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Apple releases Apple Watch app with iOS 8.2 update
iOS 8.2 lets you explore the Apple Watch app before the Apple Watch is even available, and even includes a number of big fixes and Health app improvements.News
How developers are making apps for an Apple Watch they haven’t seen yet
Early Apple Watch apps will be simple extensions of iPhone apps, but developers are chomping at the bit to add more features.
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Watching and waiting for the Apple Watch
Glenn and Susie chat about what we expect from the big Apple Watch reveal, and what Android Pay and Samsung Pay will mean for Apple.News
Lumoid’s home try-on box lets you test wearables as you’d actually use them
Run, sleep, and live with them: we check out Lumoid's wearable home trial and speak with the company's founder.News
Why Pebble Time, not Android Wear, is Apple Watch’s biggest competition
OK, Pebble's addition of color isn't enough to compete with a solid-gold Apple Watch Edition, but it could sway some customers from the Apple Watch Sport.Reviews
Garmin Vivosmart review: Fitness tracking and notifications for less
Garmin's latest band is no Apple Watch, but it counts steps, delivers iPhone notifications, and nudges you to move. Not to mention lasting a week per charge.Opinion
Fitness trackers need to provide insights and advice, not just data
Hopefully the Apple Watch will do better than most of the trackers we have now, which offer pretty graphs and not much else.News
Stir’s new Kinetic Desk M1 is a smarter desk for a lower (but still high) price
With a bigger touchscreen, fresh interface, and the smarts to know when you want to sit and when you want to stand, this desk is an investment in your home office and your health.News
Report: Apple Watch aims to last 19 hours per charge
We knew Apple Watch would need a nightly charge, but now we have an indication of how much use it can sustain.News
TAG Heuer working on an Apple Watch rival after criticizing smartwatches
The company's Swiss-made smartwatches will have their brains developed in Silicon Valley.
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Those who do not study history: Apple devices are usually different
We know the Apple Watch will stink because all current smartwatches stink. QED.News
Sensor-equipped Bluetooth yoga SmartMat helps with your asanas
If you can't make it to yoga class as often as you'd like, SmartMat's personalized, real-time feedback just might be the next best thing.News
Apple Watch reportedly set to ship in the U.S. by March
According to 9to5Mac, the Apple Watch will hit retail stores by the end of March, with an Apple Store employee training program set for February.News
Why 2015 will be the year of the Apple
Apple's 2014 products don't even compare to what we expect out of Cupertino next year.
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Indefatigable: How do you solve a problem like Gene Munster?
The Apple world's own Fox Mulder is back at it.News
YouTube’s app for Apple TV gets major overhaul
YouTube says this update lets you access u201cthe full YouTube experience, right from your Apple TV.u201d Sounds about right.
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Silver finish: The Apple Watch places second before it’s even out
Meaningless survey provides meaningless results.Reviews
Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor review: HealthKit compatibility doesn’t add much
If you're willing to pay a premium for convenience, this monitor works with at least three apps, although the Health app's interface didn't wow us.News
Hints of Apple Watch apps emerge with WatchKit launch: Simplicity, ‘light’ interactions
Apple stresses simplicity and quick interactions as it opens the floodgates for third-party smartwatch apps.
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Jerk in the box: how to get on TV by being wrong about Apple
It doesn't look like much of a challenge, really.News
Video: Tim Cook speaks at WSJD Live about Apple Watch, Apple Pay, and more
The Wall Street Journal posted the entire Q&A from last month's WSJD Live conference.News
Expect the Apple Watch to launch next spring
Apple needs time to build out a smartwatch app ecosystem so youu2019ll actually want to buy one.News
Anxious for the Apple Watch? The Pebble can be your gateway smartwatch
It's a much simpler device, but now at a mere $100, it'll get your mind and body ready for Apple's ritzier option.Creaticity
6 easy ways to show off your best photos
Don't let your photos languish on your memory card or hard drive. Whip up a slideshow and share them with the world.Opinion
No new Apple TV? Here’s why we must Watch and wait
Chris Breen's educated guess: Apple TV is waiting for a few other new Apple products to move with it into the smart home of the future.News
Apple’s WatchKit SDK is coming in November
WatchKit will be available just a few months before the Apple Watch ships (early 2015). If it's anything like the other dev kits Apple's released this year, it will feature significantly more connectivity.News
What a cable-free HBO subscription could mean for Apple TV
HBO Go might just be the first domino to fall.Rumor Has It
Report: Apple will stop carrying Fitbits in its retail stores
With the Apple Watch on the way, Apple is clearing out its retail stores, according to Re/code.Updated
What we’re watching for at Apple’s Oct. 16 event
New iPads are on deck, but a few other products are in desperate need of an update.Opinion
Taking the bait: 5 Apple developments we’ve been waiting for
When promoting its October 16th event, Apple tells us that "It's been way too long." If that doesn't invite Chris Breen's speculation, nothing does.Macworld Video
Rockin’ the living room: Beats Music arrives on Apple TV
In the latest Apple TV update Beats Music graced the home screen. Chris Breen takes you on a tour.
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Five things Apple should fix in the next Apple TV update
Family Sharing and Beats Music are nice and all, but Apple needs to go a lot further to make Apple TV as easy to use as Roku and Fire TV.News
Apple Watch is about more than technology: It’s fashion
From the name to the materials to the anticipated premium prices, Apple's wearable is staking its claim as a luxury item, not just an iPhone for your wrist.News
Apple Watch tidbits: One-day battery life, but a smart anti-theft trick
A couple more details on Apple's first smartwatch are falling into place.
Opinion
Clockwise: iPhone and Apple Watch, live from Cupertino
Our four participants attended Apple's iWatch and iPhone 6 event and are now ready to discuss it! Dan and Jason talk Apple's latest with Philip Michaels and Serenity Caldwell.
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Meet Apple Watch, the new Apple smartwatch with a clever new navigation scheme
Apple's new $350 wearable supports mobile Apple Pay payments and a raft of health and exercise features. But its most novel feature may be the "Digital Crown" navigation interface.News
Apple to live stream Sep. 9 event on its website, Apple TV
The page, launched on Thursday, features a countdown clock leading up to the event's kick-off next Tuesday.
Opinion
What to expect from Apple’s September 9 event
In a little more than a week, Apple will unveil its latest products. But what exactly might those be? Dan Moren casts the lots to see what may be in store.Opinion
Appreciating the Apple TV
All Apple TV enthusiasts have dream of a better box, but in the meantime it's not a bad way to enjoy your content and share it with those around you.News
Apple TV now channeling Showtime, iTunes Festival
The company has rolled out a few new additions to its set-top box lineup, meaning more little, colorful icons than ever before.Reading List
$25 iTunes freebies, iPad rumors, and the robot apocalypse
Apple's got two new commercials, the former Siri team is building an AI that might take over your world, and you can get some free iTunes credit when you buy an Apple TV.Reading List
Record App Store sales, European job creation, and… WWDC 2015 rumors?
Some may joke that the dog days of summer make for slow news days, but we're here to fill you in on the top stories of August 6th, all the same.Reading List
Reading List: The NFL comes to Apple TV and commercials make us cry
Happy Monday from the Macworld news desk.News
Fox, CNBC, others now streaming on Apple TV
Apple's set-top box now gives users live access to programming from two major U.S. networks, as well as a couple of content providers in specific countries.Updated
iTunes Extras for HD movies arrive on Mac, Apple TV; this fall on iOS
Apple released an iTunes update that allow access to online iTunes Extras; a recent Apple TV software update also enables them on the big screen.Opinion
Five new ways Google is taking on Apple
At its I/O developer conference, Google announced a slew of new products and technologies. But these five are targeted most directly at Apple.
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