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Apple Watch Series 4 starts at $399, packs larger displays and EKG sensor

If your heart’s beating faster, the new Apple Watch Series 4 will be able to tell. The latest Apple Watch packs several new features, with the most obvious change on its surface: a redesigned face to put much more screen on your wrist.  It’s about time.  The tech giant on Wednesday unveiled its new Apple …

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WatchOS 5 comes to all Apple Watches Sept. 17

Even if you don’t get the Apple Watch Series 4, your current Apple Watch will still feel new. That’s because Apple is releasing its latest Apple Watch software update, WatchOS 5, on Sept. 17. Apple revealed the launch date for WatchOS 5 at its event on Sept. 12. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch 4 gets larger screens, new watch faces …

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Apple Watch 4 wish list: These key changes could put it over the top

 Apple Watch, Apple Watch Series 2, Apple Watch Series 3. The naming convention suits Apple’s approach to its watch updates. They’ve felt like gradual iterations, not huge leaps.  The basic design of the Apple Watch, and even most of its key functions, have remained largely the same, with speed and extra features added on over time: GPS, water resistance, cellular …

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Smartwatch makers try to get a jump on Apple with fitness push

Sitting in a corner of the Mobvoi’s booth at this week’s IFA tech conference in Berlin, Jason Zheng offers a colorful pitch for his company’s smartwatches. “You don’t want to be that douche who pulls out your phone,” Zheng, Mobvoi’s international head of PR, said jokingly. “We think smartwatches can reduce those douche pain points in your social life.” While …

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Apple Watch allegedly hardcoded not to display pride face in Russia

A developer says the Apple Watch’s pride face won’t appear in Russia. 9to5Mac’s Guilherme Rambo revealed that it’s “hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale,” in a tweet showing the code on Friday. The Apple Watch pride face is hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale …

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This might be the first look at the Apple Watch Series 4

Apple’s September 12 event should bring new iPhones and a new Apple Watch, at the very least. And we may now know what the next watch looks like. A report from 9to5Mac’s Zac Hall claims this is an exclusive look at the next watch. The story appeared this afternoon, alongside a reported exclusive look at the next, larger, iPhone XS. At …

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Apple Watch Series 4 all but confirmed in regulatory filings

The Apple Watch Series 4 may be just around the corner. Apple recently registered six new product model numbers (A1977, A1978, A1975, A1976, A2007 and A2008) with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), as spotted by French site Consomac. Enlarge Image The EEC filing gives some clues about Apple’s products. Consomac/EEC According to a translation of the filing’s text, the model …

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Apple Watch, Fitbit could be hit with Trump’s tariffs on China

Gadgets like Apple Watches, Fitbit activity trackers and Sonos speakers could be impacted by $200 billion list of US tariffs on goods made in China, government rulings show. The rulings show that devices like these are considered data transmission machines in the list of US tariff codes, Reuters reports, and may be subject to a 10 percent tariff that could …

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How to sell your first

It’s the (unfortunate) nature of the tech beast: Hardware makers eventually stop supporting older models. Case in point: At the WWDC event earlier this week, Apple announced WatchOS 5 — but said it won’t be available for the original Apple Watch. Thankfully, that doesn’t mean your first-gen wearable — which is also known as Apple Watch Series 0 — will …

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It’s time for the Apple Watch to get a watch face store

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s WWDC developer conference arrived with lots of news on the Apple Watch, and plenty of upgrades in WatchOS 5. But there’s one thing still missing. A big thing. The thing I want most of all: a watch face store. It needs to …

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