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Apple releases watchOS 3.1.1 update

It’s not a huge update, but it’s got some useful stuff to it. On Monday, Apple released watchOS 3.1.1, a minor maintenance update to its watchOS operating system. The update, which requires that the Apple Watch itself be connected to power and have more than 50 percent battery remaining, adds the following fixes and changes:

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Apple releases watchOS 3 update

It’s not as high profile a release as today’s launch of iOS 10, but it’s definitely still notable. On Tuesday, Apple released watchOS 3. The update operating system include battery life enhancements, and speed improvements to the Apple Watch. A user’s favorite apps will be kept in memory, background updates will pre-cache data, and apps […]

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Apple exploring wireless headphone technology for “active” users

The wireless headphones you’ve been dreaming of…they could be en route. And if wireless headphones are the biggest concern in your life, that’s saying something. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday reveals Apple is investigating a unique set of headphones, […]

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How-To: Work Around Continuous External Hard Drive Spinning

As spiffy as Mac OS X’s 10.5 Time Machine feature can be, a number of users have noticed that their external hard drives continue to spin even when they have stopped using the drive, which has brought about the question as to whether the drive was being accessed by another, unauthorized application or because of […]