One of the great little built-in features of iOS is the ability to turn your iPhone into a flashlight on demand. Apple made use of the camera’s LED flash, making the iPhone a serviceable –and always available– emergency light. With watchOS 4, the …
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Busting open the Apple Watch Series 3 reveals a new, larger battery
The Apple Watch Series 3 has been widely available for a few days now, bringing Apple fans cellular service on their wrists for the first time ever. Apple had to add some new wrinkles to the Apple Watch to bring the new feature to the same familiar 42mm …
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Apple Watch Series 3 teardown shows a beefed-up battery
The Apple Watch Series 3 has been widely available for a few days now, bringing Apple fans cellular service on their wrists for the first time ever. Apple had to add some new wrinkles to the Apple Watch to bring the new feature to the same familiar 42mm …
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Today’s Must-Reads For Entrepreneurs: Finally! A Use For The Apple Watch
Yes, there is something you can do with an Apple Watch: “The Yankees, who had long been suspicious of the Red Sox’ stealing catchers’ signs in Fenway Park, contended the video showed a member of the Red Sox training staff looking at his Apple Watch …
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The new Apple Watch finally freed me from my phone
I had this weird moment the other night where I finally took the time to listen to the crickets around me as I took my dog for a walk. I wasn’t staring down at my iPhone browsing Twitter or Instagram or chatting needlessly to try to fight some boredom I’d …
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Apple Watch Is Sprint’s First CDMA-Free Phone
The new LTE Apple Watch Series 3 doesn’t have the CDMA radio system upon which Sprint and Verizon have long relied. And yet it makes phone calls. No Sprint device has combined those factors before, and the watch’s abilities hint at a future when a wider …
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Exclusive discount on 1More headphones, Apple Watch deals, and more tech sales
Welcome to Good Deals, a Verge-approved roundup of the week’s best tech deals from Vox Media Commerce Editor Chloe Reznikov. This week, we rounded up some exciting deals on everything from gadgets to laptops to cameras — including the super cute Elago …
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Apple now gives you 48 hours to watch a rented movie after starting it
Apple has extended the period of time that customers have to finish (or rewatch) a rented movie to 48 hours. That’s up from the previous limit of 24 hours, as MacRumors noted earlier today. The clock starts when you begin watching rented content; you …
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Hands-On With the New LTE-Enabled Apple Watch Series 3
With the new LTE Series 3 Apple Watches now out in the wild, we got our hands on one of the new devices to give MacRumors readers a closer look at its design, features, and improvements compared to previous-generation Apple Watch models. In the video below …
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Tim Cook is ‘thrilled’ with iPhone 8 sales, says Apple Watch LTE fix is coming
Apple last year decided to break a multi-year tradition when it opted not to release opening weekend sales figures for the iPhone 7. Similarly, there’s a slim-to-none chance that Apple will be forthcoming with precise iPhone 8 sales figures this year.
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The Apple Watch Series 3 is a bad sign for a 5G world
The Apple Watch Series 3 finally completes the picture of what a wearable device should be, thanks to the addition of a cellular LTE radio. Now the smartwatch can stay connected on its own, letting you stream music, send texts, or share heartbeats wherever …
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Reviewers say the new Apple Watch is pretty bad
The first reviews for Apple’s new Apple Watch are out, and the verdict isn’t good. The new $399 Apple Watch Series 3, which goes on sale Friday, is the first Apple Watch that can work without being tethered to the iPhone, thanks to an LTE connection from …
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Apple can patch bugs, but its biggest Apple Watch problem can’t be fixed
Apple’s new Watch made lots of headlines on Wednesday — but for all the wrong reasons. The latest version of the company’s wrist-worn gadget — the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE — was found to have an embarrassing glitch. It turns out that the watch …
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Review: Apple Watch goes solo, but don’t dump your phone yet
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A chief gripe with Apple Watch is that it requires you to keep an iPhone with you for most tasks. The inclusion of GPS last year helped on runs and bike rides, but you’re still missing calls and messages without the phone nearby.
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Apple Watch Series 3 Excels, Even if You Don’t Need Cellular
To understand why you might want the new cellular Apple Watch, put yourself in the shoes of a wealthy person who drives a weekend car. (I promise this is a fun exercise.) In this scenario, your iPhone is like your everyday workhorse vehicle, with the …
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Apple Watch Series 3 review: The smartest smartwatch yet
Mashable Choice highlights the best of everything we cover, have experienced first-hand and would recommend to others. Let’s talk about the red dot. The hint of bright color on the Apple Watch Series 3 digital crown serves no function. It’s just a bold …
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Apple Watch Series 3 review: The smartwatch comes of age (and liberates you from your phone)
Apple’s Watch has been something of a slow burn among consumers – but, with the latest model that packs in cellular capabilities for the first time, expect that to change very quickly. Where it’s primarily been a hit for its fitness and health tracking …
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