The Sapphire crystal face of the Apple Watch Ultra just got put through its paces by the cool cats at the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel, which compared it with other smartwatches that also use a sapphire cover. Sapphire, which is one of the hardest minerals in existence, is extremely difficult to scratch, making it a popular […]
While rumors of satellite communication functionality for the iPhone have surfaced, the current word of mouth has it that the Apple Watch could receive this function as well. The feature could allow an Apple Watch user to call for help in emergencies, even when outside regular cellular coverage. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the feature […]
Apple shipped an estimated 3.5 million Apple Watch units worldwide for the second quarter of 2018 according to new data shared today by analytics firm Canalys. The number marks a 30 percent improvement from the number of watched sold a year ago during the second quarter of 2017. The primary difference between the two quarters […]
Although Apple has yet to announce its official sales numbers for the Apple Watch, yet another research firm is putting forth an educated guess, estimating that Apple debuted at second place in the wearable device market behind Fitbit. IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker suggests that 3.6 million Apple Watch units shipped last quarter, […]
GPS outfit Garmin announced on Tuesday that the company had released StreetPilot, its first turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone. Per Macworld, StreetPilot offers voice-prompted directions—with text-to-speech capability for reading aloud street names—along with a variety of more advanced GPS features. As with Garmin’s standalone GPS devices, StreetPilot offers free traffic alerts, lane assistance with […]