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Google, Amazon, eBay and others drop Apple Watch support for some of their apps

It’s been a quiet trend, but it’s still worth noting. Over the last few months, a number of companies, including Google, Amazon and eBay have pulled some of their Apple Watch apps from the App Store. The programs, namely Google Maps, Amazon and eBay, were all early supporters of the Apple Watch and released apps […]

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Rumor: Apple to debut Amazon Echo competitor at WWDC in June

Apple may have an Echo competitor in the works that could be announced at WWDC next month. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo weighed in with details on Apple’s first home artificial intelligence product in a note to investors on Monday. In the note, Kuo stated that he believes there is more than a 50 percent […]

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Apple offers two-year warranty extension for first-gen Apple Watch users with expanded/swollen batteries

Even Apple Watch batteries can swell. Responding to user complaints about the issue, Apple has extended its warranty coverage for the first-gen Apple Watch’s expanded/swollen battery issues to three years. This covers customers for services an additional two years beyond the complimentary 1-year Limited Warranty Period. The issue with swollen and expanded batteries on first-gen […]

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DOK malware surfaces for macOS platform, sneaks past Gatekeeper protection with valid Apple developer account

In the age of Macs becoming more popular again, the amount of malware available for the macOS is on the rise. According to the McAfee Labs, malware attacks on Apple’s Mac computers were up 744% in 2016, and its researchers have discovered nearly 460,000 Mac malware samples, which is still just a small part of […]