Apple may not have disclosed Apple Watch sale numbers yesterday when it announced its Q3 FY2015 financial results but Strategy Analytics estimates that the company shipped 4 million smartwatches during Q2. With the overall global smartwatch market hitting a record high 5.3 million units, Apple accounted for a dominant 75% of the market despite the Apple Watch making its debut during the […]
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Gold-plated Apple Watch Sport coming soon?
Apple is making a play in the luxury watch space with its exclusive yellow and rose-gold Apple Watch Edition that starts at US$10,000. If KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is correct with his latest prediction, the company is now looking to bring that gold finish to its much more inexpensive Apple Watch Sport (which starts at US$349). Rather than a solid 18K […]
Samsung Display to supply flexible displays for Apple Watch 2?
A report last month suggested that LG Display would once again be Apple’s sole supplier for flexible P-OLED displays for the next-generation Apple Watch. It now appears that Apple has changed its mind and will have at least two suppliers instead. The Korea Herald reports that both Samsung Display and LG Display will provide it with displays next time around. […]
Apple Watch sales closing on 3 million unit mark
While Apple has yet to officially announce how many Apple Watches it has sold to date, market research firm Slice has calculated that Apple has sold about 2.79 million of them as of mid-June. Slice uses e-mail receipt data from some 2 million online shoppers in the U.S. to make its analysis. In this case, it found that more than 20,000 people […]
FaceTime video camera among features planned for Apple Watch 2
The Apple Watch has barely begun to land in Apple Stores that rumours of the features Apple plans on adding for the next generation Apple Watch are gathering steam. According to 9to5Mac sources, the Apple Watch 2 will launch in 2016 with some new features. Perhaps the most interesting new feature could be the addition of a video camera into […]
Apple Watch in-store pickup service now available worldwide
After being available only online for almost two months, it is finally possible to go into an Apple Store and pick up an Apple Watch. To ensure that you don’t walk into a store and discover that the watch of your choice is not in stock, Apple has launched an online ‘Reserve and Pick Up’ service that lets you reserve […]
LG Display to be sole display supplier for next-generation Apple Watch?
That Apple is already hard at work on its next-generation Apple Watch is certain. Recent rumours have already hinted at new features such as the addition of a blood pressure monitor and sleep tracking features. Apple is also likely already talking to component suppliers, including LG Display, its current Apple Watch display supplier and dominant player in the smartwatch display […]
WWDC 2015: Apple announces WatchOS 2.0
Along with a new version of Mac OS and iOS 9, Apple today announced WatchOS 2.0 as WWDC 2015 kicked off with the traditional keynote. It is the first major software update to be released for the Apple Watch. “We are thrilled with the feedback we’re getting from Apple Watch customers, and after just a few weeks of availability we’re […]