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How Does the iPhone Stopwatch Work
Electronics
2 min read

The iOS stopwatch gets Live Activities support in iOS 17.4

The iOS 17.4 beta update that was recently released by Apple includes a new feature for the Clock app’s Stopwatch. Once iOS 17.4 is installed on your iPhone, (we expect the update to be released as soon as March 4th), you’ll be able to start the Stopwatch…

Uber app
Electronics
2 min read

The Uber Apple Watch app is now discontinued

It appears that Uber has ended support for its Apple Watch app. Many users noticed that they no longer have the ability to use Uber’s Apple Watch app to order a ride. When a user opens Uber’s Apple Watch app, the app displays a message that Uber no longer…

Pokemon GO
Electronics
1 min read

Pokemon GO support for Apple Watch gets the ax

The folks at Niantic, developers of Pokemon GO, have always added support for new platforms and OSes when it was needed. The most recent announcement coming from the company does exactly the opposite though. It looks like Pokemon GO developer Niantic has…

Swatch
Living
1 min read

Swatch wins trademark lawsuit against Apple

Swatch is no stranger to legal battles with giants like Apple and Samsung, and to some success, we might add. The Swiss company filed a lawsuit against Samsung two months ago, because the South Korean company copied Swatch’s trademark on its smartwatch faces.…

Iwatch
Electronics
2 min read

Apple concedes new watch has connectivity glitch

Apple on Wednesday conceded its latest smartwatch unveiled a week ago has problems with its most important feature: the ability to make phone calls and access data without an iPhone nearby. Several prominent reviewers said Wednesday they could not recommend…

apple watch 6 1
Electronics
2 min read

China is buying about one-fifth of the world’s Apple Watches

Demand from China has helped drive the massive success of the iPhones 6, but will it do the same for the Apple Watch? The early numbers look a bit muted, though still promising. Since the device’s release in May, research firm RedTech Advisors/TalkingData…

apple watch 6 1
Electronics
3 min read

Apple Watch knock-offs hit China stores

Apple’s new Watch range won’t be on sale until late next month. But Chinese consumers whose appetite for the wrist-mounted communications technology has been whetted by the high profile Apple Watch launch last week can already buy similar products at a…

apple watch 6 1
Electronics
3 min read

China, Japan first to get Apple Watch

The much anticipated Apple Watch has been unveiled – and China, Hong Kong and Japan will be among the first 10 markets globally in which it will go on sale. From April 10, the Apple Watch range will be available for preview, fitting and ordering in Australia,…