Apple Watch: Release Date, Features & News

Apple Watch

APPLE WATCH

Jul 6, 2015

World’s first swimming app for the Apple Watch demoed

Rajesh Pandey

Various tests conducted by certain reviewers on the Apple Watch pretty much confirmed that the smartwatch is completely waterproof and can easily survive swimming sessions without going bonkers. To take advantage of the Apple Watch

APPLE WATCH

Jul 2, 2015

Rumor: Apple Watch 2 to retain the same display size and resolution; will come with a bigger battery

Rajesh Pandey

Latest rumors about the next generation Apple Watch from South Korea claim that it will not be coming with a round display. The rumor states that Apple is not going to jump on the "round

APPLE WATCH

Jun 29, 2015

DisplayMate outlines why the Apple Watch Sport’s Ion-X glass display outperforms Watch’s sapphire display in bright light

Evan Selleck

The Apple Watch has plenty of similarities to the Apple Watch Sport, but one key difference is the display, with the two variants offering a different type of screen for owners. Now, thanks to a

APPLE WATCH

Jun 26, 2015

AppleCare+ terms updated to include Apple Watch batteries that don’t retain 80% of their original capacity (Update: iPhone, iPad and iPod too)

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has updated the terms and conditions of the AppleCare+ protection for the Apple Watch to include batteries that are not able to retain 80 percent of their original capacity during the extended warranty period.

APPLE WATCH

Jun 26, 2015

Apple Watch to arrive in Netherlands, Sweden, Thailand next month

Killian Bell

Apple Watch will expand its reach to yet more markets on July 17 when it arrives in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Thailand. The device today makes its debut in seven new countries around the world,

APPLE WATCH

Jun 26, 2015

Apple Watch goes on sale in Italy, Singapore, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan today

Gautam Prabhu

Apple Watch, Apple's most personal device yet, first went on sale on April 24th in nine countries including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US. After more than

APPLE WATCH

Jun 23, 2015

Apple releases watchOS 2 beta 2 to developers

Evan Selleck

Apple is focusing on the software for the Apple Watch, improving it in many ways, and giving plenty of Watch owners something to look forward to with watchOS 2. The new software was initially introduced

APPLE WATCH

Jun 23, 2015

Apple Watch is capable of running a 20-year-old version of MacOS

Rajesh Pandey

The Apple Watch is a mini computer in its own right. While it cannot do much without being tethered to an iPhone, its internals are significantly powerful for something that is so small. A testament

APPLE WATCH

Jun 22, 2015

NextWorth reveals Apple Watch trade-in values

Evan Selleck

In April, Apple officially launched the Apple Watch. It's been just over two months since the first pre-orders went live, and now NextWorth wants you to know Watch trade-ins are now live.

APPLE WATCH

Jun 18, 2015

Developers having trouble submitting Apple Watch apps due to App Store approval bug

Evan Selleck

For some developers, many of which have posted their frustrations on Apple's developer forums, submitting Apple Watch apps into the App Store is not going so well. As originally reported by 9to5Mac, some developers

APPLE WATCH

Jun 18, 2015

Apple making big profits on strong Watch band sales

Killian Bell

Apple Watch appears to have gotten off to a very successful start since making its debut in April -- and it's not just the device itself that's making Apple a lot of money. The

APPLE WATCH

Jun 18, 2015

Apple Watch running watchOS 1.0 hacked to run UIKit apps

Gautam Prabhu

Last week, well-known Cydia developers, Steve Troughton-Smith, Adam Bell and Cydia Founder, Jay Freeman aka saurik have successfully hacked the Apple Watch on watchOS 2 to run UIKit & SceneKit apps on the

APPLE WATCH

Jun 17, 2015

iPod is still more popular than Apple Watch in internet searches

Killian Bell

Apple Watch may appear to be one of the hottest Apple products right now, but is it as popular as it seems? Not according to Google Trends, which shows that there is still more interest

APPLE NEWS

Jun 17, 2015

Apple Watch available for in-store pickup at Apple Retail Stores; here’s how the reservation system works

Gautam Prabhu

Several Apple Retail Stores in Australia have started offering Apple Watch for in-store pickup. Here's how the in-store pickup reservation system works: While buying the Apple Watch on the Australian online Apple

APPLE WATCH

Jun 16, 2015

Apple Watch running watchOS 2 hacked to run Flappy Bird clone and Canabalt natively

Evan Selleck

At this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple showed off the next generation of the Apple Watch's operating system, called watchOS 2. Native apps are part and parcel with the next iteration of Apple'

APPLE WATCH

Jun 16, 2015

Apple Watch in-store availability imminent (Update: Comes with surprise collectible bag)

Rajesh Pandey

A report from BGR claims that Apple Stores in the United States have started receiving stocks of the Apple Watch for sale to customers. The smartwatch will be sold to customers through in-store reservations

APPLE WATCH

Jun 14, 2015

Powerbeats2 earphones are now available in the same colors as Apple Watch Sport bands

Rajesh Pandey

Among the barrage of iOS 9 announcements at WWDC on Monday last week, Apple also silently unveiled a new set of colors for the Beats Powerbeats2 wireless in-earphones. The new colors -- blue, black, pink,

APPLE WATCH

Jun 12, 2015

Nokia’s canceled smartwatch, the Moonraker, shown off in new images

Evan Selleck

The Apple Watch is a real product that people can buy right now, but even before Apple unveiled the device, Nokia had its own plans for a smartwatch. According to a Tumblr post that was

APPLE WATCH

Jun 12, 2015

Apple Watch hacked to run UIKit based native app

Gautam Prabhu

Well-known Cydia developers, Steve Troughton-Smith, Adam Bell and Cydia Founder, Jay Freeman aka saurik have successfully hacked the Apple Watch on watchOS 2 to run UIKit & SceneKit apps on the device.At

APPLE WATCH

Jun 12, 2015

LG Display rumored to be the sole supplier for Apple Watch 2 display

Rajesh Pandey

The Retina display on the Apple Watch is currently the best smartwatch display in the market. The flexible P-OLED panel of the smartwatch is supplied to Apple by a sole supplier: LG Display. Apple

APPLE WATCH

Jun 8, 2015

Apple Watch’s watchOS 2 launches this fall for free; developer beta released today

Evan Selleck

Apple is on stage at the Worldwide Developers Conference, and unveiled watchOS 2 to show off new features for the wearable, including native apps. On top of that, Apple also announced that watchOS 2 will

APPLE WATCH

Jun 8, 2015

Apple Watch will gain Time Travel to check up on important info at a later date

Evan Selleck

The Apple Watch is gaining a new version of its operating system, and it's called watchOS 2, which the company just announced at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. One of the main new

APPLE WATCH

Jun 8, 2015

Apple unveils watchOS 2 with new Watch Faces, native apps, Time Travel and more

Rajesh Pandey

At WWDC today, Apple announced a major update to watchOS -- the OS that powers the Apple Watch. watchOS 2 will bring support for native apps to the smartwatch along with some other new features. Watch

APPLE WATCH

Jun 8, 2015

Native apps coming to Apple Watch

Rajesh Pandey

At WWDC today, Apple announced that it will be releasing a new version of its OS for the Apple Watch that will be adding native apps support to the smartwatch. The upcoming version of the

APPLE RUMORS

Jun 7, 2015

Apple to rebrand Apple Watch operating system as ‘watchOS’

Gautam Prabhu

Unlike last year, where we got a glimpse of the iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 banners, this year we had seen "the epic center of change" WWDC 15 logo based banners at the

APPLE WATCH

Jun 5, 2015

Here’s why you can’t read the full version of some emails on your Apple Watch

Gautam Prabhu

One of the handy features of the Apple Watch is the ability to read the emails on your wrist, so you don't have to remove your iPhone from the pocket or bag. It is

APPLE WATCH

Jun 5, 2015

Apple recommending customers to walk in to its retail stores to try out the Apple Watch

Rajesh Pandey

With the Apple Watch availability slowly increasing, Apple is now encouraging customers in the United States to walk in to their nearest Apple retail store to try out the smartwatch. Previously, Apple required that interested

APPLE WATCH

Jun 4, 2015

Marc Newson talks about the Apple Watch, the fashion industry, and Apple Car in new interview

Evan Selleck

Ever since the Apple Watch was first unveiled, there's been a constant stream of criticism from the "fashion industry," most of it focused on whether or not Apple's wearable belongs in the category

APPLE WATCH

Jun 4, 2015

42mm Space Black Apple Watch won’t be available in store until all online orders fulfilled

Evan Selleck

At first, all variants of the Apple Watch were only available online-only, with the exception of some physical boutique shops around the world having some stock available to those willing to wait in lines.

APPLE WATCH

Jun 4, 2015

New data shows Apple Watch has lower crash rates, is driving iOS upgrades

Killian Bell

New data from app performance experts Crittercism suggests the Apple Watch is driving iOS upgrades, with a sudden boost in Watch-compatible iOS upgrades seen since April. The data also shows that Apple Watch has