes place.