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Rumor: Apple to adopt jewelry store protocols, increase security for gold Apple Watch sales

With the Apple Watch shipping in April, Apple may be changing some of its retail methods to match the product. According to sources, Apple is planning several new features for its retail stores to support the Gold Watch Edition of the device. As reported several months ago, Apple is planning on allowing customers to actually […]

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Apple Watch battery life, CPU specs leaked

Some Apple Watch battery specs may have just surfaced. Per 9to5Mac, sources with knowledge of the Apple Watch’s development have stated the specific performance targets Apple wants to achieve for the Apple Watch battery, but the actual numbers may fall short of those targets. According to sources, Apple opted to use a relatively powerful processor […]

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Rumor: Chipmakers gearing up production of Apple Watch components for possible early 2015 launch

Apple may have begun ramping up production of the Apple Watch for release in the relatively near future. Per 9to5Mac and DigiTimes, while Apple has yet to provide a specific launch date for the Apple Watch, leaving its early 2015 timeframe and internal memo revealing a spring launch after Chinese New Year as the only […]

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Rumor: Apple Watch steel model to begin at $500, gold model to retail between $4,000 and $5,000

Apple is far from releasing its price points for its upcoming watch, but the rumors as to the cost are starting to pour in. Per 9to5Mac, French website iGen.fr, reported on Tuesday that the steel Apple Watch will start at US$500 alongside a gold model that will retail for between US$4,000 and US$5,000. Apple previously […]

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Opinion: Flexibility Under Stress

By Bob Snow The new iPhone 6 Plus appears to have a problem. There have been a number of reports of the Plus deforming under a relatively normal mode of use. The phone, when placed in a front pocket for a length of time and stressed, can bend and not return to its original flat […]