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Samsung Electronics ( 005930.KS ) said on Thursday it would make its next smartwatch technology available to its competitors who also use Google Inc's ( GOOGL.O ) mobile platform Android , hoping to increase its share of the market, which is now dominated by Apple Inc ( AAPL.O ). The watch will be available as of October, it said at an event in Berlin tied to the IFA , Europe's largest consumer electronics trade show. Making the new smartwatches compatible with smartphones made by competitors could help sales for Samsung , which saw its market share shrink sharply following the launch of arch rival Apple's Apple Watch . Samsung Gear S2 Showcase: Keynote Speech Alanna Cotton VP Samsung electronics US Worldwide smartwatch shipments grew to 5 million in the second quarter of this year from 1 million in the same period last year, according to data of research firm Strategy Analytics. S2 in various screen guises "We are leading the way in ...