Details should be coming on recent device releases like the HomePod and Apple Watch, too. And CFO Luca Maestri might have market-moving news about Apple’s capital return program following tax law changes that freed management up to make more aggressive …
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Apple Watch Edition Series 3: Is The Ceramic Case Worth It?
The first Apple Watch Edition was in hardened 18k gold. The second Apple Watch Edition was in white ceramic. The third Apple Watch (Series 3) comes in both white and gray ceramic for the Apple Watch Edition variant. This particular case material appears to …
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The last Apple Watch boutique is closing, and good riddance
Far on the other side of the world, an Apple store is dying. It’s not the usual blocky space filled with randos checking their email on carefully arranged display iMacs, but rather the last dedicated Apple Watch boutique in Tokyo’s Isetan Shinjuku …
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Apple Helps Verizon Subscriber Growth With Apple Watch, Not iPhone, Activations
A report from Bloomberg has revealed that Verizon’s subscriber numbers are up, but not because of iPhone activations, or even iPad which have long been the network’s surest way of gaining subscribers as you might suspect. In fact, Verizon lost phone …
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Apple Watch Series 3 with Cellular coming to India: Here’s how it will work on Airtel, Reliance Jio
Both Airtel and Reliance Jio have announced that the Apple Watch Series 3 with Cellular (LTE) support is coming to India. Apple has not yet confirmed the official price of the Series 3 watch in India, though it starts at $399 in the US, which comes to …
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3 years later, who knows what the Apple Watch is for?
In 2007, Apple changed the act of socializing, maybe forever, with the release of the iPhone. There it was, a perfectly packed 4.5-inch-long computer designed to pulverize boredom like a drill through your skull. You bought one, and now, whenever you have …
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Save $100 on the Apple Watch at Walmart
The Apple Watch has helped us fulfill all our Power Rangers Communicator-related dreams. Case in point: When the Series 1 was released in 2015, we gave it a rave review. It’s gorgeous, smart, fun, extensible, expensive (a plus if you want to telegraph …
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We compared the Apple Watch to the new $200 Fitbit Versa — and it isn’t even close
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. The Apple Watch and Fitbit Versa have a similar overall design, but there are a handful of key …
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How to speed up Apple Watch software updates dramatically
Downloading watchOS software to your Apple Watch is a tremendously slow process. It can take anywhere between half an hour to an hour or more to send a watchOS software update to your wrist. Because it’s such a sluggish experience, I try to update my …
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Fitness: Watch for it — technology can get you going
“You rocked yesterday’s exercise rings. Keep it going today.” This message popped up on my Apple Watch today before breakfast. As the day goes on, if I lag behind my usual activity patterns, I’m reminded that “my exercise rings are usually a …
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Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Versa: How to choose?
The Fitbit Versa is a worthy Apple Watch alternative. The Fitbit Versa is like if you took the Ionic, gave it a slimmer body and prettier design and dropped its price. It also costs $50 less than the cheapest Apple Watch model, the Series 1, or $130 less …
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How to clean your Apple Watch
Before we begin, I want to point out that Apple says you should avoid using soap, cleaning products, abrasive materials, compressed air, and heating devices (like a hair dryer) when you clean your Apple Watch. That said, I’ve used mild cleaning products …
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Week In Wearables: Apple Watch App To Combat Snoring, Nokia Health, Smart Contact Lenses
This week saw potential developments in the world of Nokia Health, hints at third-party Watch faces in the latest watchOS beta and snoring addressed. All part of the week in wearable news. The Week in Wearables is a news digest, out each week, focused on …
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A major update to the Apple Watch might be coming later this year — here’s what we’re expecting
Apple will almost definitely be releasing a new Apple Watch this fall, the fifth in its line of best-selling smartwatches. And while we don’t know anything for sure about the upcoming watch, reliable sources have provided their best guesses about what’s to …
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iPhone dependence is killing Apple Watch. Here’s how Cupertino could fix it.
For activity tracking, fitness and notifications, Apple Watch is pretty awesome, and these days, that’s all most people use it for. Which is a shame. When it launched back in 2015, Apple had a much bigger vision: a wearable computing platform supporting …
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Apple Offering Free Repairs of 42mm Apple Watch Series 2 Models With Swollen Batteries
This week, Apple has launched a new service program that offers free out-of-warranty repairs to Apple Watch Series 2 owners whose device suffers from a swollen battery. According to a report from MacRumors, Apple Retail Stores and Authorized Retailers were …
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Apple Watch Earth Day Challenge
Apple has revealed a new challenge for those who use Apple Watch around the world. The Earth Day Challange will reward those who complete a workout of at least 30 minutes on April 22nd, 2018 – Earth Day. Those who complete the required workout will …
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