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Chinese Apple Watch knockoffs now available for sale

If you don’t want to wait a month for your Apple Watch, you can buy a Chinese knockoff right now. Knockoff versions of the Apple Watch can be found at Huaqiangbei electronics market in the southern city of Shenzhen, and others are being sold nationwide via popular e-commerce websites. The fakes mimic the design and […]

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AppleCare+ warranty for Apple Watch to cover two incidents of accidental damage

If you ding your brand-spanking-new Apple Watch, there IS some forgiveness for it. As long as it’s the low-end watch and not the super-mega-premium Apple Watch model. The Apple Watch Sport and the stainless steel Apple Watch will be covered by a limited one-year warranty for hardware repairs and up to 90 days of complimentary […]

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Apple Watch announced, device to be available for pre-order on April 10th, will be in stores come April 24th

And now, the big kahuna. On Monday, Apple announced the Apple Watch, which will become available for pre-order on April 10. The wearable device ranges from US$249 with a smaller 38mm watch band and goes for US$399 with a 42mm watch band. The Sport model features a stainless steel alloy that’s apparently 80 percent harder […]

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Apple releases iOS 8.2 update

Kicking off mucho new stuff today, Apple released iOS 8.2 for its iOS devices on Monday. The update, a 476 megabyte download accessible either via iTunes or the Software Update feature on your iPhone, iPad or iPad touch, introduces support for Apple Watch, and also includes improvements to the Health app, increased stability and bug […]

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Rumor: Power Reserve reportedly offers significant battery savings for Apple Watch

This could prove helpful. The Apple Watch’s battery life should be significantly better in the shipping product than some early accounts suggested, one report says, while the device itself could fundamentally change the way users interact with their iPhones. Citing sources who have spent “extended time” with the product, TechCrunch reports that Apple has been […]