• Apple Pay Express Mode Now Available at All Toronto Subway Stations

    Apple Pay's Express Mode has rolled out to all TTC subway stations in Toronto, allowing riders to simply hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near the reader at the turnstile to pay for their fare. With Express Mode, payment can be completed without waking or unlocking the device, or authenticating with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode. Express Mode even works for up to five hours after an iPhone has run out of battery power. As noted by Toronto resident Andrew Escobar, it is still not possible...

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    This Anker MagSafe charger offers more than Apple's at half the price right now

    Need an iPhone charge boost on the go without pesky wires? This battery pack is for you and it's 18% off during Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

  • Apple Watch Series 10 could finally offer this Samsung health feature

    It seems that with the upcoming Apple Watch Series 10, Apple could finally introduce a way for users to measure their blood pressure levels.

  • Apple Watch Series 10 rumored to offer limited blood pressure monitoring

    A new report expects a kind of blood-pressure monitoring feature to be added to the Apple Watch Series 10, but there is an important caveat to that claim. Apple has been working on what many call the "holy grails" of non-invasive blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring for years. The addition of these features would help tackle two of the most common medical conditions that need frequent monitoring: high blood pressure, and diabetes. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has said that "all...

  • Need more Apple AirTags? Two big Aussie retailers are currently offering sweet discounts

    Both Amazon and Aussie retailer DigiDirect have shaved 10% off the 4-pack of Apple AirTags.

  • Apple has decided against making its own microLED Apple Watch displays

    Less than a month after Apple abandoned its plans for the Apple Car, the tech giant has decided to bail on its initiative to design its own microLED screens for the Apple Watch. Apple Watch Ultra The project, which was first discovered in 2023, was designed to reduce its reliance on partners such as Samsung and LG. The company had even built its own screen manufacturing facility in Santa Clara, California, near Apple Park. The company would have swapped the Samsung-produced OLED...

  • Apple tried to make Apple Watch work with Android

    Apple tried to make Apple Watch work with Android devices, the company admitted, but ultimately gave up on the idea.

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    The best Apple deals of 2024: iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and more

    The problem with Apple products, such as MacBooks, iPads, and the Apple Watch range, is that they usually carry a hefty price tag and are rarely on sale. But there are deals and discounts, even outside of sales events including Prime Day and Black Friday, if you know where to look. Apple frequently refreshes its product ranges -- one of the latest being the iPhone 15 lineup -- and this can open the path to discounts in the form of new, promotional deals for the latest gadgets alongside price...

  • Apple Pencil compatible with Apple Vision Pro rumored to be in testing

    Even though the Apple Vision Pro doesn't need an external controller, a new rumor suggests that Apple is testing how the Apple Pencil could be used with Apple's headset. Apple testing the Apple Pencil with the Apple Vision Pro When Apple released the Apple Vision Pro, it made a big deal about how the spatial computing headset didn't rely on any sort of handheld controller. Instead, the Apple Vision Pro relies on the "gaze and pinch" system. However, that may change. The company is now...

  • Apple tried to make the Apple Watch work with Android phones

    After the US Department of Justice launched a lawsuit against Apple, arguing that the company has maintained illegal monopoly over the smartphone market and some related services, the Cupertino-based firm came out with a surprising story. For years now, one of the main criticisms against Apple has been its walled garden approach, which makes it extremely difficult or impossible to use its devices with other non-Apple products. However, it appears that the tech company tried to make its Apple...

  • Apple Allegedly Tried and Failed to Bring Apple Watch to Android

    The three-year effort was supposedly cancelled due to 'technical limitations.'

  • Apple Drops Plans to Develop MicroLED Displays for Apple Watch

    Apple has ended a project to develop microLED displays in-house, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in a reversal of his prior reporting on the development of the technology. Apple invested billions in developing microLED displays, with plans to first add microLED to the Apple Watch Ultra. MicroLED was too expensive and too complex for Apple to design, so Apple is now reorganizing its display engineering teams and laying off employees in the U.S. and Asia. Some of the displaced employees...