Not everyone is happy about Apple’s new watch. Investors sent shares of Fitbit, which makes competing health trackers, almost 7 percent lower after the consumer electronics giant unveiled its latest Apple Watches on Wednesday. The stock drop suggests investors are concerned the features on the new smartwatches will entice consumers to Apple’s products over Fitbit’s. Among the new …
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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 Watch Series 4 from the …
Read More »Apple drops price for Watch Series 3 after launch of Watch 4
Apple is dropping the price of its Watch Series 3. The smartwatch now starts at $279 for the GPS model, the company announced at its product event in Cupertino, California, on Wednesday. Customers can get the smartwatch at the new price after the event. It previously started at $329 on Apple’s site. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch 4 gets larger screens, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »All Apple iOS apps must have privacy disclosures in the future, reportedly
You probably never click on that “Privacy Policy” link as often as the “In-App Purchases” info that appears above it, especially for apps like Fortnite which you’re going to install not matter what. But for those of us who do, this is good news: Apple has extended its privacy policy disclosure rules to cover all apps, not just those that …
Read More »MacOS Mojave: Everything you need to know
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2018, Apple took the name for its Mac operating system down from Northern California’s majestic mountains and moved southward to the Golden State’s famed desert. After a run of mountain themes — Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra — Apple …
Read More »Essential becomes first non
In a piece of good news for the troubled manufacturer, Essential has announced its PH-1 phone has become the first non-Google phone to receive the latest Android operating system on the day of release. Though this is a welcome development for the Android OS in general, Essential’s own future is uncertain. While the company says that its PH-1 phone will continue to receive updates …
Read More »Charter offers you yet another wireless option
Now you can stream DVD-quality videos through the Spectrum network. Charter Communications has launched Spectrum Mobile, a 4G LTE mobile broadband service that supports DVD-quality video streaming at 480p. You can get an unlimited data plan with free calling and texts for $45 per month, or pay for $14 for each gigabyte of data you use. What you don’t get, apparently, is …
Read More »We put iOS the 12 beta on an iPhone 5S: Here’s what happened
The iOS 12 beta has a boatload of features to grab your attention: Memoji, group FaceTime calls and improved notifications. But one of the most significant changes is performance gains under the hood, especially for older devices like the iPhone 5S. Apple made some big claims during the WWDC keynote when iOS 12 was first unveiled. Using the example of an …
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