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Time stands still for some in the smartwatch market. With Apple set to release “Series 2” of its Watch and Samsung prepping its Gear S3 timepiece, many of the biggest players that have embraced Google’s Android Wear software have decided to hit pause on their own efforts. LG, Huawei and Lenovo’s Motorola unit will not …

Today, alongside the rocky iOS 10 rollout, Watch OS 3 was released. This new version of software brings a laundry list of new features to the Apple Watch, such as the new Application dock, Control Center replacing Glances, an SOS mode and much more. Another standout feature found in Watch OS 3 is Auto Unlock, which unlocks your Mac when …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch launches new OS and apps 2:14 iPhone and iPad users aren’t the only people being treated to a huge update with the release of iOS 10. For those with an Apple Watch, after installing iOS 10, your next step is to install WatchOS 3. A lot has changed with WatchOS 3, leaving some familiarity …

Now playing: Watch this: 10 reasons to upgrade to iOS 10 2:30 Gone are the days of creating a junk folder and tucking it away on your last home screen, full of Apple apps you never use. The Apple app graveyard is in the cloud now; no really, it is. After installing iOS 10, you can delete 23 of the …

The Apple Watch wants to be the very best, winning over users like no other wearable — but the Pokemon Go app won’t help the smartwatch catch ’em all. The smartwatch counterpart to the blockbuster mobile game marked one of the rare surprises Wednesday at Apple’s big event, which primarily served as a stage for the debut of the iPhone …

It’s that time of the year, when Tim Cook descends from his private mountain in Cupertino to tell us all what our next iPhone is going to look like. And after that first flush of excitement (Water resistant! No headphone jack! Jet black!) it’s time to lean back and work out what we’ll actually be paying for this slick new …

Here’s something new for the iPhone 7: a smoother preorder process. Apple’s phone was supposed to go on sale at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday, with the first buyers slated to get their devices September 16. This year, consumers had to wait an extra 10 minutes before Apple’s online store allowed them to begin ordering. Even then, the most popular models …

Apple introduced the second-generation Apple Watch, known as the Series 2, alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus this week. The new model keeps the same design as the original, but adds GPS, a brighter display and is now swim-proof. All of these features make the new Apple Watch an appealing buy, but there may be other watches out …

And you thought the danger from Pokemon Go was of bumping into things because you weren’t watching where you were going. In India, the ills of the wildly popular game could be more nefarious. That’s the gist of a petition (known as a “public interest litigation,” or PIL) filed Thursday in the Gujarat High Court that seeks to ban Pokemon …

Apple’s iPhone 7 wasn’t the only new hardware revealed by the company Wednesday. The tech giant also came out with the Apple Watch Series 2, which Apple used to veer away from the luxury focus of last year’s model and more toward fitness and sports. The device will be water resistant for up to 50 meters for swimmers and added …