Apple emphasizes music with HomePod – but it’s still an assistant
The assistant wars are heating up. Apple has officially entered with fray. Apple HomePod joins Amazon Echo and Google Home in the battle for the…
Google coverage on Stark Insider featuring news, reviews, and analysis of the tech giant shaping search, AI, and mobile. From Pixel phones and Android updates to Gemini AI, Google Home, and Wear OS smartwatches. Explore Google vs Apple comparisons, best Pixel accessories, and how Google is transforming everyday technology.
Google should kill Android Wear, reboot wearable strategy
Asus is out. If reports are true the company will no longer make smartwatches that run the Android Wear operating system. Officially last year Motorola…
ZTE launches Quartz smartwatch, its first wearable for U.S. market runs Android Wear 2.0
ZTE Quartz smartwatch features 1.4-inch round AMOLED display, supports T-Mobile LTE and costs only $192. Stark Insider breaks down ZTE's first U.S. wearable.
Microsoft Drops to 2nd: Android now most-used operating system in the world
“This is a milestone in technology history and the end of an era.”
Huawei Watch 2: Sigh, not the Android Wear 2.0 flagship we were pining for
Mobile World Congress is on. That of course means new phones, new gadgets and new tech products. So far LG has announced a bunch of…
Cure for Android Wear 2.0 delay(s)? Apple Watch
Apple Watch. Question: What is the best alternative for a former Pebble smartwatch owner? It’s not the answer I was expecting. But, indeed, after finally…
Android Wear 2.0 is Here: Meanwhile, a tree fell in the forest…
Android Wear 2.0 is here. The big question, however, is if anybody really cares about Google’s second attempt to win over smartwatch customers. By Google…
Wearables Trendspotting: Apple is the smartwatch market
Apple is selling more smartwatches than anyone. By far. According to Strategy Analytics, Tim Cook and team shipped some 5.1 million Apple Watches in Q4…
Pebble is Dead: 5 smartwatches you should buy instead
Pebble is dead! Long live Pebble! Everybody’s favorite underdog wearable startup is no longer. Pebble has officially been acquired by San Francisco-based fitness tracker Fitbit.…
5 reasons why the smartwatch market took a dramatic nosedive
It was the next big thing. Until it became a boring party trick.