Apple Watch teardown reveals custom designed S1 chip, 512MB RAM and more surprises

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More secrets of Apple Watch have been revealed in a new teardown. According to ABI Research’s new findings, Apple Watch has got few surprise elements in the design and a CPU design centered on a custom Apple S1 chip – labeled APL 0778. Continue reading “Apple Watch teardown reveals custom designed S1 chip, 512MB RAM and more surprises”

Apple Watch Hands On & Gallery

The Apple Watch is proving to be a resounding success from a sales perspective. It is believed that initial pre orders have already exceeded the number of Android Wear watches sold every year and all this is while most buyers haven’t even got their hands on the smart-watch yet. While the jury is out on the utility of smart-watches altogether, we spent some time with an Apple Watch in Beijing to see if it meets the expectations set by the hype around it.
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Apple Watch pre-orders surpass 2.3 million as per estimates

Apple Watch, the first wearable from the company will hit stores on April 24th. A latest analyst report Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple Watch per-orders have crossed 2.3 million units.

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Dixons Carphone CEO says Apple Watch could fail

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Apple announced their first smartwatch at the tail end of last year but until a week ago, we had no information on price or availability of the new smartwatch. One of the EU’s leading retailers feels that the high price commanded by the Apple Watch – the base model starts at $349 and the most expensive costs over $10,000 – could result in Apple’s newest technology venture becoming a flop. Continue reading “Dixons Carphone CEO says Apple Watch could fail”

MagSafe charging cable and Griffin WatchStand for Apple Watch announced

Apple officially revealed the Apple Watch price yesterday that starts at $349. According to Apple, the watch can last upto 18 hours and hence some of the charging accessories have been announced. magsafe charger Continue reading “MagSafe charging cable and Griffin WatchStand for Apple Watch announced”

Apple Watch ‘Spring forward’ event set for March 9th, will be live streamed

Apple Watch Spring forward invite

Apple has started sending invites for its Spring forward event before the Apple Watch goes on sale in April. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The Apple Watch was announced in September last year along with the new iPhones and will come in two different sizes, three different styles – the regular model, a Sport version aimed at active consumers, and an ultra-premium Apple Watch Edition which will be covered in 18-karat gold. Continue reading “Apple Watch ‘Spring forward’ event set for March 9th, will be live streamed”

Apple Watch will be compatible with iPhone 5 onwards

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Apple unveiled the Apple Watch, the company’s first smartwatch at an event few hours back. Since the company announced the Apple Watch along with the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, it was clear that the smartwatch would support those two iPhone models, but the company surprised us by announcing that it would support iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and even the iPhone 5 model running iOS 8. Even though the iPhone 4s supports iOS 8, sadly it is not compatible with iPhone. Continue reading “Apple Watch will be compatible with iPhone 5 onwards”