Apple may have a next-gen Apple Watch ready for the fall, but rival Fitbit hopes to get out ahead with a new, upscale device that could arrive slightly earlier. A series of leaked images, first appearing on the Yahoo Finance website, purport to show a new gold-colored device that looks like an updated version of …
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I love the Overcast app. It’s the best podcast app I’ve used on the iPhone, and it’s better than Apple‘s Podcasts app. And a few days ago, Overcast added a really fascinating feature for Apple Watch owners: it stores podcasts onto the Apple Watch to listen to away from the iPhone. Turning the Apple Watch into a little podcast repository …
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I know, “stop the presses.” The Nike-inspired Apple Watch comes in a new shade of gray now. Sorry, “neutral-toned” and “light bone.” Whoo wee. Still, it’s a good moment to remember this signals Apple’s continuing push on its wrist-worn device, which was updated in September last year with features like GPS and better water proofing. Apple hasn’t said how many …
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With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. Raising capital is always a challenge, but thanks to crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter, there are more ways than ever to fund new business ventures. When the platform works, it can help foster truly …
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Apple is reportedly working on an initiative that may one day make diabetics’ frequent and painful finger pricking a thing of the past. The tech giant has a team of biomedical engineers working on sensors that will allow diabetics to monitor their blood sugar levels noninvasively, CNBC reported Wednesday. Diabetes is said to be one of the fastest growing diseases …
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Production snafus may be tripping up the launch of a Fitbit smartwatch designed to compete with the Apple Watch. The product is set to hit shelves in the second half of the year, after design problems — like misplaced antennae fouling up GPS and trouble with waterproofing — delayed them from a planned launch in the first half, according to …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple tweaks Mac Pro, says new desktops coming 1:16 The cylindrical Mac Pro hasn’t seen much change in more than three years. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Mac Pro fans will finally get their wish. They just need a little patience. Apple confirmed Tuesday that it is working on a big refresh of the Mac Pro, its …
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Apple is developing its own graphics processors to be used in future versions of products including the iPhone, said one of its partners on Monday. UK-based Imaginations Technologies currently makes the graphics chips used in the iPhone, but said in a statement that Apple will cease to use its tech in between 15 months and two years time because it …
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If you’re waiting to finally use the next generation of Google’s smartwatch software, you’ll have to keep waiting. Android Wear 2.0, the most significant update to the search giant’s operating system for wearables, is being delayed in its wider rollout. The culprit is a bug that Google found in its final testing of the software. 9to5Google earlier reported the news. …
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Red-y or not, here it comes. The Red Special Edition of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are now available through Apple’s website for $749 and $869, respectively. Apple announced the new color on Tuesday, marking the first time the company has partnered with Product Red for one of its phones. The tech giant has worked with the program …
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