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Simplistic wearable gadgets such as fitness bands are triumphing over more sophisticated smartwatches in the wearable war, analysts say. Gadget-maker Fitbit’s “dominance remains unchallenged” in the wearable industry, according to IDC, which says the wearable market overall grew 26.1 percent between April and June this year. It’s “basic wearables” such as affordable exercise trackers that …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple Music gets a boost before iPhone 7 launch 2:09 Rumors of a new iPhone without a headphone jack have been swirling for months, and now hearsay about Apple releasing wireless headphones is making the rounds. The latest gossip surrounds a pair of high-end wireless earbuds. Dubbed the “AirPods,” the headphones purportedly have a unique, Bluetooth-like …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7: All the rumors 3:21 All eyes will be on Apple Wednesday, and on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that everyone expects the company to announce. Now more than ever, Apple has the advantage to win back on-the-fencers who are as open to an iPhone as they are to a whole chorus of …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple Music gets a boost before iPhone 7 launch 2:09 With just days to go before Apple’s next announcement event on September 7, even more details on what could be coming to an expected iPhone 7 are appearing. A report issued this weekend by a respected Apple analyst predicts that a new iPhone device expected to …

The Apple Watch has been around for a good long while now. It was unveiled almost exactly two years ago, and has been on sale since April 2015. Since then it’s been finding its way onto a lot of wrists and frustrating a lot of people at the same time. Those frustrations — and declining shipments — haven’t fallen on …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones 1:08 Let’s start with the bad news: Samsung has announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7. So, unless you want to risk your phone’s battery catching fire, you’ll need to return or exchange it. Carriers in the US already announced plans for customers to return the Note 7 …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 due to battery fires 1:01 Enlarge Image The Galaxy Note 7 has been recalled worldwide. Samsung Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 problems are just heating up. The South Korean electronics giant on Friday said that because of a problem with the Galaxy Note 7 battery it would halt sales of the new …

I’ve seen some large in-ear headphones before, but Audeze’s new iSine Series in-ears take the cake. The reason they’re so big is they incorporate the company’s planar-magnetic drivers (30mm), which tend to sound very coherent and spacious, with low distortion, and until now have only been found in models that have full-size earcups. If “planar magnetic drivers” sounds Greek to …

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon wants to put Alexa on your PC 1:28 Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant may be talking her way into yet another important place: PCs. Lenovo, the world’s biggest PC maker, has held talks with Amazon on potentially using Alexa in its computers and other devices, according to a Lenovo executive with knowledge of the talks. The …

Even before we got on the plane to fly to Berlin, we knew something was up. This week we’re at the technology trade show IFA in Germany, where manufacturers and other industry types gather each September to show off their coolest new kit. With so many tech companies in one place, you get a sense of shifts and trends in …