The Apple Watch try-on sessions will commence from this Friday, with the retail date arriving on April 24th, in just over two weeks' time, and although it's rather early to be casting aspersions, many are suggesting that this product could reach iPhone levels of popularity. Naturally, one might expect queues to form outside Apple Retail Stores in the days and hours leading up to the official launch later this month, but as per a new memo sent out by Apple SVP Angela Ahrendts, those days are long gone.
Apple made a series of announcements at its Spring Forward media event on April 9th, and aside from Apple Watch and the all-new MacBook, the company also announced a deal to bring HBO to its range of products. HBO NOW, as it is known, has taken a month to finally hit the scene, but if you're rocking an Apple TV, iPhone or iPad, you can give it a whirl thanks to the 30-day free trial that is being offered.
Time is ticking along just nicely, and in a couple of weeks you'll be able to watch it ebb away in a whole new way once you have an Apple Watch strapped to one of your extremities. Some lucky people already have one though, and they don't all work at Apple.
While the success of Apple Watch will mostly hang on the product itself, employees will also play a key role in proceedings. After all, it is many of they who will attempt to sell the product during the try-on sessions beginning in a few days' time, and even once this pre-order period has run its course, it seems certain that those working at Apple Stores will be essential in the company's attempt to grab a chunk of the wearable market. As a reward, Apple employees will enjoy a 50 percent discount on the lower-end Apple Watch variants, with a tidy $550 discount on the gold Watch Edition.
Intel made splashes in the personal computing industry with its announcement of the Compute Stick; an HDMI dongle that can basically turn any modern monitor (or TV) into a fully equipped computer. When the product was announced a while back, it wasn't clear when it will become available. Well, now it's available for pre-order, from a couple of reputable online retailers, albeit with a catch.
Microsoft has stepped up its game with the Xbox One both in terms of hardware and software, the latter of which is subject to a decent update at regular intervals. As of right now, the April Xbox One update is available to all, featuring a number of improvements, fixes and new implementations. Full details, as ever, can be seen below.
New video of the 12-inch Retina MacBook has just surfaced, and it gives a comparison versus 11-inch mid-2013 MacBook Air. Head past the break for further information and a look at the video as well.
Samsung has just released an official bend test video of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, in an effort to fight off its very own 'bendgate' scandal that has rocketed on to the scene. In its new video, Samsung tells everyone that the Galaxy S6 does not bend in "normal daily use." Head over the jump for some background to this story and a look at the video.
Spotlight Suggestions not working for you in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite? Here’s how to enable it in unsupported countries on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. More details can be found right here.
Hot on the heals of the recent price reduction, which saw the current Apple TV reduced to just $69, rumors have begun to ciruclate that one product lineup could be about to get a second, higher-end device. Apple is said to be in talks to launch a subscription TV offering alongside iTunes, with the new Apple TV said to be part of those pans.
















