Select Apple Stores are now selling official bands for the Apple Watch, according to photos and anecdotes posted on Twitter on Thursday, as Apple gears up for the product’s formal retail debut.
Source: Apple Insider
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Foxconn to handle bulk of manufacturing for Apple’s ‘iPhone 6s’ & ‘iPad Pro’ this fall, insider says
Longtime Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn will handle the bulk of production for the company’s next-generation iPhone, and will also be the sole manufacturer of the anticipated 12.9-inch iPad, both on track to launch this fall, according to well-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple’s online store outs Touch ID-equipped iPhone 5c
A promotional photo posted to Apple’s online storefront this week shows what appears to be a new version of the plastic-backed iPhone 5c, largely unchanged save for the notable addition of a Touch ID sensor in the home button.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple’s iCloud experiences hours-long global outage and service slowdowns
Apple’s iCloud took a hit late Wednesday night as users from around the world experienced trouble with multiple services due to an unknown and as yet unresolved issue.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple invents adaptive eye-tracking 3D display, highly portable cellular hotspot
A pair of Apple patent applications published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday describe a display capable of displaying 2D and 3D images at the same time and a portable cellular hotpot with a unique cylindrical design.
Source: Apple Insider
Morgan Stanley: Apple Watch demand up 60% in US since March, estimated 36M unit sales in first year
Countering an analyst report earlier on Wednesday predicting a plateau to Apple Watch demand, investment bank Morgan Stanley says U.S. consumer interest is not just strong, but is increasing, with first-year sales estimated to hit 36 million units.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple Watch connects to display pedestal via ‘hidden’ data port with Lightning connector, photos show
A set of images posted to the Web on Wednesday claim to show a partially dismantled Apple Watch in-store display, suggesting Apple taps into a hidden data port via Lightning connector.
Source: Apple Insider
Uber poaches Apple legal counsel to work on privacy issues
Popular connected transportation service Uber hired away Apple lawyer Sabrina Ross to work on an internal team focusing on privacy law, according to a report on Wednesday.
Source: Apple Insider
How to hand off Mail, Messages and more from Apple Watch to Mac
Apple Watch relies heavily on iOS Continuity features like Handoff to ease the load, in some cases transferring to iPhone complex tasks that require a keyboard or access to a full-fledged app. Not documented in the Apple Watch user guide, however, is the ability to transfer these same tasks to Mac.
Source: Apple Insider
Russia to be among first countries with access to Apple’s new streaming music service, report says
According to a report on Wednesday, Russia will be one of the first countries to host Apple’s upcoming on-demand streaming music service rumored to debut at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference next month.
Source: Apple Insider