News & Reviews:   Apple Watch

When the first Apple Watch hit the market in 2015, only a few would assume that it would be a great hit. Fast forward almost 9 years later, Apple has listed the first-gen Apple Watch as part of its “vintage” products. Today, the company confirmed that repairs for the original Apple Watch are discontinued.

Today, Switch Malaysia launched its first Apple Premium Partner (APP) Store in Malaysia at Sunway Pyramid Mall. With a wide range of Apple products, from the iPhone to the Mac, the new retail concept aims to enhance customers' shopping experience at one of Malaysia's iconic malls. 

As per tradition, Apple would announce all the new operating system updates and what we can expect. In this article, we will be taking a look at what watchOS 10 and according to Apple, it's a "milestone update" for the Apple Watch lineup.

If you are an Apple user, you probably got an email regarding the 'My Photo Stream' shutting down. But if you haven't got or read the email yet, here's the breakdown. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been all the craze recently thanks to OpenAI’s ChatGPT blowing people’s minds with its capabilities and easy accessibility. In fact, ChatGPT is now available in many forms, the most recent of which is on the Apple Watch through the watchGPT app.

In a surprise move, a US Judge has found that Apple infringed on Masimo oxymeter patents for their Apple Watch smartwatch. While the case is still proceeding, the end result could have the Apple Watch Series 6 and above banned in their own home country.

The Apple Watch Ultra was unveiled in September last year and is the most premium, biggest and most durable model in the entire Apple Watch lineup. Well, the next-gen Watch Ultra may get even better as according to an industry insider, the version to be released in 2024 will not only have a larger display but also be equipped with a new panel technology.

Microsoft has announced that a January 2023 update to the Microsoft Authenticator iOS app will remove the companion app from watchOS. Moreover, the company will also discontinue support for the app on Apple Watch starting next month.

Not only saving lives, but the Apple Watch is also detecting lives. According to a Reddit post, a woman discovered she was pregnant with the help of the mentioned tech gadget even before clinical tests.

iOS 16.1 and tvOS 16.1 are currently in beta testing and developers have found that the OS version allows users to use Apple Fitness+ without an Apple Watch. This is in line with Apple’s announcement during its Far Out event regarding how Apple Fitness+ service will be available to iPhone users without an Apple Watch starting “later this fall”.