Apple Stores will reportedly have custom safes for Apple Watches

Apple looks to be taking extra precautions for its first wearable, if reports are to be believed. The Cupertino-based company will reportedly keep the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition in specially-installed safes. These will be installed with Apple Watch MagSafe chargers for additional safety. Aside from that, Apple is also getting ready to switch up its stores to add displays for the Apple Watch. This will let customers view the devices themselves as well as different band materials. They would even buy scales to weigh the amount of gold in the Apple Watch Edition if they are to be returned or replaced.

Source: 9to5Mac | Via: Fast Company

HTC reportedly testing Firefox OS

Firefox OS is far from top of mind when it comes to thinking about mobile operating systems. But if rumours are to be believed, HTC is planning to test the OS for its phones. According to @upleaks, some developers from the Taiwanese brand are working on porting Firefox OS to different HTC devices. Again, this is all just a rumour at the moment and HTC isn’t commenting on the story yet. It would be interesting though what kind of smartphone they can come up with if this happens.

Source: Ubergizmo

Samsung tipped to be using own camera module for S6

It looks like Samsung will be parting ways with Sony for its smartphone module, if rumours are to be believed that is. Samsung is reportedly going to use its own module for the 20-megapixel rear camera of its upcoming Galaxy S6 flagship. It will have optical image stabilization as well. We wouldn’t know though if it has the same image quality as the Sony modules, and if the rumour is true. We just have to wait a bit until Mobile World Congress to find out the truth.

Source: Ubergizmo

HTC tipped to drop M9 smartphone and first smartwatch soon

And so the rumour mill ahead of Mobile World Congress in March has started turning. This time, HTC is reportedly introducing its latest flagship, the M9, as well as its first smartwatch. According to a “person familiar with the matter,” the M9 will run on Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, 20-megapixel rear shooter, and an improved UltraPixel front camera. It will also come with new Sense UI (Sense 7) and Dolby speakers.

As for the smartwatch, it is expected to come integrated with Under Armour’s new fitness software, since the two companies have partnered for HTC’s Record app. The app is meant to pull in stats from different fitness-tracking gadgets to centralize tracking and sharing. The smartwatch from the Taiwanese company was expected last year but according to executives, the wearable just wasn’t ready for a debut. We’ll let you know if we find out anything more concrete. For now, let the MWC countdown begin.

Source: Bloomberg | Via: Mashable