Subscribe to the Apple Byte Podcast iTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBurner MP3 SoundCloud | Google Play | TuneIn iTunes video | RSS video | FeedBurner video YouTube | Livestream | Stitcher Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 66 Your browser does not support the audio element. THE APPLE BYTE EXTRA CRUNCHY SHOW NOTES: Apple’s Mysterious …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Apple Watch had a record week of sales during the first week of holiday shopping. But it’s hard to know just what that means — Apple doesn’t report sales numbers for the wearable. Cook talked up the smartwatch in a Tuesday email to Reuters as technology research firm IDC noted that Apple shipped 71 …
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Tim Cook is pretty pleased by sales of the Apple Watch this holiday shopping season. The Apple CEO told Reuters the gadget set a sales record during the first week of holiday shopping and is on track for its best quarter yet. “Our data shows that Apple Watch is doing great and looks to be one of the most popular …
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Now playing: Watch this: Which Apple Watch should you get? 1:39 You probably already know that you can use your Apple Watch to ping your iPhone as long as they’re close to each other. (Open Control Center on your Watch and tap on the Ping icon, the button with the iPhone and sound waves coming out of it.) Your iPhone …
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The Apple Watch design may come full circle. Apple patents published Thursday indicate that the California tech company may give the Apple Watch a circular display. Enlarge Image The patent depicts the Apple Watch with a circular display. Apple Both the original Apple Watch and the Apple Watch Series 2 feature a similar rectangular display as the watch face, almost …
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One of wearable tech’s biggest names may be buying one of its most inventive upstarts. And the rumored combination could well be a mutually beneficial move in an increasingly competitive category. Fitbit, the No. 1 fitness tracker brand, is said to be buying Pebble. The news, first reported by The Information, is not confirmed. But Techcrunch is reporting that Fitbit’s …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. What’s better than Black Friday? Duh: Cyber Monday! Without any further ado, let’s get right to my top picks for this, the only …
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Sometimes it seems like Apple’s products never go on sale. There’s usually a good handful of deals every year around Black Friday, however, especially if you’re shopping for an iPad or Apple Watch. The best deals this year seem to involve the iPad Mini 2, iPad Air 2, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, Apple Watch Series 1, iPhone 7 and a handful …
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One of the late arrivals to the 2016 parade of ho-hum smartwatches is the Samsung Gear S3, announced back in the late summer. It just went on sale last Friday, and it’s on my wrist right now. You might see it advertised in holiday sales, or in stores. Should you buy one? And what can it offer next to the …
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Over the holiday buying season you’re going to see some discounts on Apple products, though those discounts won’t be available in Apple Stores. Apple does have a limited Black Friday sale, but it’s just a one-day event, while some of these sales at Best Buy and other stores go on for days. What a lot of people don’t know is …
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