Apple’s online store remained down hours after iPhone 6 preorders were slated to start at midnight PT. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNEt Editors’ note: For more up-to-date coverage on iPhone preorders, see the following — Apple: iPhone 6 preorders set a record overnight; iPhone 6 presales begin — with US Apple Store caught napping; and For …
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Preorders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus didn’t start at midnight PT on the Apple Store, as the company had planned. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET Apple’s online store came back online early Friday, but it was more than two hours after presales were slated to start for the company’s new iPhone 6 devices. The Cupertino, Calif., company was …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the company’s first wearable, Apple Watch, on Tuesday. James Martin/CNET When Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced his company’s first wearable device during a flashy event on Tuesday, one of the biggest surprises was its name. Most people expected Apple to show off an “iWatch” and an “iPay” or “iWallet” mobile payments system to go along …
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The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will be available for preorder at Apple’s online store at midnight on Friday. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET Wireless carriers aren’t the only place kicking off iPhone 6 and 6 Plus preorders at midnight tonight. You’ll also be able to preorder the new iPhones in Apple’s online store starting at 12 a.m. PT on Friday. …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the company’s first wearable, the Apple Watch, during its event Tuesday. James Martin/CNET CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple may have shown rivals its hand by unveiling its first smartwatch months before it hits the market. But it also made sure consumers had a reason to wait for its launch. By announcing its first-ever smartwatch more than …
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The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5-inch display, much bigger than the 4-inch iPhone 5S. James Martin/CNET Apple on Tuesday introduced its newest iPhones and its first wearable, the Apple Watch. The new devices have gotten all of the buzz, but many analysts say Apple Pay, the company’s new mobile-payments service, could be the real game changer. They also largely …
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Apple introduced two larger screen iPhones during an event on Tuesday. James Martin/CNET CUPERTINO, Calif. — On his first day as CEO of Sprint, Marcelo Claure didn’t spend his time greeting employees in the company’s Kansas headquarters. Instead, he traveled to Cupertino to meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Sprint didn’t start offering the iPhone until the fourth generation of …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook walks off stage after speaking during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The pressure is on for him to show “amazing” new devices. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook started saying last year that the world’s most-watched consumer electronics maker would soon deliver “amazing” products that cross into new categories beyond its wildly successful smartphones, …
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China Labor Watch found human rights violations at an Apple supplier factory in China. China Labor Watch Days before Apple is set to unveil its flagship iPhone 6, a labor rights group revealed “a number” of human rights violations at a supplier factory used to build iPhone and iPad parts. China Labor Watch and Green America on Thursday said a …
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There will soon be more phablets, such as Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 4, on the market than tablets or portable PCs. Sarah Tew/CNET Phablets aren’t just a passing craze, new data show. Shipments of the phone-tablet hybrids will surpass portable PC shipments this year and tablet shipments next year, International Data Corp. said Wednesday. The tech research firm defines phablets …
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