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Mobile Minutes: Facebook Lite app; Smartwatches in Switzerland; Line app’s group conversations; Wearables for women

Watchmakers race Apple to introduce smartwatches in Switzerland
Swiss watch shops will be stocked with a whole new range of smartwatches in coming weeks as producers race Apple Inc. to get a lead in Switzerland, the home of brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe.
Read more on Bloomberg

New Line app enables group conversation for 200 people
From Japan’s Line Corp. comes Popcorn Buzz, a new Android app that enables up to 200 people to join the same conversation at once.
Read more on Wall Street Journal

Can women’s wearables do more than look pretty?
Whether you think women are niche or not, Slovenian-born Srsen is targeting them with a wearable health tracker called the Leaf, a type of smart jewellery that women can wear as a pendant or clip on their clothes.
Read more on Forbes