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Samsung may be working on a smartwatch accoutrement for its range of Galaxy smartphones and tablets, according to these leaked interface pictures, posted on a Korean web forum.

The images, which appeared on the Ruliweb site, show a square watch-like touchscreen interface, feauring the time, messages, music and another unidentified icon (some sites have speculated that it may be an ebook reader, while it also could represent a folded paper map).

There also appears to be a touchscreen slider along the bottom of the interface, while one image bears the name Galaxy Altius.

With Apple rumoured to be working on an iWatch based on iOS, it would make sense that Samsung would be keen to jump on board and create another arms (or wrist) race with the Cupertino-based giant. 

Reports over the last couple of weeks have suggested that Apple is experimenting with a curved-glass wearable device that would run iOS and offer messaging, social networking, maps and call answering capabilities.

The company is also thought to have 100 people working on the project, suggesting it is a lot further along in the development stages than many had thought.

Do you think these purported Samsung images are the real deal? It looks a little bit bland for our liking. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

Theres been no shortage of chin-wagging about a Nokia slate in the past, but needless to say its never amounted to much. In fact, the murmurs and patent applications largely died away prior to the coming of Windows RT, leading us to conclude that the Finnish manufacturer had decided to step back from the tablet tussle rather than wade in. That said, Digitimes is now reporting that Nokia is once again "talking" to hardware partners -- namely Qualcomm and Compal -- about developing a Windows RT device. Mobilegeeks and our own sources have stepped up to support the gist of this report, although they didnt go nearly as far as Digitimes in claiming that a 10-inch product would be done and dusted in time for MWC, which means were left with nothing concrete. One thing does seem likely: Surface may not be selling well enough, despite its merits, which potentially creates room for another Microsoft-aligned manufacturer to carry the RT baton forward.

via: engadget