The jury is out, and the royally premium Apple Watch Edition is today proving its weight in gold, literally. The gold plated watch has been touted to be one of the most expensive consumer devices from Apple, and as such there were questions about how much gold the wearable would actually be carrying.
Apple Watch is now at the closing stages of preparation, with CEO Tim Cook having suggested last month that his company was on track to begin shipping the wearable in April. To aid developers in preparing the first batch of apps in time for launch, the Cupertino company has been inviting a number of developers to its campus over the past week and will continue to do so through this, with in excess of 100 app makers having been summoned in all.
Here's something that was bound to happen, but sure, let's all blame the Apple Watch for it. Some schools and colleges in Britain have put a ban on smartwatches to be worn into an examination hall, citing concerns about students' use of the wearable for cheating on a test or exam. Details to follow after the jump.
With the Apple Watch all set to be released to consumers in April, Apple has begun training its retail store employees in multiple countries for its upcoming smartwatch. Read all about it, after the jump.
Last year's cycle of Apple keynotes followed a fairly recognized pattern, with the Worldwide Developers' Conference in June swiftly followed up by the iPhone (and Apple Watch) event in September and the iPad refreshes shortly thereafter. But with a new smartwatch on the horizon, one which, as Tim Cook mentioned last week, is on track for April release, we know that there'll be at least one major event before this summer's developer gathering, and according to a new report, the Cupertino is planning to hold a major announcement at the end of this month.
It has long since been known that Apple Watch will communicate with traditional iOS devices by means of a companion app, and now, for the first time, we can take a look at said app's icon. It's bold, dark, and fairly simple, and if you want to check it out, then join us after the leap!
While last week was dominated by Microsoft's Windows 10 keynote event, the big news in tech over the past few days has been Apple's record-breaking earnings call, and amid the number of eye-watering revelations, CEO Tim Cook also noted that Apple Watch was on track to begin shipping in April. With reports suggesting that a couple of thousand units are being tested ahead of launch, it's not surprising that one or two have been spotted in the wild already, and with only a couple of months to go, the game of Spot An Apple Watch seems now to be in full swing.
As the Apple earnings call trundled along nicely, CEO Tim Cook made an almost throwaway comment that is actually rather big: the Apple Watch is on course for an April release.
Apple's upcoming smartwatch may not be the first place you’ll think of when it comes to playing games, but even with its diminutive 1.5-inch display it's clear that someone, somewhere, is going to want to play Angry Birds or whatever the hot game of the year happens to be. The problem is, obviously enough, fitting anything meaningful onto such a small screen is never going to be easy.
Apple may have gone ahead and announced Apple Watch back in September alongside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but it's still apparently quite a way off reaching the consumer market, with reports suggesting that shipping will commence at the end of March. At September's initial keynote, Apple did offer a fairly strong impression of the design and software aspects without going into too much detail, and so now, a new report has shed some light on what's in the offing.
















