Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact Image Reveals Fingerprint Scanners on the Right Side

Previously, we told you that Sony’s Italian Twitter page confirmed that the Japanese device maker would be present at IFA 2015 in Berlin, where it has a press event scheduled for September 2. We told you that during the event the phone maker would probably take the opportunity to unveil its next-gen Xperia flagship model, the Xperia Z5. And now it appears the phone will come with a fingerprint scanner. Given the fact that the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact made a debut during the event last year, Sony should follow a similar pattern this year. Albeit Sony said at some point that it was planning to cut down on flagship launches this year, it seems the company will still be releasing two models in 2015. The Xperia Z3+ proved to be...

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Specs for LG-Made Nexus 5 (2015) and Huawei Nexus Leak

Google might have surprised everyone when it failed to unveil any new Nexus hardware at its I/O 2015 conference. Even so, the common consensus is that the search giant will introduce two new Nexus smartphones later this year, probably when the final version of Android M is ready to be officially launched. For the first time, Google is going to partner up with Chinese smartphone maker Huawei in order to give birth to a Nexus device with a 5.7-inch display. On top of that, the Mountain View tech giant has decided to continue its partnership with LG, so in 2015, the Korean device maker will launch a second iteration of the popular Nexus 5 which launched back in 2013. While we’ve seen the specs of the Huawei Nexus leak online, we have...

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Daimler, BMW, Audi Take Over Nokia’s HERE for $3.2 Billion

After selling its Devices and Services unit to Microsoft last year, Nokia is now giving up on the next most valuable asset, the HERE mapping division that’s currently available cross-platform but also bundled into a number of other solutions, such as Garmin devices. Reuters is reporting that a group of German premium carmakers, including Daimler, BMW, and Audi, agreed to take over the HERE division for $3.2 billion (€2.9 billion) but an announcement in this regard is yet to be provided by any of the involved parties. The deal, however, is not at all surprising, as a consortium of German car manufacturers was said to be involved in HERE takeover negotiations last month, with various reports claiming that Nokia was willing to drop the...

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