All of today’s best deals are headlined by up to $150 off Apple Watch Series 6 models from $249. Then save on Sony’s popular XM4 headphones at $278 and this mophie 4-in-1 Wireless Charging Mat for $117. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Save up to $150 on Apple Watch Series 6 Various retailers are currently taking up to $150 off a selection of Apple Watch Series 6 models starting at $249....
The Apple Watch Series 7 is now available to pre-order, but if you wanted one for October 15 launch day delivery, you’ve likely missed your opportunity. Shipping estimates for Apple Watch Series 7 pre-orders have quickly started slipping into late October and November. The Apple Watch Series 7 pre-order experience has been rather cumbersome from the start. Apple notably did not provide any details about configuration options and pricing prior to pre-orders beginning this morning, leaving many customers in the dark when it came time to place their order....
Today, a patent application published by the US Patent & Trademark Office, and then discovered by Patently Apple, covers methods of increasing pixel density for high-resolution display technology in a head-mounted display. This is not the first time an Apple patent related to head-mounted displays has surfaced. As far back as 2009, Apple won patents related to an iPod video headset display. It also won a second patent just this year related to the Google Glass-like technology....
We already had a number of updates to Apple’s own apps today, including iWork for iOS, Apple Remote Desktop, iTunes U, Xcode 4.4, Safari 6, and OS X Server, but below is our usual list of popular apps and updates hitting the store today: Update: Apple has now updated its Podcasts app with the expected bug fixes. Release notes below: What’s New in Version 1.0.1 Podcasts 1.0.1 provides a number of improvements, including:...
In the two years since Apple released Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature that keeps websites from tracking users around the web, it looks to have almost totally eliminated the ability for advertisers to market to specific demographics. A new report from The Information dives into how Apple’s offensive against ads has made things more difficult for advertisers while aiming for greater user privacy. Executives in the online publishing industry speaking with The Information say that Apple has been “stunningly effective” with its goal of Intelligent Tracking Prevention stopping websites from knowing what users are doing on the web....
Apple has confirmed launch details for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus — unsurprisingly the new phones go on sale Friday at 8 AM. Apple says that customer response to the iPhone 6s has been “incredibly positive” although the company is yet to release concrete preorder figures. Apple also announced that iOS 9 has the fastest rate of adoption of any previous iOS release, with 50% of devices already using iOS 9, which was released last Wednesday....
Apple this weekend has shared a pair of short Apple Watch how to videos on its YouTube channel. The videos are relatively basic, covering the Workout application and using Emergency SOS mode. Watch them below. The first Apple Watch how to simply covers how to start a Workout on the device. Apple touts that it “only takes a couple taps to kickstart your workout” when you’re using an Apple Watch. The video highlights how to use an open gaol running workout and track your progress, and use the post-Workout summary features....
Apple today has shared an update on its job footprint and growth in the United States. It touts that its US job footprint is 2.4 million people in the US. Apple also says it is on track to hit its goal of contributing $350 billion to the economy by 2023. Apple says that it spent $60 billion with US suppliers in 2018. It specifically highlights Maccor, a company based out of Oklahoma that “designs and manufactures high-accuracy hardware and software to test the performance of batteries....
The Apple Store was briefly down as Apple updated the homepage with a special Father’s Day gift promotion and updated the page to a new squarer & cleaner look – more possible evidence of Jony Ive’s growing design influence … The page leads with the iPad and iPad Mini, highlighting the free engraving option, as well as suggesting a range of alternative gift suggestions ranging from the $79.95 iGrill cooking thermometer to $399....
Research firm Asymco released some interesting numbers today about Apple’s retail stores—with the help of RetailSails, which gathered the data. According to the report, Apple has a 17 times better sales performance in its physical retail stores per square foot than the average retail store. The Cupertino-based Apple also doubles the sales of Tiffany & Co., which is in second place. You can see the company leads by a very large margin in the graph below....
Apple suppliers are among the Taiwanese tech companies being pressured by the White House to move their manufacturing operations away from China, says a new report today. Washington is said to have “weaponized tech supply chains” against China… Nikkei reports: One commentator said that it represented a marked escalation in the US-China trade war. It was a hot summer morning in Taipei when several officials from the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U....
Asian Apple suppliers are the latest casualty in the war of words between Apple and the Trump administration. Key suppliers saw their share price fall by as much as 10% after Apple warned about the impact of Trump’s latest trade tariff proposal and Trump hit back with a suggestion that the company should do its manufacturing in the US … Reuters reported a lengthy list of Asian Apple suppliers whose shares were hit....
Apple has temporarily closed the majority of its US retail stores for the safety of employees and customers as protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue to spread across the nation. Numerous Apple Stores from coast to coast have been targeted by looters, damaged, or preemptively secured and emptied of sales floor merchandise to deter damage. Apple says store closures will last through Sunday. Some locations with extensive damage have indefinite closures listed on their webpages....
[slideshow] FireCore announced today that it successfully jailbroke the Apple TV 2 (not the new Apple TV 1080P that released earlier this month). The jailbreak is tethered, which requires the Apple TV to be connected to a Mac/PC when first powering it on (only once). You also have to pay fireCore $30, but it has been plenty good about updating. What’s new in the 5.0 AppleTV software? Should I update?...
Apple updated its AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware today to version 7.6.1: Also getting an update is AirPort Utility 6.0 for Mac OS X Lion (Release Notes), which looks a lot like the iOS AirPort Utility. This application only works with 802.11N Airports. Yes, everything Mac is going iOS. AirPort Utility 5.6 (Release Notes) for Mac OS X Lion is also receiving the following updates for those with 802....
It looks like the biggest app update might go to the Google Earth iOS app due to reports that claim the new 3D maps feature Google demoed last month will roll out sometime today. Until then, below is our list of other apps and updates hitting the App Store: Walking Dead: The Game: While Telltale has been teasing the iOS game for the hit TV series The Walking Dead, today we finally get our hands on the first “A New Day” episode available in the App Store for $4....
Apple has told the families of two teenage boys lost at sea that it has been unable to recover any data from the iPhone belonging to one of them. The families had hoped that content on the phone might have provided clues as to what happened. 14-year-olds Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen failed to return from a boating trip last July, but their 19-foot boat was boat was found drifting 100 miles from Bermuda back in March, and on it was an iPhone belonging to Stephanos....
Unlike previous versions of watchOS, the ability to take screenshots is disabled by default in watchOS 3. Screenshots are disabled due to the fact that the screenshot-taking shortcut overlaps functionality used by the Workout app. In watchOS 3, it’s possible to stop and start in-progress workouts by pressing the Digital Crown and Side button simultaneously. It just so happens that this is the exact same gesture used to take Apple Watch screenshots....
Now that you have your Apple Watch, you might be curious to know how to take a screenshot from your your new device. The process is a little different from taking screenshots on an iPhone or iPad and the photos aren’t automatically saved to the watch, but you may want to screenshot fitness and activity achievements or show friends your customized Apple Watch face. In this how-to article I will quickly discuss how to take a screenshot on your Apple Watch and how you can make the process easier....
Apple Watch Ultra, Series 8, and SE second gen have all officially arrived. While the brand new Ultra comes with the biggest battery ever in an Apple Watch, all Apple Watches from the Series 8 down to Series 4 will get the new Low Power mode with watchOS 9. Here’s how Apple Watch Ultra battery vs Series 8 and more stack up. Apple Watch Series 8 and SE second gen come with modest updates and the same “up to 18-hour” battery life that we’ve seen with all previous Apple Watches....
