Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech
Victoria Song reviews all things wearables and fitness tech for The Verge.
Before coming to The Verge, she'd been yammering on about this space—and other consumer tech—for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. When not nerding out over gadgets, she can be found on the couch binging the latest K-dramas.
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Verge Score
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 review: tried and true
It’s not an ambitious smartwatch, but honestly, it doesn’t have to be.
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Korean business publication Aju News claims that Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae Yong is furious with the company’s mobile division over the Galaxy Buds 3 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Supposedly, the internal mood is bad and TM Roh, who heads the mobile division, may be in hot water. Granted, Aju News is vague with sourcing — which is common in East Asian journalism — but it wouldn’t be surprising if true.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra review: if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
Functionally, copying Apple works for the Galaxy Watch Ultra. It’s just disappointing.