Gadgets

By Darrell Etherington,Kyle Russell Apple’s iOS 8.2 update has now been made official by the company, as it brings support for the upcoming Apple Watch. 8.2 will bring the Apple Watch companion app, and will offer a number of other new features besides building in support for communicating with Apple’s wearable. Read More …read more…

By Matt Burns Apple just announced its latest MacBook. It’s tiny. It makes the Macbook Air look like a Dell Inspiron circa 2002. But hopefully you’re not one of those jerks that actually uses the ports on the side of your computer. This MacBook only has a single USB-C and it does everything from charging,…

By Romain Dillet In addition to today’s new 12-inch retina MacBook introduced during the Apple keynote, Apple is keeping the existing lineup, and upgrading the specs across the board. First, the existing MacBook Air was updated with Thunderbolt 2 and faster Core i5 processors. The 13-inch MacBook Air will also get better flash storage —…

By John Biggs Years ago, when Steve Jobs decided that mice needed only one button, Apple had a problem. While Mac users were busy clicking on things all over the screen, PCs added a second button, the right click, in order add a second layer of interaction, a feature that eventually forced Cupertino’s hand and…

By Kyle Russell At its event in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center, Apple today confirmed a long-running rumor that re-surfaced back in January: the next major iteration of the MacBook will be a 12-inch Air that’s thinner and lighter than Apple’s previous trend-setting design. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Greg Kumparak No-cable-required HBO is coming to Apple TV — and, in something of a surprise twist, it’s coming to Apple TV exclusively, at first. Looking to grab as many people with this exclusive run as they can, Apple has just dropped the price of Apple TV… Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Sarah Perez Though today’s Apple event is largely focused on the reveal of the new Apple Watch, the company also announced updates to its Apple TV platform to kick off the day – something that had been rumored to be in the works for some time. Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed earlier reports that…

By Matt Burns Google is touting individuality in its latest Android Wear video ad, which hit the company’s YouTube channel mere minutes before the Apple Watch event kicks off. And Google makes a valid point, too. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Matt Burns Happy Apple Watch day! Starting at 10:00 Pacific Apple is set to answer all the questions about the Apple Watch. And you can follow our liveblog or watch the festivities on an Apple device. As usual Apple is restricting the livestream to Apple devices. To watch the live video stream You’ll need…

By Darrell Etherington The Apple Watch is set to be the star of Apple’s special event on Monday in San Francisco, putting us in the rare position of actually knowing a lot about what’s coming in advance. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Matthew Panzarino “Oh, Apple’s making a luxury watch thing, of course it hired the CEO of Burberry to pitch it.” That’s the common line of thinking when it comes to how Apple will change its retail operations to sell the watch. But I think that’s shortsighted, and ignores several realities about Apple then and…

By Natasha Lomas Privacy was a theme bubbling under the surface at the Mobile World Congress tradeshow — even more so than last year when Silent Circle and Geeksphone grabbed attention with demos of a privacy-centric smartphone called Blackphone. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Ron Miller Apple has a wee announcement tomorrow. Perhaps you’ve heard. It’s called The Apple Watch, and tomorrow’s the big day. Naturally in the days before the launch, as with past device debuts, we are hearing a range of predictions about how it will flop, be wildly successful and everything in between. In fact,…

By Sarah Buhr It’s just four days in and Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1, the electronic device that can become almost any instrument you want it to be has already surpassed its Kickstarter goal by almost $250,000. The Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 allows you to play hundreds of instruments on one device in a number of different ways…

By Darrell Etherington It’s that time: The Apple Watch event happens Monday, and we’ll get answers to all our remaining burning questions about the wearable coming out of Cupertino. Based on our discussion, we’re very much still in the dark about how much these will cost, and just how much third-party software will be able…