Update, Sept. 18: Read our full rated Apple Watch Series 5 review here. The Apple Watch Series 5 has arrived, but that wasn’t the only Watch news at today’s Apple event: Effective immediately, the Apple Watch Series 3 will have a starting price of $199 — an $80 cut that makes it arguably the single …
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Apple’s iPhone 11 A13 processor boosts phone chip performance 20%
Apple’s A13 Bionic processor will boost iPhone 11 performance by at least 20 percent over last year’s smartphones, Apple said Tuesday. That includes the speed of the main processor brains and its special-purpose engines for graphics and AI. “It is our most performant chip we have ever built for iPhone,” said Sri Santhanam, vice president of silicon engineering, at Apple’s annual …
Read More »Apple Watch Series 3 is now $199
The Apple Watch Series 3 has hit a new low — with prices dropping to $199 on Tuesday. Apple announced the price drop at its event on Tuesday at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California. The discount comes after the company unveiled the Apple Watch Series 5, which has features like always-on display and a compass. …
Read More »WatchOS 6 coming Sept. 19 with cycle tracking and hearing health
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual September event this morning, Apple showed off the next major release of its wearable OS, WatchOS 6. At the event, held at the Steve Jobs Theater at its campus in Cupertino, California, Apple also rolled out new iPhones, iPads, Apple Arcade, the Apple …
Read More »iPhone 11 doubters reconsider: ‘Did you say it comes in PURPLE?!?’
Sure, the new Apple iPhone 11, announced Tuesday at Apple Event, might be pricey, and it might look like it has a fidget spinner or a coconut attached to the back. But come on! It comes in purple! That’s not the only color, of course. The iPhone 11 comes in six hues, including yellow, white, green, black and red. But …
Read More »iPhone 11 camera can take slow
Apple introduced the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro at its annual fall event Tuesday. While describing the iPhone 11’s camera features, Apple executive Kaiann Drance said the new phone can take selfies that are slow-motion videos, or “slofies.” Now playing: Watch this: See Apple’s new ‘slofie’ mode in action 0:55 Shortly after the new camera feature was announced, the reaction …
Read More »Apple Watch Series 5 gets always
Update, Sept. 18: Read our full rated Apple Watch Series 5 review here. Apple lit up an “always-on” display for its new Series 5 Apple Watch on Tuesday. The tech giant announced its latest smartwatch will now be able to have a display that’s constantly turned on. That means no more taps or wrist raises to see pings, notifications or… the …
Read More »Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro challenge: Turning new iPhone’s modest upgrades into must
The next batch of new iPhones may carry a new number in their names, but make no mistake — this is another “S” year. If the rumors hold true, Apple will unveil phones with essentially the same design for a third year in a row. The question is whether Apple fans will buy the case that these new phones are a …
Read More »iPhone 11 Pro’s new Deep Fusion feature is coming to boost your photos, take on Google
Apple’s three-camera system on the new iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, announced Tuesday, are set to showcase the latest of what Apple can offer for mobile photography. Combining the improved sensors, new ultra-wide lens and the company’s A13 Bionic chip, the phones look to bring a number of improvements over last year’s iPhone XS and XS Max. A new night mode …
Read More »Apple ditches 3D Touch for Haptic Touch in iPhone 11 and 11 Pro
Rumors of the demise of 3D Touch in the new iPhones have proved true. The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, which Apple unveiled Wednesday during an event on the Apple campus, will feature Haptic Touch instead of 3D Touch. The change didn’t get much attention during the keynote presentation but was noted on the iPhone 11’s product page, which …
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