After announcing that it will begin taking Galaxy S5 pre-orders starting tomorrow, AT&T confirmed pricing and availability for Samsung’s new smartwatch family in the U.S.
Like the handset, the Galaxy Gear 2, Galaxy Gear 2 Neo, and Galaxy Gear Fit will be available in early April, and prices start at $199. Those who buy a Galaxy S5 before June 5 will get $50 off the Galaxy Gear of their choice.
Makers of the popular Fleksy predictive keyboard app have decided to bring the keyboard to the Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch. According to the developer, Fleksy is the first third party keyboard app to collaborate with Samsung for the Gear 2.
While the Galaxy S5 will be the star of the show during Samsung’s Unpacked 5 event in Barcelona on Monday, we could see a slew of different devices across several product categories — one of which could be a brand new health tracker called the “Galaxy Gear Fit,” according to a new report.
Samsung’s second-generation Galaxy Gear smartwatch could be powered by its own Tizen operating system rather than Android, according to “three people familiar with the situation,” who have been speaking to USA Today. The move is said to be part of Samsung’s plan to “develop more of its own software and services.”
Earlier this week, a Samsung teaser showed off a bunch of new app icons believed to be from the newest iteration of TouchWiz — set to make its debut alongside the Galaxy S5 later this month. And almost confirming that design change is a new leaked image from China which shows the exact same icons used on a mystery Samsung smartphone.
