Apple has just lifted the embargo on the Apple Watch for reviewers, allowing the technology press the to give their verdict on the device ahead of Watch preorders on the 10th. The device will actually be available to the public on the 24th. The Apple Watch is a huge release for Apple, its first new product category under Tim Cook. The anticipation for Apple Watch has been simply immense. The pricing model alone is a huge step for the company, entering ‘high-end’ luxury for the first time with the Apple Watch Edition … and a price tag in the $10,000 range....

Apple Watch Series 4 is getting the hotly anticipated ECG feature today. The ECG app will appear for customers using Apple Watch in the United States, after updating to watchOS 5.1.2 (releasing later today). The 5.1.2 update will also include irregular heart rate notifications for Apple Watch Series 1 through Series 4. To take an ECG, users simply place their finger on the digital crown and wait for 30 seconds whilst the Watch scans the electrical impulses in your finger....

Apple has launched a new program to help its employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Apple is teaming up with Walgreens Boots Alliance, the company that owns Walgreens, Boots, and a number of other pharmaceutical companies. Through this partnership, Apple is rolling out a website that allows its employees to sign up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments. The Apple employees will then be able to receive the shots at Apple offices, the report explains....

http://s.marketwatch.com/media/swf/main.swf Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which will go up against iPad 2 Apple’s best Frenemy Samsung will be taking orders of $7.8 billion dollars in Apple device parts in 2011 according to a rereport by the WSJ/Korea Economic Daily. Samsung also makes rival Android devices as well as laptops that compete with the MacBook Air and other products. Samsung will supply Apple with liquid crystal displays, mobile application processors and NAND flash memory chips used for the U....

According to the report, Apple employees managing the project have informed Apple TV engineers working on the next generation set-top box that it is currently not expected to reach completion in time to debut in 2014. The new Apple TV product, which is said to tackle content access more aggressively than the current product offered, is taking longer than previously expected due to deals with cable companies as well the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger currently pending....

Apple has announced new Apple Watch initiatives for Pride Month. The company is releasing two new Apple Watch Pride Edition bands, as well as a new Pride watch face for Apple Watch users. The new watch face will be available via a watchOS software update soon. First off, there is a new Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop. Here’s how Apple describes this design: There is also a new Pride Edition Nike Sport Loop:...

Apple’s artificial intelligence (AI) chief says that Apple is using machine learning in almost every aspect of how we interact with our devices, but there is much more to come. John Giannandrea says he moved from Google to Apple because the potential of machine learning (ML) to impact people’s lives is so much greater at the Cupertino company … Apple using machine learning today Giannandrea spoke with ArsTechnica’s Samuel Axon, outlining how Apple uses ML now....

iPhone X may have been the star of yesterday’s big event, but the Apple Watch Series 3 appears to be a hit all on its own. That’s partly because you can do a lot more with Apple Watch all on its own now, and the price for adding LTE was a bit of a surprise. Prior to the keynote starting, we took a few last-minute guesses about how much the LTE Apple Watch cost....

A U.S. District judge has decided that Apple will have to face a US federal lawsuit over complaints that it prevented users from receiving text messages after switching from iPhone to Android, according to a report from Reuters. The lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status, claims that Apple interfered with the plaintiff’s Verizon wireless service by not informing customers that switching to an Android device could interfere with sending and receiving messages....

In an effort to eliminate bugs from upcoming iOS versions ahead of their general releases, Apple plans to launch the first-ever public beta program for the iOS operating system, according to multiple people briefed on the plans. Following the successful launch of the OS X Public Beta program with OS X Yosemite last year, Apple intends to release the upcoming iOS 8.3 as a public beta via the company’s existing AppleSeed program in mid-March, according to the sources....

The Morning Show, one of the first original series to be released by Apple’s new Apple TV+ streaming platform, provides an interesting look behind the scenes of a morning news program after the male co-host has been fired for alleged sexual misconduct. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell, the star-studded cast helped get The Morning Show plenty of chatter before it launched. And now that the first few episodes of the series have officially been made available to the public, garnering mixed reviews thus far, we can see how it deals with issues like feminism, sexual assault and misconduct, and the portrayal of the media, personalities, network executives, and others....

Apple has just released a new version of Beats Music for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that adds the ability to migrate from the subscription music service to Apple Music which replaces it. The migration assistant keeps both playlists and saved music from artists and albums intact when moving to Apple Music. Apple notes that once a Beats Music account is converted to an Apple Music account, the previously existing Beats Music account is permanently cancelled....

Still no Apple Pay in stores at Target just yet, but Apple Watch will be joining the lineup of iPhones and iPads in select stores this week – and all stores by October 25th. Target operates over 1800 stores 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 been sold in a few premium vendors plus Best Buy, T-Mobile, and Sprint… Between Target picking up Apple Watch at select stores this week and all stores by the end of the month, the retailer says it will also begin selling Apple’s wearable online at target....

As we reported last year, Apple has begun offering a new way for customers to discover its subscription services through QR codes and NFC tags in some of its retail stores. With iOS 14.5, which is expected to be released to the public later this month, the company plans to expand this interaction with custom notifications to services like Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, and Apple Music. The current experience offered in some Apple Stores is quite simple....

Apple has announced it is holding its earnings call for company results in fiscal Q4 (covering July, August and September) on October 20th. Following tradition, Apple will announce earnings in a press release about half an hour before the earnings call at 2PM PST. Apple’s earnings for fiscal Q4 will include the first wave of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales, as it went on sale towards the end of the period....

Apple has announced that it will power all of its operations in Singapore from solar energy, the first company in the city-state to do so. The scheme will also provide electricity to around 9,000 public-owned homes. CNET reports that Apple is partnering with local clean energy provide Sunseap. Retail head Angela Ahrendts also confirmed to The Strait Times earlier reports that it is opening its first Apple Store in Singapore, with hiring underway …...

There is nothing more frustrating than dropping your precious iPhone, picking it up, and then finding the darn thing completely cracked. Apple will happily replace a cracked iPhone 4S with a refurbished one, as long as you are signed up for the $99 Apple Care program. However, a new phone brings new changes. The folks at iMore, who have been on-key with Apple news in the past, report that broken iPhone 5 displays will physically be replaced in-store and no longer will customers be handed a refurbished device....

Apple TV+ original productions continue to receive critical acclaim. Apple’s streaming platform for movies and TV shows was nominated today for 19 Daytime Emmy Awards, in addition to the previously announced six nominations, resulting in 25 nominations this year. The Daytime Emmy Awards choose and recognize the best shows in daytime television programming. Apple TV+ has received nominations for shows like Long Way Up, Ghostwriter, and Helpsters for standing out as great content for children....

While Apple Watch provides a lot of convenience in a variety of ways, but all the notifications can pile up on the wearable quickly. Follow along for how to clear all notifications with a couple taps. You may already know that you can clear notifications by swiping over one from right to left. But there are times where you may want to just clear all of them at once. How to clear all notifications on Apple Watch Swipe down from the top of your Apple Watch Do a firm press (Force Touch) on one of your notifications Tap Clear All You’ll notice the red notifications indicator at the top of your Watch face will be gone now....

Today’s best deals include Apple Watch SE from $259, plus iPad Air is $40 off, and the latest Beats are heavily discounted to new all-time lows. Hit the jump for all that and more in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple Watch SE sees biggest discounts yet Apple’s new iPad Air is on sale Beats Solo Pro and Powerbeats Pro hit new all-time low prices Best Buy offers Apple’s Powerbeats Pro for $160, which is another all-time low and down from the usual $250 price tag....