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New York Times Apple Watch review hits, cites learning curve, useful aspects and ability to filter information and notifications

The New York Times has come out the door swinging with one of the very first Apple Watch reviews. The piece, penned by Farhad Manjoo, focuses on what works with the watch, what doesn’t and what needs improvement. It also makes some fairly salient points in that it cites the author’s initial hesitancy about the […]

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Apple invites Apple Watch submissions from all third-party developers

If you were planning on writing a function for the Apple Watch, now’s the time to begin. Apple has officially invited all third party developers to submit Watch apps to the App Store. This means any of the 1.2 million apps can now submit updates including Watch apps (using the WatchKit framework), beyond the select […]

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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 […]

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Microsoft finally patching up Skype message sync problems

For some time since Microsoft acquired Skype, the conferencing and messaging software, users have been plagued by messages that won’t sync from one device to another. Additional problems included delayed notifications of new messages or notification of messages that have already been read. Anyone who used iMessages in its early days will recall similar, frustrating issues […]

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iBeacon rollout in Apple Stores

Last week Apple started rolling out iBeacon, Apple’s location based technology that offers a “better user experience”. What they mean is that when you are in a store with an iPhone, they can track your location to the foot, allowing iBeacon to send you notifications with info on the product you are standing in front […]