HTC’s smartwatch plans reportedly cancelled
Despite teases and leaks, the company isn’t ready to enter the wearable space
Andrew Hayward
Huawei’s Ascend Mate 7 phablet adds fingerprint reader, activates its eight cores as needed to save battery life
Impressive specs and screen, plus it’s flanked by the new Ascend G7 and a Sapphire Edition P7
Fully Charged: Sphero’s off-road Ollie launched, Samsung’s 105in curved 4K TV is bendable, and new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer footage
End this IFA week strong by filling your brain with quick-hit tech news
Sony’s waterproof new Walkman is a wearable music player and Bluetooth headset in one
Additionally, Sony has a much more affordable Hi-Res Audio player in the works
Fully Charged: Stylish new Asus MeMO Pad 7 shown, Temple Run VR revealed, and the Samsung Gear S Swarovski crystal strap
It’s a heavy slate of Samsung news this morning, but it’s IFA week – Samsung is everywhere
Minecraft launching on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 this week with bigger worlds and upgrade discount
If you bought the last-gen version, you can get the new one for much, much less
Amazon Fire TV hits UK on 23 October for £79, but Prime members can get it cheap until Monday
Orders begin today, and Prime members can get a serious discount if they act fast
Asus reboots the netbook with Windows 8.1, plus debuts world’s slimmest 13.3in QHD+ laptop
It’s a tale of two extremes as Asus shows off its laptop wares at IFA
Asus’ elegant Android Wear-running ZenWatch announced, out before Christmas for under £199
Unique features meet elegant design in upcoming Android Wear device
Fully Charged: Apple denies iCloud celebrity photo breach, Radiohead’s new music is in a weird app, and Land Rover contest could send you to space
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Incoming Android Wear updates enable some phone-less features
Plans are afoot to give smartwatches added functionality without a paired phone
Fully Charged: New Resident Evil and Dragon Quest games announced, NASA’s air traffic control system for drones, and themes finally coming to PS4 and Vita
Start the morning off right with our quick-hit catch-up of the latest tech news
