I said last summer in my Apple Watch Diary series that Apple Pay arriving in the UK was the tipping point for me in transforming the Watch from a useful device into something I was reluctant to be without. That was confirmed last week when a fraud attempt left me without Apple Pay for a couple of days. I received a text from my bank asking me to call them as they suspected my card had been compromised....
The Apple Watch has become an incredibly popular product since its introduction in 2015. It’s gone from a niche watch for Apple fans to a mainstream fitness tracker, and the latest Apple Watch Series 4 takes things a step farther with a new design. The Apple Watch and its various bands, chargers, docks, and more are bound to be some of the most popular gifts this holiday season. These are some of our favorite ideas for Apple Watch gifts....
While the Apple Watch Series 7 launch date was a mystery during the “California Streaming” keynote, Apple is not wasting anymore time. After pre-orders started on Friday, some customers have already received the notification that the product is preparing to ship. Apple usually does that when launching new products, so it doesn’t mean shipping will start as soon as by the beginning of next week. As a matter of fact, maybe a few lucky customers might receive the new Watches by Wednesday or Thursday, although the majority who were able to pre-order the Apple Watch Series 7 yesterday, will receive it on Friday, 15....
The Apple Watch Ultra officially launched to everyone on Friday, and as expected, a number of extreme tests have already emerged. These tests go to incredible lengths to test the durability, fitness features, and more offered by the Apple Watch Ultra. The results are rather impressive… In one video posted to YouTube by TechRax, the durability of the Apple Watch Ultra is put to the test with a hammer and a drop test....
New toys from Aquaman reveal Orm in a yellow suit and much more. Warner Bros. is gearing up for this December’s Aquaman, which is the latest movie from the DC Extended Universe and the only DC film that’s being released in theaters in 2018. The marketing campaign for the movie has focused largely on Jason Momoa returning to the role of Arthur Curry, as well as the adventure at the heart of the film and the introduction to the DCEU’s as-yet unexplored underwater landscape....
Earlier this year it was reported that Apple is developing augmented reality features that will eventually appear in glasses after coming first to iPhones. Now a newly leaked document may have accidentally acknowledged Apple’s prototype AR glasses for the first time. Gizmodo reports that it has acquired a safety incident document accidentally distributed to Apple employees that mentions a prototype device that has caused eye strain for testers. Incidents in the report appear to have occurred in February and March which offers a timeline for the possible AR glasses prototype testing based on the document’s title: Impact Descriptions Reported in [Santa Clara Valley] from Last Month....
iPhone 13 reviews are in, and as usual, they give us some new information about Apple’s latest release. For example, as of now, it’s not possible to turn off macro photography when approaching a subject with the iPhone 13 camera. During the “California Streaming” event, Apple introduced the iPhone 13 with this new feature called macro photography. Here’s how the company describes it: Apple also explains that you can shoot macro videos as well:...
Apple has finally gone on the record regarding the ongoing story about iOS location tracking by putting out a press release this morning. The document entitled “Q&A on Location Data” begins by saying that “Apple would like to respond to the questions we have recently received about the gathering and use of location information by our devices.” It immediately flatly denies allegations of deliberate location tracking for unknown purposes. “Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone....
Apple yesterday released iOS 9.1 to the public with a handful of improvements, but the one that the general public was most excited about was new emoji. While most of the emoji additions were self-explantory, one piqued the interest of many users: an eye inside of a speech bubble. Wired and Jeremy Burge both now note, however, that this emoji is Apple’s way to show its support for a new anti-bullying campaign launched today by the Ad Council....
Apple Park’s Visitor Center now has an opening date. According to a sign posted at the building shared on Twitter, the new Visitor Center will officially open on November 17th, while employees and other Cupertino residents have been invited to the grand opening event… Apple hasn’t shared many details about the grand opening and there’s no exact time set just yet. While the grand opening event will be held on November 17th, Apple is inviting Cupertino residents to get a look on November 16th....
Apple is preparing to make significant changes to its stores to simplify the experience by relocating iPod stock to accessory shelves and removing iPad-based Smart Signs, according to several Apple Retail managers briefed today on the plans. Apple will begin rolling out these notable changes overnight on Tuesday of next week to stores in the United States so that customers who begin coming in on Wednesday see the refreshed look....
While we’re all looking forward to seeing new iPhones next month, it’s also possible we’ll get our first look at the second generation Apple Watch during the same Apple event. I still love my Apple Watch, but it’s just plain old in fast-paced technology terms. Apple introduced the current Apple Watch almost two years ago at its September 2014 event where we also saw the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus....
All of today’s best deals are now up for grabs with another chance to save $50 on Apple Watch Series 7 leading the way. Plus, rare discounts have arrived on official Apple Watch Space Black and Silver Link Bracelets and AirPods Pro with MagSafe case are now $69 off through the end of the day. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Here’s another chance to save $50 on Apple Watch Series 7 In either case, you’re looking at all of the improvements delivered by Apple’s latest wearable....
Apple today has shared a new commercial for the Apple Watch Series 2. The new ad is titled “Live Bright” and highlights using the Apple Watch to live an active and healthy lifestyle. Throughout the ad, the Apple Watch is shown in a variety of different environments, including swimming, running, and even skydiving. The new ad also showcases features that can help improve a sedentary lifestyle, such as the Stand feature of the Activity app and the Breathe app....
Speculation about plans for an Apple search engine to compete with Google has been around for many years now, ever since the company was first seen to be using its own web crawler back in 2014. Apple confirmed the existence of the Applebot crawler in 2015. A report in the Financial Times claims that Apple is now ‘stepping up’ efforts to create its own search engine as its lucrative deal with Google comes under threat …...
Apple has launched a new page on its website dedicated to showcasing the capabilities of augmented reality on iOS, made possible by the introduction of ARKit in 2017. The new page highlights several apps in the areas of productivity, gaming, and learning that have embraced AR in unique or novel ways. While ARKit was first made available to developers at last year’s WWDC and arrived on customer phones last fall with the release of iOS 11, Apple says that iOS is already the world’s largest AR platform....
Apple today has officially stopped signing iOS 12.0.1, which was originally released back at the beginning of October. This means that downgrading from the most recent version of iOS, which is iOS 12.1, is no longer possible. Apple regularly stops signing older versions of iOS as part of its efforts to keep users on the most up-to-date and therefore secure versions of the operating system. Apple most recently stopped signing iOS 11....
Apple today unveiled its Black Friday holiday event for 2022, in which customers can get an Apple Store gift card worth up to $250 with the purchase of an eligible Mac, iPad, or iPhone from the Apple Store. The Apple Shopping Event runs from November 25 through November 28, Black Friday through Cyber Monday. As usual, check 9to5Toys to find the best Apple deals. Apple gave an early preview of the deals it will be offering....
Apple has shared photos of the new two-story Apple Store Myeongdong, two days ahead of the official opening of the latest South Korean store. The design looks pretty standard for a contemporary Apple Store, though it does have a couple of unique touches … Background We first learned in February that Apple was planning two new retail stores in South Korea, when the company began advertising for staff. The following month, Apple confirmed plans to open its largest store in the country in Seoul’s historical center of Jung-gu....
The launch of Apple’s long-rumored streaming video service is closer than ever. After building an executive team and signing numerous TV shows and movies, Apple is seemingly set to launch its video service in 2019. Here’s everything we know so far about Apple’s streaming service. The bosses Apple’s efforts in streaming video really got started in 2017 when it hired Jamie Ehrlicht and Zack Van Amburg, two veteran Sony Television executives....
