There’s been plenty of talk about the Apple Watch’s battery, which lasts about a day on a full charge. Some consider that a weakness, and it’s one that Asus may intend to exploit.

The Asus ZenWatch is not the most advanced or glamorous smartwatch, and it’s certainly no true Apple Watch rival, but the next Asus smartwatch could be a different story. Apparently called the Asus VivoWatch, it will pack a 10-day battery life! The Asus VivoWatch will be fitness-focused, the site says, and it could have other bells and whistles like sleep and heart rate tracking and GPS.

How does it do it?
But its true selling point will be that extra-long life, a direct counter to Apple Watch’s perceived weakness.
It might achieve that significant battery life with an efficient black and white display/coloured LED light combo, which you can see in the picture above. It also might not use Android Wear. Let’s wait and “watch” for its release.

APPLE to unveil great things, soon

Apple has finally announced the details for this year’s WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) in San Francisco. From June 8th to June 12th, Apple will host its usual massive get-together for developers that will offer over 100 technical sessions, as well as face-to-face meetings with more than 1,000 members of the Apple engineering team. The only problem? Getting a ticket is going to be a nightmare.
Of course, the real draw of WWDC isn’t the developer hobnobbing — at least not for most of us. This is the event where we learn about what Apple has planned for the next versions of iOS and OS X. At this point, it’s all but guaranteed that we’ll get our first official glimpse at iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 during the second week of June.
So, what are you hoping to see at this year’s WWDC? Do you think Apple will surprise us all with a brand new product, or are we in for more of the same?
Pope used iPad sold for big, big dollars
How much would you be willing to pay for an old, used iPad? Not too much, right? But what if that iPad once belonged to Pope Francis?

One bidder ponied up a cool US$35,000 for an Apple tablet once owned by the head of the Catholic organisation. The iPad sold at auction in Uruguay last Tuesday, and the proceeds will be donated to a local school for the poor.

The device is engraved with the inscription “His Holiness Francisco and comes with a certificate signed by the Pope’s secretary, Fabian Pedacchio Leaniz. Castells said the winning bid was placed by telephone, but declined to name the buyer.

The iPad will join a number of other vintage Apple products that have fetched big bucks at auction. In October, one of the first computers Apple ever produced sold for a record US$905,000 at an auction in New York, far surpassing expectations.

In addition, in 2013, a working Apple-1 sold for US$671,000 at an auction in Germany, surpassing the previous record of $640,000 set by the same auction house in November. Before that, Sotheby’s in New York sold one for US$374,500.

HUAWEI SAYS P8 PHONES HAVE ‘PROFESSIONAL’ CAMERA FEATURES

Huawei has unveiled its latest flagship phones with cameras that it says are capable of creating “professional” looking photos and videos.
The firm said a mix of an advanced sensor and optical image stabilisation tech offered superior night photos and the ability to create “light painting” effects with real-time previews. The phone is capable of photo effects including light paintings and long low-light exposures
Huawei’s challenge is how to differentiate a great-looking device from the sea of similar smartphones.
Apple’s vice-like grip on the high-end smartphone market has effectively locked out all rivals, with the possible exception of Samsung, which has to make an eye-watering marketing investment to attract consumers to its new products.

White-colour pixels
The new Android-powered phones, which were unveiled in London, come in two sizes – the basic P8 with a 5.2in screen (13.2cm) and the P8max with a larger than normal 6.8in (17.3cm) display. Both feature a 13 megapixel rear camera whose image sensor includes pixels dedicated to measuring white light as well as the more common red, green and blue colour pixels.
The firm says this delivers improved images in high contrast and low light situations. In addition, the handset features what the firm claims to be a “best-in-class” stabilisation component that minimises camera shake.