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New Bands And Operating System Coming to Apple Watch
Apple has announced over 10,000 dedicated-watch apps are already available on the App Store and easily incorporates video functionality. Furthermore, Facebook Messenger is arriving to the Apple Watch which supports audio conversations with direct translations across a huge array of languages. Also, the Maps service will now feature the Transit app…
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Swatch Boss Describes Apple Watch as “Interesting Toy”
Luxury Swiss watchmaker, Swatch has derisively referred to the Apple Watch as an “interesting toy” and not a “revolution” in timekeeping. The company’s chief executive, Nick Hayek discussed Apple’s wearable product line in a Swiss newspaper. According to Hayek, Swatch considered making their own smartwatch but cancelled the project after…
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Has a 14-Year-Old Hacker Enabled iOS 4.2.1 on an Apple Watch?
Billy Ellis is a 14-year-old designer and iOS developer with a keen interest in hacking. His latest project shows an Apple Watch booting into iOS 4.2.1 and displays the signature main menu. At first glance, the video appears to be genuine but I’m pretty sceptical that an entire OS could be…
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Apple Watch Predicted to Account for 40% of Luxury Market by 2020
BI Intelligence has published a report on the popularity of wearable technology and predicts the Apple Watch will account for 40% of luxury timepieces by 2020. To clarify, the term “luxury” refers to any watch priced $350 or above which includes fairly mass-produced pieces such as the Apple Sport Watch. This…
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Apple Has $202 Billion in Cash – Shares Dip 10%
Apple has earned $202 billion in cash alone – more than any other company – but the tech giant has taken a huge hit on Wall Street. Despite crossing the $200 billion in cash mark for the first time, shares in Apple dipped by as much as 10% this week…
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You Can Now Use Your Hyundai Car Features From Your Apple Watch
Hyundai is keeping up with the times and trying to make your car interaction experiences more impressive than ever. Earlier this year, it launched the Android counterpart, allowing users to interact with their Hyundai cars from Android devices. Now the company has shifted its focus on the latest gadget on…
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Improved Apple Watch SDK Will Drastically Improve Third-Party Apps
It has been common knowledge that Apple would release a native SDK for the all new Apple Watch, something developers can get their hands on to make more useful applications than the default Apple applications. Apple is going to provide a beta version of the SDK a week after its…
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The Apple Watch Affects Your iPhone’s Battery Life
After the recent launch of the Apple Watch, numerous owners expressed their own opinions about the product, and most seem to agree that it’s a pretty handy device overall. Furthermore, even though some people voiced their concern regarding the Apple Watch battery life, it looks like the watch itself can…
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Nearly 1 Million US Apple Watch Pre-Orders on First Day
According to digital commerce data company Slice Intelligence, almost 1 million US consumers have pre-ordered the Apple Watch. The report, released by Slice on Sunday, estimates that 957,000 people pre-ordered Apple’s smartwatch on Friday, based on e-receipt data collected directly from consumers. Each order was for 1.3 watches, spending $503.83…
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Apple Watch Reviewed
Reviewers have gotten their hands on the new Apple Watch – the company’s first unique hardware in five years, launching this coming Friday – and the consensus is a firm thumbs up. The Apple Watch is entering an already competitive market, populated by a family of Android Wear devices, such…
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Patent Row Blocks Apple Watch Sale in Switzerland
Sales of the forthcoming Apple Watch will be blocked in Switzerland over a patent issue, Swiss television network RTS has revealed. It seems that a patent for a watch bearing the English word “Apple” already exists in Switzerland. However, the block on sales will only last until 5th December, 2015,…
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Limited Space Usable on Apple Watch despite 8GB Capacity
On the heels of Apple’s big event the other day, they have told 9to5Mac that only limited amounts of the Apple Watch’s 8GB will be usable, for now. When it comes to music, Apple has allocated 2GB of space, which roughly translates to about 200 to 250 songs at 256Kbps…
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Tim Cook: Apple Watch Can Be Used as Car Key Fob
Tim Cook is still on his unannounced international tour, today stopping in London. He paid a visit to the flagship Covent Garden store, meeting with employees and customers (some even posed for pictures, as you can see below). He also took the time to give an interview to The Telegraph, offering some…
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Apple’s Tim Cook Named ‘CEO of the Year’ by CNN
US news outlet CNN has named Tim Cook, the Chief Executive of Apple, as its ‘CEO of the Year’ for 2014. Over the last twelve months, Apple has enjoyed an upsurge in stock price and record-breaking sales with its iPhone 6 iteration, for which Cook has been rewarded. CNN posits…
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Apple Expected to Sell 30 Million Apple Watch Units in 2015 Alone
Apple is expected to launch its Watch sometime early next year, but there are some analysts already pegging some massive hopes on Apple’s first foray into the world of wearables. Some analysts expect the company to sell over 30 million Watch units in 2015 alone. MacRumors reported on a survey…
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