Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) "beautiful" and "stylish" smartwatch could make life easier for people on the move, reviewers say, but the gadget gets poor marks for battery life and slow-loading apps.
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Apple confirms Force Touch as 'significant enough' to skip the iPhone 6S for iPhone 7?
KGI Securities Ming-Chu Kuo recently said that an inclusion of the Force Touch would be “significant enough for Apple” to skip the iPhone 6S, and release the iPhone 7. Apple also said that the "Force Touch is the most significant new sensing capability since Multi Touch." Does this mean Apple somewhat confirms Ming-Chi Kuo's statement?
Six percent of U.S. adults plan to buy Apple Watch - Reuters/Ipsos poll
About 6 percent of U.S. adults plan to buy Apple Inc's smartwatch according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, with men twice as likely as women to purchase Apple boss Tim Cook's first new major product.
Apple News Roundup: Touch ID Issues on iOS 8.3, New iPhone Keyboard, No Apple Watch Release this Week, OSX & iOS Updates
Apple News Roundup: Apple has reported reached nearly 1 million pre-orders for Apple Watch; new OSX and iOS updates, rumored keyboard the tech giant wanted to buy for iPhone. More details here.
Backlogged orders as shoppers get close-up look at Apple Watch
Customers preordering Apple Inc's smartwatch on Friday will have to wait at least a month for delivery, an early sign of strong demand for company chief Tim Cook's first new major product.
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The Force Touch technology is currently featured in the Apple Watch and MacBooks. However, Apple is reportedly planning to include the technology in the iPhone 6S Plus. The company is also said to be making the Force Touch technology, a standard to upcmoing iPhone devices.
Morgan Stanley analyst Bill Lu and his team believe that the Force Touch technology and Taptic Engine will be game-changers for Apple. Meanwhile, analyst Ming-Chu Kuo said that the Force Touch technology in iPhones will be different than what is used in the Apple Watch.
Apple is set to release Apple Watch in April. It will have features such as Siri, Apple Pay, and many more. Further, David Pierce interviewed Apple’s Kevin Lynch, and learned the reason why Apple Watch, the iPhone killer, was made. Its goal is to set people free from their phones.
There is a big chance that a Force Technology in the upcoming iPhone 6S will be included. Plus, speculations and wish lists might come true as some echoes other reports.
The Galaxy Note 5 is set to be released in Q4 of 2015. It will be built with a 5.9-inch 4K resolution display, a 4,000mAh battery, and will be priced at $900-$1000.
The iOS 9 release is set this september and unlike the other iOS updates, this software focuses on stability and bug fixes. The iOS 9 will be launched together with the most anticipated massive Apple devices which are the iPhone 6s and the iPad Pro.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (BABA.N) finance arm and smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL] said on Thursday they will jointly develop mobile payment systems using wearable technology, a first for China's major tech firms.
The flurry of technology deals luxury watchmakers announced this week to tackle the Apple Watch threat are more a way to hedge their bets in case the smartwatch market takes off than a strategic U-turn.
Tag Heuer, French luxury group LVMH's (LVMH.PA) biggest watch maker, said it will launch a smartwatch later this year using Google Inc's (GOOGL.O) Android operating system in a venture with Intel Corp (INTC.O) to compete head-on with the Apple Watch.
