Apple may have quietly removed references to April 24th on its website but we all know that today is officially the day that the Apple Watch launches. Whether you will be able to pick one up in a store remains will depend a lot on luck. To go along with the launch, Apple has released three Apple Watch ads to […]
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Apple Watch pre-orders now shipping
Right on schedule, Apple has begun to ship the first round of Apple Watch pre-orders. While Apple had to backtrack on launching the Apple Watch in stores on April 24th, it appears that those lucky to get their pre-orders in early will soon have their new toys. Customers are now beginning to receive confirmations that their orders have shipped. There […]
Apple Pay to launch in Canada in the fall?
A report earlier this year suggested that Apple was looking to bring its Apple Pay mobile payment system to Canada sometime in the first half of the year. An announcement was to have made in March but no such event materialized. The Wall Street Journal today suggests that the launch is now planned for sometime this fall. The report adds […]
Original 1995 Apple Watch on sale on eBay for US$2,499
We first told you about the original Apple Watch back in January. It was given away to customers as an incentive to upgrade to System 7.5 back in the mid-1990s. Limited quantities held in storage for about 20 years went on sale late last year and quickly sold out. If you missed out on that opportunity, two of these Apple […]
Apple WWDC 2015 set for June 8 to June 12
Apple today announced that its 26th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is returning to San Francisco in June. WWDC 2015 will take place from June 8th to June 12th. Apple’s renowned developer community will come together at WWDC to learn about the future of iOS and OS X. WWDC features more than 100 technical sessions, over 1,000 Apple engineers,hands-on labs, and […]
U.S. Apple Watch pre-orders estimated to hit nearly 1 million in first 24 hours
Early signs suggest that early Apple Watch pre-orders were stronger than some analysts predicted. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster had expected that first day pre-orders would hit about 300,000. Slice Intelligence suggests that they were about three times stronger than that and hit nearly a million pre-orders in the U.S. alone. The report estimates that 957,000 people in the U.S. pre-ordered […]
Android Wear could be coming to Apple iPhone
With the launch of Apple Watch pre-orders kicking off today, Apple is bringing the fight with perennial foe Google to one more market segment. While Android Wear devices got the early start, the Apple Watch is widely expected to dominate the smartwatch market. Needless to say, Google and its partners are none too pleased about such a possibility. Now comes word that Google […]
Apple Watch reviews begin rolling in
Apple Watch pre-orders begin (very early) tomorrow. Just in time, Apple lifted its embargo and a number of publications have now published their reviews. Without spoiling too much, these reviews are consistent about a few points. As one would expect from an Apple product, the watch itself is receiving positive reviews with Apple being lauded for coming up with another […]