Apple’s latest press event took place earlier today. While the main attractions were the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus as well as the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro and a completely redsigned Apple TV, the company also had some Apple Watch news to share. The Apple Watch Sport collection today grew to include new yellow and rose gold anodized aluminium models so that you […]
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Samsung working on iPhone compatibility for Gear S2 smartwatch
The Samsung Gear S2 is the first in the line of Gear smartwatches to be compatible with more than just the company’s own smartphones. Its latest smartwatch works with a range of smartphones running Android 4.4 or higher and with at least 1.5GB of RAM. It turns out that Samsung’s compatibility options don’t stop there. Much as Google recently did with […]
Apple to announce new metal finishes for Apple Watch on September 9th?
Rumours back in July suggested that Apple was considering introducing a cheaper version of its gold Apple Watch. Rather than a solid 18K gold case and a starting price of US$10,000 (CA$13,000) as found on the Apple Watch Edition (pictured above), the new model would sport a gold-plated version of the aluminium case. The Wall Street Journal now reports that Apple […]
IDC: Apple second in global wearables shipments in Q2 2015
As expected, the launch of the Apple Watch in April is quickly being felt across the wearables market. In its latest Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, IDC reports that, Apple is appearing on its Top Five Wearables Vendors list in second place on its debut. First place is well within its reach as well as it trailed current market leader […]
Apple announces September 9th event
The rumours were true. Apple will hold its next event on September 9th, a year to the day that it unveiled the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. The invitation comes with the tagline “Hey Siri, give us a hint.” Apple is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus to succeed the current models. Among the expected upgrades […]
Swatch trademarks Apple’s “One More Thing” catchphrase
When Apple’s Steve Jobs said “One more thing” as he wrapped up events, we were often in for a treat. Jobs used the line to introduce the iPod Mini at MacWorld 2004, the aluminium unibody MacBook back in October 2008 and FaceTime video calling for the iPhone 4 back at WWDC 2010. More recently, current CEO Tim Cook used the […]
Apple drops appointment requirement to try on Apple Watch
Since the Apple Watch went on sale at Apple Stores back in April, customers have had to book an appointment online or in-store in order to try one on. Doing so required providing a name and Apple ID. Starting this week, Apple will drop the need to book an appointment and will allow people to simply walk into an Apple Store and quickly […]
Apple to unveil iPhone 6S on September 9th?
Apple last year unveiled the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on September 9th. According to the usually reliable John Paczkowski, now a managing editor at BuzzFeed after stints at AllThingsD and Re/code, Apple will unveil its latest iPhones on the very same day this year. According to sources familiar with Apple’s plans, the event will take place the week of September 7th with […]