Some of the new models for the Apple Watch will be equipped with LTE chips and be able to perform many tasks without needing an iPhone to be in range, the Bloomberg report said. bloom.bg/2ff0K5P Currently, the Apple Watch needs to be connected to an iPhone …
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Review: Action Band for Apple Watch offers sharp design and superb comfort for $25
For the last few weeks I’ve been using the Action Band for Apple Watch by X-Doria and it’s the most comfortable sport band I’ve worn to date. With unique design, both familiar and new color options, and a price tag 50% less than Apple’s Sport Band …
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: Echo Dot $35, 2016 12-inch MacBook $875, Twelve South Apple Watch Dock $15, more
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Watch Apple’s Carpool Karaoke teasers ahead of series premiere
Carpool Karaoke is growing up and becoming so much more than just segments on James Corden’s Late Late Show. Apple has commissioned 16 standalone episodes, and the show is about to premiere on August 8. The company shared three different teasers this …
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9to5Toys Last Call: 2017 27″ 5K iMac $1,575, iPhone Car Mount $12, Leather Apple Watch Band $10, more
9to5Toys Lunch Break delivers the best deals every day of the week at 12:30PM EST. This includes price drops on all sorts of Apple products from iPad to MacBook and everything in between, as well as HomeKit gear, accessories of all kinds and so much more.
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Apple Overtaken in Wearable Market Despite Watch Surge
The market for smart, wearable devices is turning into a bit of a barbell. In the second quarter the number of wearables shipped increased 8% to 21.6 million, but that was almost entirely due to the popularity of very cheap fitness tracking bands and very …
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Alternatives to the Apple Watch compared
Apple Watch is amazing, but you might be after an alternative. Here we run down the best rivals to the Watch that work with your iPhone or Android smartphone. When the Apple Watch launched back in 2015, it made quite a splash in the smartwatch market – and …
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Feds Want To Search Apple Watch — The First Jailbreak Shows What’s Possible
In at least one federal case, the government has sought to search an Apple Watch, Forbes has discovered. That should be of little surprise: according to the first person to jailbreak the wearable tech, it doesn’t have the same levels of hardware security …
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The Week In Wearables: Apple Smart Glasses, Tim Cook On AR, Apple Watch Financials And More
The last seven days of news in the world of wearables included Apple’s newest patent relating to wearables, the Cupertino giant’s latest financials and how they relate to Augmented Reality and Apple Watch, and more. The Week in Wearables is a news …
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Apple Financial Results Reveal Good News For Apple Watch
The new financial results revealed yesterday by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a detail-packed 58-minute conference call included a couple of details on the Apple Watch. You can listen to the conference call here if you’d like, though don’t worry, that’s what …
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Yoga & water polo among new activities coming to Apple Watch, latest code leak suggests [u]
The built-in Workout app on the Apple Watch may soon gain many more activity types, such as yoga, wrestling, and water polo, according to the latest discovery in Apple’s HomePod firmware. [Updated with corrected info] Even on the Apple Watch Series 2 …
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Watch: Apple beats Street estimates with strong Q3
Apple reported better than expected earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2017, raking in $45.4 billion in revenue led by strong iPhone sales of 41 million units and a return to growth for iPad. AppleInsider breaks down the performance in this video.
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iPhone Sales Pass 1.2B, Apple Watch Sales Up 50 Percent
Apple is having a very good 2017 so far, with Tim Cook explaining why yesterday during Apple’s Q3 2017 earnings call. According to TechCrunch, Wall Street forecast that Apple’s revenue would reach $44.89 billion and analysts predicted a $1.57 bump per share.
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Whaddya know, iPad and Apple Watch are selling like crazy again
Yesterday’s earnings call confirmed this once again, causing a sizable jump in Apple’s stock price, but the really interesting news is that certain categories of Apple products which haven’t been doing that great again are selling much better than last year.
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We’re not sure why anyone would own an Apple Watch without this awesome accessory
The Apple Watch charger situation is a pretty solid bit of irony, wouldn’t you say? People have been complaining for years that the charging cord that comes with Apple’s iPhones is way too short, and now people are complaining that the Apple Watch …
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9to5Toys Last Call: new iPad Pro $600, Apple Watch Bands $9, MacBook Air 13″ 256GB $950, more
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Latest HomePod firmware leak indicates skiing workouts coming to Apple Watch
Code strings unearthed from early HomePod firmware suggest that Apple is planning to add skiing to the Apple Watch’s Workout app, presumably alongside this fall’s watchOS 4. One section of the firmware makes references to a “SkiingWorkoutEventCollector …
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