Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Apple Watch launching on April 24, 2015. To mark the occasion, below we reflect on some of the key features added to the Apple Watch over the last five years.
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Apple Watch designer reveals history of faces and features on fifth anniversary
Imran Chaudhri spent over 20 years at Apple and helped create the company’s hero products like iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Now on the fifth anniversary of Apple’s highly successful wearable, …
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Original Apple Watch designer shares interesting facts about its development
On the five-year anniversary of the first Apple Watch, Imran Chaudhri, one of the original device’s designers, has shared a few facts and tidbits about the development of the wearable. The Apple Watch …
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Apple Watch at 5: Essential for health, nice for work, bad at faces
Five years ago today, Apple released the original Apple Watch into a decidedly skeptical marketplace. Facing calls to demonstrate its continued ability to innovate after the untimely death of CEO …
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Hands-On With the New Low-Cost 2020 iPhone SE
The iPhone SE had its official launch day today, with the first orders arriving to customers this morning. We picked up one of the new (PRODUCT)RED iPhone SE models and checked out the design and …
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Apple says iOS Mail vulnerabilities do not pose immediate threat, patch coming
While the attack requires a user to click on the malicious email in iOS 12, it becomes a zero-click, or unassisted, vector when Mail is opened in the background in iOS 13. In existence since iOS 6, …
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iPhone 6s to an iPhone SE: Is it Worth Upgrading?
If you have an older iPhone, like an iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, or an even earlier iPhone, you may be wondering whether it’s worth the upgrade to a newer device. In a nutshell, the answer is yes, …
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iPhone SE outclasses all Android phones thanks to Apple’s A13 chip
By packing the big A13 chip into its small iPhone SE, Apple has made its budget smartphone a more compelling product at just the right time for a coronavirus-spook …
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The iPhone SE and other midrange phones worth your money
Of course, if you’re a processor snob, you might still prefer the iPhone’s A13 Bionic, which is the same high-end chip found in the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max. But most people won’t notice a difference …
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Apple Watch designer reveals the device’s origins on its fifth birthday
The designer left the company back in 2017 (landing on Microsoft’s HoloLens team two weeks back), but today he’s offering up some fun insight into Apple Watch’s beginnings on the wearable’s fifth …
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iPhone/iPad Warning: Just Receiving This Viral Text String Crashes iOS Devices
Phone users are advised to turn off notifications for social media apps and messaging until Apple resolves the issue.
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New iOS text bug can crash your iPhone just from receiving a notification
A newly discovered bug will crash your Apple iPhone or iPad for merely receiving a text notification. The bug occurs when an iOS device user receives a string of text written using Sindhi characters.
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The New iPhone SE, Like Accessibility, Is All About Perspective
The new low-cost smartphone, the love child of an iPhone 8 and an iPhone 11, is an impressive device that in some ways is a better (and obviously cheaper) option than its higher-end, more expensive …
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The Best Apple Deals for April 2020: AirPods, iPad, iPhone, MacBook
This particular model is renewed, bringing the price down even lower. Under the hood, the iPhone 8 Plus isn’t radically different than the iPhone X. It also performs similarly when it comes to its …
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Apple Hits Back Over iPhone Hacking Claim: ‘No Evidence’
Apple will reportedly patch the flaws in iOS 13.4.5, but, according to researchers at ZecOps, “the vulnerabilities existed at least since iOS 6 (September 2012) when iPhone 5 was released.” And, worse …
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iPad Magic Keyboard comparison & ‘iPhone 12’ leaks on the AppleInsider Podcast
Your hosts discuss the new iPad Pro Magic Keyboard at length, we run down all the “iPhone 12” leaks and rumors, an update on ARM Mac timeline, and discuss their recent home theater purchases. Andrew O …
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Five years on, Apple Watch is the best wearable for most people
Five years ago today, the Apple Watch went on sale, following six months of hype. It had the special burden of being the first brand-new product the company released since Tim Cook had taken the reins …
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