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Samsung launched its open access development platform, which include SAMI on the software side and SimBand on the hardware side, last month.

Cigna has developed a digital health coaching program, called Cigna Health Matters, that offers mobile tools, social media engagement, gamification, and web-based incentives.

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Naperville, Illinois-based PhysIQ raised $4.

Samsung might partner with Under Armour to market Samsung's wearable health devices, according to a report from Yonhap News.

San Francisco-based workout training app developer Skimble announced this week that the company’s flagship app, called Workout Trainer, will be highlighted on all new Samsung Galaxy S5 and Tab S devices.

Microsoft's rumored smartwatch is said to look like a thinner Nike+ FuelBand Microsoft plans to release its own smartwatch with 11 sensors as soon as October, according to tech news site Tom's Hardware.

Samsung Galaxy S5 This Friday, Samsung is launching a new version of its latest smartphone, called the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport.

The wearables market, including activity trackers, smart watches, and head-worn displays, is expected to ship 48 million units in 2014 and 91 million in 2015, but after that, the market is expected to slow down for one or two years "as consumers rebound from the initial hype", according to a report from the NPD Group.

Samsung and Cigna, which signed a partnership agreement last fall, have launched their first joint product, a feature on Samsung's S Health app called Coach by Cigna, which will launch exclusively on the Galaxy S5.