Rumours that Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 5 earlier than IFA 2015 continue to grow. Following rumours last week that Samsung would hold its next Unpacked event on August 12th, Business Korea today reports that the event will in fact take place a day later on August 13th in New York City. The report also supports claims that the […]
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ZTE unveils Axon Watch smartwatch
ZTE unveiled its new flagship Axon brand last week when it unveiled the ZTE Axon smartphone (which will come to Canada later this year).The company today announced that it will also launch a smartwatch under that brand. Unlike its smartphone sibling, the ZTE Axon Watch is unlikely to make it out of China for now. ZTE revealed only a few […]
Apple Watch sales numbers not revealed in Q3 FY2015 financial results
Apple today announced its Q3 FY2015 financial results after the close of U.S. markets. Quarterly revenues came in at US$49.6 billion with net profits of US$10.7 billion. Compared to the same quarter a year ago, revenues were up 33 percent and earnings per share up 45 percent, impressive numbers even if they did not meet analyst expectations. “We had an […]
Gold-plated Apple Watch Sport coming soon?
Apple is making a play in the luxury watch space with its exclusive yellow and rose-gold Apple Watch Edition that starts at US$10,000. If KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is correct with his latest prediction, the company is now looking to bring that gold finish to its much more inexpensive Apple Watch Sport (which starts at US$349). Rather than a solid 18K […]
2nd generation Moto Hint quietly goes on sale
Motorola is expected to unveil at least one new device on July 28th. Ahead of the upcoming press event, the company appears have to quietly launched a new version of its Moto Hint Bluetooth headset. The new Moto Hint was discovered by Josue Joseph at his local Best Buy where it was on sale for US$129.99 (down from the US$149.99 […]
Samsung leads in wearable patents filed
Samsung was among the first manufacturers to jump into the wearables space. It unveiled its first smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear, back in 2013. It quickly followed it up with a number of additional devices and is expected to unveil its next one, the Samsung Gear A, perhaps as early as August 12th. It has also invested heavily on the […]
Louis Moinet Vertalor Qatar Tourbillon with meteorite inlaid dial
If your tastes run into both the prehistoric and cosmic, the Louis Moinet Vertalor Qatar Tourbillon could be more your thing than the Jurassic Watch we recently featured. Based on the Vertalor Qatar, it incorporates elements of both. The cosmic is represented by two fragments of the one and only meteorite ever found in Qatar inlaid in the dial while a […]
Concept Sunday: Hands-free Círculo Watch
We’ve already featured a couple of watch designs that do away with the traditional hands to tell the time (like the Hands-free EPIC). Today we feature another such concept. The Círculo Watch by Andres Felipe Gil Hincapie is about as minimalist as you can get with a watch. The white dial is as stark as can be. There are no numbers, markers or any […]