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Samsung used the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show to announce competition to Apple’s watch in the form of its Gear S2, S3, and the Gear Fit 2 that now run on Apple’s iPhone 5 or later.

Users of Samsung Galaxy devices which are compatible with the Samsung Gear S2 or new Gear S3 can now use Samsung Pay at outlets in Australia.

It seems that the market is polarised between smart watches and fitness trackers – it is heavily skewed towards the latter. But the smartwatch category is in steep decline as more of these “useless fruity devices fill the sock drawer”.

Samsung is set to bring many of its Android Galaxy apps to iOS and Apple can’t stop it. Expect to see Gear Manager and S-Health soon.

All the indications point to Microsoft having a very happy Christmas this year. Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4 and its little brother the Surface 3 have ‘sold out’ in the US pre-Christmas rush - retailers can’t get enough.

Samsung’s new Gear S2 is closer to a good smartwatch than most. It functions with or without a smartphone and looks like a watch should – round.

Samsung is gearing up for a very smartwatch season, with its very round and newly advanced smartwatch taking on Apple’s mighty Apple Watch.

Samsung’s presence at IFA will be felt via the Internet of Things, its new S2 watches and tablets, and more - here’s how and when to watch.