Although Samsung’s commercials often mock Apple and its devices, the South Korean company has been known to use Apple products as its inspiration. In fact, it has been so inspired by iOS devices in the past that it was recently found guilty of ripping them off and forced to cough up $119 million in damages.

That doesn’t appear to have deterred Samsung from copying again, though. Leaked images of its upcoming Galaxy Alpha smartphone suggest the device could be the company’s biggest iPhone knockoff to date.

Samsung has today begun issuing press invites for an Unpacked event on Wednesday, September 3, where the South Korean company is expected to unveil its much-anticipated Galaxy Note 4 and other new devices. The event will take place in Berlin where IFA 2014 kicks off just days later.

Can you fix hardware problems with a software update? LG certainly thinks so. The company is currently rolling out a patch for the G Watch that promises to eliminate charging pin corrosion. It comes amid mounting complaints from disgruntled users whose watches have literally been wasting away on their wrists.

HP is probably the last company you’d expect to make a genuinely good-looking smartwatch, but it appears to have done that with a little help from Gilt and fashion designed Michael Bastian. The company’s upcoming wearable, which it teased for the first time today, will deliver a custom operating system that’s compatible with both Android and iOS.

Today we’re bringing you the story of Mike Geller — a young tourist who, on Tuesday, visited New York City with his Google Glass unit in tow, but, unfortunately for him, it didn’t quite go according to plan.