April, 2015

• 24 April

  Here’s what happens when you torture the Apple Watch

  

  We know the Apple Watch is water-resistant, but until this torture test, we weren’t sure how much water, shock, impact, or heat the device could handle. So we decided to find out. In a series of torture tests, the Apple Watch was dunked, boiled, slammed, dropped, and scraped. Sometimes it survived — other times, it …

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• 24 April

  CNET’s on the Apple Watch

  

  Updating your CNET iOS app gives you instant access to CNET on an Apple Watch. Sarah Tew/CNET If you’re one of the more than one million customers who preordered an Apple Watch and your hardware shows up today, you’re in luck: if you’ve updated the CNET app on your iPhone, you already have access to the CNET Apple Watch app. …

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• 24 April

  As Apple Watch lands, Samsung teases round smartwatch

  

  The very first Apple Watches are landing on the doorsteps of the Apple faithful, and the Watch’s app store is plump with more than 3,000 apps. So as you may expect, Samsung thought it would be a good time to announce another smartwatch. That’s not all in wearable tech news: Google will soon show off a new Glass, according to …

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• 24 April

  Waiting for the Apple Watch: A less than luxury experience

  

  Apple offers smartwatch fittings in its stores, including for the stainless steel device, shown here. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — I wind my way through the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco, dodging dozens of animated shoppers. A sales associate greets me and escorts me to a private, white-walled conference room in the back that’s decorated with posters of Apple …

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• 24 April

  Watch how easy it is to accidentally order an Xbox One through your Apple Watch

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Accidentally ordering from Amazon during an Apple Watch… 2:38 On the first day of the Apple Watch’s official availability, we decided to demo some of the leading apps for the smartwatch via Twitter’s Periscope app in a loose, improvised session. Taking questions from the viewers of our livestreaming video, broadcast from the CNET kitchen in New …

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• 24 April

  How to make your own emoji

  

  Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET After much demand from the public, Apple finally rolled out multiracial emoji symbols in its latest iOS update (but no redheads — sorry, guys). But there are still times when you can’t find the perfect emoji to express yourself. Instead of waiting for Apple’s next (likely far off) emoji update, it’s time to start making your own …

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• 24 April

  Apple Watch ‘not designed for the long haul,’ says iFixit

  

  A look inside the hard-to-repair Apple Watch. iFixit If you’re looking for a smartwatch that will last generations, the Apple Watch won’t be the one for you, according to iFixit. iFixit, which regularly does teardowns of high-profile gadgets, found that the Apple Watch, which launches on Friday, won’t be upgradable, which means users who want to future-proof themselves and keep …

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• 24 April

  Why a pro photographer shoots on an iPhone

  

  Julian Calverley Taking photos has long been one of the main selling points of the iPhone, but mobile photography has largely remained the realm of enthusiastic amateurs, populating Instagram and other social networks with artful snapshots. With their lower resolution and lack of upgradeable lenses, phones haven’t played a big role in professional photography. Commercial photographer Julian Calverley, however, views …

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• 23 April

  Apple Watch store launches with 3,000 apps

  

  Apple Watch has more than 3,000 apps on Day 1. James Martin/CNET New Apple Watch owners will have thousands of apps to peruse — once they finally get the device in their hands. The App Store for Apple Watch went live on Thursday with more than 3,000 apps, up from the 1,000 cited by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a …

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• 23 April

  Pandora earnings return to the same old song

  

  Pandora’s stock has slid by nearly one-quarter in the last year. Joan E. Solsman/CNET Growth in the number of people listening to Pandora Media’s online radio service continued to peter down in the latest quarter, the company reported Thursday. Its loss in the first quarter was slimmer than predicted, and Pandora’s revenue beat expectations. Shares declined $1.01, or 5.7 percent, …

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