Apple reported quarterly earnings after the bell on Thursday and said sales of the Apple Watch continue to grow at a rapid pace. Apple didn’t break out Apple Watch sales, but the company said that sales of the wearable grew more than 50 percent year-over …
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Apple has a hidden business that’s bigger than some airlines (AAPL)
Apple considers “wearables” to be its Apple Watch, Beats headphones, and AirPods earbuds. Apple is known as the iPhone company, because that iconic product drives over half of its sales. But Apple CEO Tim Cook dropped hints on Thursday that the company has …
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Notes: The Apple Watch 3 Has Me Back on the Kool-Aid
When the original Apple Watch launched in the spring of 2015 I was obsessed with the promise of a wearable to end all wearables. After all, Apple did it with the iPhone—a device that changed the world for businesses and consumers alike and set a course …
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Apple Watch watchOS 4.1 Is Here With 1 Brilliant Benefit: Should You Upgrade?
Really, this couldn’t be simpler. On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app and from the My Watch tab choose Settings, then General, then Software Update. The iPhone will check your Watch’s software and update to the 4.1 version. Alternatively, if you …
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Apple Watch Series 3 review: now with cellular, it’s still the smartwatch to beat
The Apple Watch Series 3 follows up last year’s Series 2 by adding cellular connectivity to an already-successful recipe. But how successful? Nobody really knows. Apple is notoriously secretive, but even by its standards it is remaining tight-lipped …
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Apple says wearables up 75 percent year-over-year in Q4, Watch up 50 percent vs. Q3
Apple’s wearables business —including Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats products —was up 75 percent year-over-year during the September quarter, helping to make it the size of a Fortune 400 company, CEO Tim Cook said during Thursday’s results call.
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A big number Wall Street will look for in Apple’s earnings: $85 billion
Of particular interest are sales of the new Apple Watch. Apple has never disclosed specific numbers on the wearables — but at least one analyst estimates that the product has gained major momentum this year. “While Apple Watch sales still represents low …
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Why I Think Apple’s Stock Is a Bargain
Sales are also expected to jump nearly 16% on the back of new product offerings, including the iPhone 8, the iPhone X, and a new and more versatile Apple Watch. The company pays a $2.52 annual dividend, which gives the stock a 1.6% yield. Thus, earnings …
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The latest Apple Watch update finally lets you stream music over LTE
The Apple Watch Series 3 will finally allow its wearers to stream music directly from the device, a long-promised functionality that was conspicuously absent at release of the LTE-powered smartwatch. SEE ALSO: Yes, you can buy an Apple Watch for $25—but …
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Take over $100 off an Apple Watch — and more of today’s best deals from around the web
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. Since you don’t have all day to scour the web for noteworthy sales and discounts, we rounded …
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Apple Watch Series 3: Apple’s other hit product
Apple’s decision to put a cellular connection inside the Apple Watch Series 3 has confirmed my prediction that doing so would massively boost people’s interest in the device, which I now think will become the most popular “iPhone X-out-of-stock …
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Apple’s WatchOS 4.1 update adds phone-less music streaming, GymKit
Got an Apple Watch? Apple just released WatchOS 4.1 for all users today, and the spotlight feature is support for GymKit. It enables the Apple Watch to pair with supported gym equipment, so you can track more accurate fitness data. GymKit allows two-way …
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Apple Releases watchOS 4.1 with New Radio App, LTE Apple Music Streaming
Today’s iOS 11.1 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 software updates come along with a new stable software version of the watchOS operating system for Apple Watch devices, watchOS 4.1. Last week, we reported on the new features that Apple implemented in watchOS …
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Samsung’s new Gear Sport is a great and classy fitness tracker, but the Apple Watch is a better buy
The Gear Sport is Samsung’s newest smartwatch, and it’s really good, though iPhone users should still get an Apple Watch instead. The Gear Sport follows Samsung’s Gear S3, a smartwatch that launched last year and didn’t have as much of a focus on fitness.
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Samsung’s Gear Sport Is Easier to Use Than the Apple Watch, But Where Are My Damn Apps?
The Apple Watch might be the most popular smartwatch, but its controls and interface don’t hold a candle to what you get on Samsung’s watches. The problem is that because Samsung has been trying to start its own watch ecosystem with Tizen OS, its …
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Best Apple Watch Series 3 Stainless Steel Bands : For a Distinguished and Imperial Style Quotient
With the ever-increasing popularity of the new Apple Watch, the ways to customize it are also having a lot of demand. Different types of custom bands lend a diverse fashion makeover to the iWatch and hence helps dress up to their individual tastes.
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Apple Watch Series 3: How Can Apple Make Smartwatch Even Better? [Opinion]
The following article is entirely the opinion of Daryl Deino and does not reflect the views of the Inquisitr. “The fact remains, though, that the Apple Watch Series 3 in either 4G or GPS-only guise is the best smartwatch you can buy, regardless of …
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