Android Wear. Photo: Google

Shortly before Apple kicked off its Spring Forward event yesterday, Google released its latest Android Wear ad, which showcases the one thing you won’t get with the upcoming Apple Watch: choice.

Xiaomi wants to be number one! Photo: Xiaomi

If there’s one thing Xiaomi can’t be accused of, it’s having a lack of ambition.

Not content with having come out of nowhere to become the world’s third-biggest smartphone maker, the CEO of the Chinese tech company, Lei Jun, has announced that he next plans for his company to become the number one smartphone vendor globally within the next 10 years.

Android Wear vs. Apple Watch. Which is right for you? Photo: Google.

Now that we know more about the long-awaited Apple Watch, it’s time to find out how it stacks up against Google’s Android Wear platform and the growing number of wearables that support it.

There are lots of similarities between the two, but there also some big differences in software, hardware, and price that will likely help you decide which one is right for you.

Could this be Oppo’s first smartwatch? Photo: Weibo

All eyes may be on the Apple Watch ahead of today’s event, but for Android Wear fans, Oppo could have something much more exciting up its sleeve.

The Chinese company’s first wearable, which is expected to launch alongside the upcoming Find 9 smartphone, will reportedly boast fast-charging technology that will completely recharge its battery from zero to 100% in just five minutes.

The One M9 could be here by the end of the month. Photo: HTC

HTC is yet to give us a price tag or release date for its new One M9, which was announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this month. But according to a seemingly premature retail listing, the device will cost $649 off-contract when it goes on sale later this month.