Xperia Z5 Premium is glamorous in gold. Photo: Sony
Sony today announced its new Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium, two devices that look a lot like their predecessors, but boast big improvements that’ll make the upgrade well worth it.
The Xperia Z5 premium is the first smartphone to put a 4K display in your pocket, while both devices pack “next-generation” cameras, fingerprint scanners, and two-day battery life.
Huawei’s Mate S can weigh an orange on its Force Touch display. Photo: Huawei
Apple may have been the first to put Force Touch technology in a smartwatch, but Huawei has beaten the Cupertino company to putting it inside a phone.
At the IFA trade show in Berlin today, Huawei used the Force Touch display in its new Mate S smartphone to weigh an orange, a week before the technology is expected to make its way to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.
Consumers aren’t bored of the iPhone 6 yet. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Apple’s iPhones might be on the verge of a big refresh this month, but that doesn’t make them any less appealing to those looking to take a break from Android.
In Europe, 27 percent of smartphone shoppers swapped their Android for an iPhone last quarter, while 9 percent of consumers made the same switch in the U.S.
Apple’s HealthKit won’t be available to Android Wear customers any time soon. Photo: Apple
Android Wear made the leap to iOS yesterday, meaning that iPhone owners can now buy and use Android Wear smartwatches should they feel so inclined.
One thing they can’t do, however, is to use Apple’s HealthKit platform to monitor their Android Wear fitness data. According to Apple, data such as step count and heart rate can only be tracked via the Google Fit dashboard — meaning that health-conscious users will want to hang onto their Apple Watches.
And somewhat surprisingly, the decision was entirely Google’s.
Maybe this wasn’t a fake after all? Photo: Gizmochina
Not content with competing with Apple in the smartphone and wearables category, noted ripoff artists Xiaomi are reportedly considering unveiling their very first notebook computer early in 2016.
