Apple is now the most popular watch brand among upper-income teenagers in the United States, a new survey by Piper Sandler has shown. Teen smartwatch ownership has climbed from 30 percent in the fall of 2020 to 35 percent in the fall of 2021. 30 percent of teens now own an Apple Watch, an increase […]
Read MoreThursday September 16, 2021 10:35 am PDT by Juli Clover Customers who order one of Apple’s lower-cost Apple Watch SE devices will now receive an upgraded USB-C charging cable in the package, rather than the previous USB-A charging cable. Apple is changing the cable in the box as it continues to transition away from USB-A […]
Read MoreApple is developing several new watch face options that will take advantage of the larger screen size of the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7 models, reports Bloomberg. The Apple Watch Series 7 models will come in 41mm and 45mm body sizes, up from the current 40mm and 44mm sizes. For the 45mm model, the screen […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Nikkei Asia published a report claiming the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7 will feature blood pressure measurement capabilities, and that this is one of the reasons why production of the device has hit snags as manufacturers adjust to the more complex design. Later the same day, Bloomberg cited its own sources corroborating Nikkei‘s […]
Read MoreApple intends to bring new variations of its Time to Walk feature to Apple Fitness+ subscribers, with “Time to Run” and “Audio Meditations” set to debut alongside the Apple Watch Series 7 launch, according to well-connected Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. Launched in January, Time to Walk are audio stories from influential people that Apple Watch […]
Read More44% of iPhone Users Intend to Upgrade to iPhone 13, Survey Shows As many as 44 percent of iPhone users intend to upgrade to an iPhone 13 model and displays with 120Hz refresh rates is the most anticipated new feature, according to a new survey by SellCell. Of the 44 percent of respondents that intend […]
Read MoreResearchers are rethinking plans to use the Apple Watch in studies after finding inconsistencies in the data gathered by the device (via The Verge). Inconsistencies in the Apple Watch’s heart rate variability data are reportedly caused by Apple tweaking the device’s algorithms, meaning that data from the same time period can change without warning. Associate […]
Read MoreApple could skip adding new health sensors to this year’s redesigned Apple Watch Series 7 in favor of improving the battery life of the device, based on rumors and recent reports. According to well-respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Series 7, expected to drop in September, could feature the first significant redesign the Apple Watch […]
Read MoreApple is looking to add Fitness+ Audio Meditations to the Mindfulness Apple Watch app, according to a now-removed image from WWDC. Apple’s Platforms State of the Union video featured a brief image of a collection of devices running the company’s various new operating systems, and the Apple Watch in that image showed the Mindfulness app […]
Read MoreApple Watch users with an irregular heartbeat are not visiting doctors more often, but they are more likely to be treated with a heart procedure, a study has found (via The Verge). The study examined 125 people with atrial fibrillation and a heart-monitoring wearable, such as the Apple Watch, who visited the University of Utah […]
Read MoreApple Says Tile Trackers Sold Poorly in Apple Stores Earlier last month, Spotify, Tile, and Match (owner of Tinder), testified at an app store antitrust hearing spearheaded by the U.S. Senate. During the hearing, Spotify called Apple’s App Store “an abusive power grab,” while Tile said Apple uses its platform to “unfairly limit competition for […]
Read MoreApple today began selling refurbished versions of the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Apple Watch SE, both of which were released last September. Pricing on refurbished Series 6 models starts at $339, a $60 discount off of the regular price, and pricing on the SE starts at $239, which is $40 off of the […]
Read MoreApple Made Sudden Security Changes to its Chips in Fall 2020 Apple made unusual mid-production hardware changes to the A12, A13, and S5 processors in its devices in the fall of 2020 to update the Secure Storage Component, according to Apple Support documents. According to an Apple Support page, spotted by Twitter user Andrew Pantyukhin, […]
Read MoreApple made unusual mid-production hardware changes to the A12, A13, and S5 processors in its devices in the fall of 2020 to update the Secure Storage Component, according to Apple Support documents. According to an Apple Support page, spotted by Twitter user Andrew Pantyukhin, Apple changed the Secure Enclave in a number of products in […]
Read MoreAccording to market data from Counterpoint Research, Apple shipped 12.9 million models of the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE in the fourth quarter of 2020. The market saw an overall decline in smartwatch shipments compared to last year due to the ongoing global health crisis. Apple, however, saw a 19% increase in […]
Read MoreMajor Upgrades Coming to the iPad in 2021 Apple is looking to launch an updated ninth-generation iPad with a larger display, the A13 Bionic chip, 4GB of RAM, and a thinner, lighter design in the first half of this year, according to recent reports. Reports from cnBeta and Mac Otakara, citing supply chain sources in […]
Read MoreMore than 100 million people globally now own an Apple Watch, an adoption milestone Apple surpassed this December, according to estimated figures compiled by Avalon‘s Neil Cybart. Apple launched its smartwatch in April 2015. Since that time, Cybart’s analysis suggests the growth trajectory of the device’s user base has been neither constant nor steady, with […]
Read MoreApple maintained a strong lead in the true wireless headphones market in 2020, with its popular AirPods making up over a quarter of all shipments, based on a new report. According to Counterpoint Research, Apple products comprised 29% of true wireless stereo (TWS) shipments in Q3 2020, while its Apple Watch made up 28% of […]
Read MoreKuo: Apple to Unveil AirTags, Augmented Reality Device, and More in 2021 Apple plans to release its long-awaited AirTags item trackers, an unspecified augmented reality device, and other new products in 2021, according to a new research note from reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, obtained by MacRumors. AirTags are expected to help users keep track of […]
Read MoreFive Reasons Why You Might Want to Consider AirPods Max Since the launch of the AirPods Max last week, we’ve done a couple of videos sharing a brief hands-on with Apple’s new over-ear headphones and a comparison of them to other popular noise-cancelling headphones from Bose, Sony, and Sennheiser. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel […]
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