Enlarge / iOS 15’s Focus feature. (credit: Apple) As announced previously, Apple today released iOS 15 for the iPhone, iPadOS 15 for the iPad, watchOS 8 for the Apple Watch, and tvOS 15 for that Apple TV. Apple has also announced a major annual update to the Mac operating system called macOS Monterey, but that […]
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The Apple Watch gets a visual makeover with the Series 7
Enlarge As expected, Apple has announced details about the next version of the Apple Watch. Dubbed the Apple Watch Series seven, it has a new display new retina display with 20% more screen area and smaller bezels that are 40% thinner. The Series 7 now detects biking sessions and auto-pauses and restarts for stops. Fall […]
Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s “California Streaming” event
Enlarge / The splash image and header copy on the event invitation Apple emailed to the press. (credit: Apple) Liveblog starts in: View Liveblog At 1 pm EDT on September 14, 2021, Apple will begin streaming its first product launch event since WWDC this June. Apple executives and product managers are expected to take the […]
What to expect from Apple’s September 14 “California Streaming” event
Enlarge / The waiting area of the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s Cupertino campus. (credit: Samuel Axon) On September 14 at 10 am PDT (1 pm EDT), Apple will host its first product-launch event in several months. Once again, it will be an online-only event. But as with other recent online events from Apple, we […]
California streaming: Apple’s next big event is September 14
Enlarge / The splash image and header copy on the event invitation Apple emailed to press. (credit: Apple) Apple will stream a new product-unveiling event this coming Tuesday, September 14, at 10 am PDT, the company} announced today. Invitations went out to press this morning, and marketing SVP Greg Joswiak tweeted a short video teasing […]
In 8 US states, Apple will begin storing driver’s licenses on the iPhone
State IDs will certainly be supported in Wallet upon both the iPhone and the Apple Watch. [credit: Apple ] Apple is rolling out the ability to add driver’s licenses and state IDs to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch in select US states, the company announced this week. The first states to […]
Report: Big new health features are coming to the Apple Watch—just not this year
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 6. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Analysts and reporters have published conflicting reports about what to expect from the next Apple Watch. Some, like Nikkei, claimed it will have new health sensors, but others like Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman have said that this year’s model will offer no major new hardware features […]
Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch shifts focus to car development
Enlarge / A potential Apple car or self-driving vehicle platform is still years away, but a key executive has shifted his focus to it. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Another executive shuffle is underway at Apple, according to Business Insider. Kevin Lynch, a key Apple VP overseeing health and the Apple Watch, is moving […]
With Apple Pay Later, Apple may take another stab at the PayPal model
Enlarge / Apple Pay on an iPhone and Apple Watch. (credit: Apple) Apple will continue to expand beyond traditional technology projects with a new feature the company is internally calling “Apple Pay Later,” according to a new report in Bloomberg. With Apple Pay Later, users making either retail or online purchases with Apple Pay will […]
Apple‘s Tim Cook: Sideloading is “not in the best interests of the user”
Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook being interviewed remotely by Brut. (credit: Brut.) Apple has been under a mountain of scrutiny lately from legislators, developers, judges, and users. Amidst all that, CEO Tim Cook sat with publication Brut. to discuss Apple’s strategy and policies. The short but wide-ranging interview offered some insight into where Apple […]