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iFixit posts Apple Watch Series 5 teardown, highlights new internals, new system-on-chip

Once again, the cool cats at iFixit have torn down the new Apple Watch and posted the report. The new units incorporates Apple’s new S5 system-on-chip, which allows for twice the storage as well as a new compass. Other reported features include the same CPU and GPU as the Apple Watch Series 4, a similar […]

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Apple begins offering free repairs of 42 mm Apple Watch Series 2 units with swollen batteries, startup issues

If your Apple Watch Series 2 unit doesn’t power on or has a swollen battery, it looks like Apple may repair it free of charge as part of a new service policy. “Apple has determined that under certain conditions, some Apple Watch Series 2 devices may not power on or they may experience an expanded […]

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Apple extends warranty program to three years to address detaching back cover issue for first-gen Apple Watch

If you’ve had problems with the back cover detaching from your first-gen Apple Watch, Apple has extended its program to offer a second year of free repair coverage for the issue. In addition, a service document shows that this program has been extended to three years Per the document: Apple has determined that under certain […]

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Apple, other Unicode consortium members vote down rifle emoji for time being

Don’t expect to see a rifle emoji anytime soon. Unicode, the technical organization in charge of selecting and overseeing emojis, debated and ultimately decided to remove a rifle from its list of new emoji candidates in 2016, according to multiple persons who attended its quarterly meeting last May. The decision was led and championed by […]

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Target to begin selling Apple Watch starting October 25th

If you’re looking for an Apple Watch, you can now buy one at most Target locations. The Apple Watch will be available in all 1,800+ locations across the United States, greatly expanding the points-of-sale for Apple Watch going into the holiday quarter. Aside from the couple hundred Apple Stores in the US, Apple Watch has […]