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Apple releases watchOS 5.1.1, seeks to resolve watchOS 5.1/Apple Watch “bricking” issue

Following the release of watchOS 5.1 on October 30th, a number of early downloaders reported that the update had “bricked” their devices. Apple quickly pulled the release “as a precaution.” On Monday, Apple release the fix via watchOS 5.1.1, which is now available for download. Apple’s patch notes on the update didn’t mention the bricking […]

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Rumor: Audio file of Jamal Khashoggi’s interrogation/murder could have been captured by Apple Watch, stored in iCloud servers

Following the apparent disappearance and murder of Washington Post columnist James Khashoggi, wherein Khashoggi visited the Saudi Arabian embassy and is thought to have been tortured, interrogated, and murdered by assassins waiting inside, speculation has arisen as to whether an audio recording of the murder was caught by Khashoggi’s Apple Watch. The Apple Watch, noted […]

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Jeff Gamet releases Apple Watch Series 4 unboxing video

The Apple Watch Series 4 is out and cool cat Jeff Gamet from The Mac Observer has released a completely spiffy unboxing video to show you what to expect once the box arrives. In spite of his semi-epic struggle with the watch band, he highlights the larger displays, ECG heart monitoring sensors and does it […]

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Engineering specs, discussions emerge for Apple Watch Series 4 LTPO-OLED screens

Following Apple’s announcement last week, you may have notice that the Apple Watch Series 4 unit incorporates a “LTPO-OLED” screen. Here to explain what that is, a quick engineering discussion screen cap offered the following details: Apple’s watch comparison [Source : 0] Section 1: What are backplanes Before we can understand what the LTPO OLED […]

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Delivery times slip after iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and Apple Watch Series 4 pre-orders go live

Apple’s delivery times for both the iPhone Xs Max and Apple Watch Series 4 devices began to slip after the first hour or so of early-morning pre-orders. At present, many iPhone Xs configurations can be delivered or picked up on September 21st, whereas most iPhone Xs Max configurations are available as early as September 28th, […]