Year: 2016

Top Apple analyst expects fewer iPhone 7 sales than iPhone 6s garnered in 2015

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 26, 2016

Despite Note 7 fires and carriers suggesting iPhone 7 sellouts, top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities isn't entirely convinced that strong consumer demand will offset slowing shipments. In a note to clients obtained by AppleInsider, Kuo predicted 70-75 million iPhone 7 sales in 2016—lower than that of the iPhone 6s in 2015.

Kuo cautions that strong iPhone 7 sales are not “not entirely due to market demand” because carrier promotions inflated sales numbers and a larger amount of launch countries led to depleted inventories worldwide.

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How to customize workout metrics on Apple Watch

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated April 25, 2023

If you'll be using your Apple Watch's fitness features, you'll want to become acquainted with the Workout app, which helps you to keep track of your progress.

Starting with watchOS 3, you can customize your workout metrics, and in this tutorial, we'll talk about all the ways you can do that.

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Dark wallpapers to compliment your new iPhone 7

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

iPhone 7 is slowly making its way to customers. With around a two month wait time on deliveries, Apple fans are still anxiously awaiting there device. Representing new matte black and jet black color ways, having the right wallpaper is critical. To ensure a pure luxurious black experience, you will need an equally impressive wallpaper collection.

iDownloadBlog's Wallpaper of the Week section curates new images for your favorite devices. Each Sunday, you can download a handful of new wallpapers that were submitted by readers or sourced from the Internet. If you would like to send some tips or files my way, catch me on Twitter @jim_gresham. To get the latest, take a step beyond the fold.

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Blend, Quicky, Bynd and other apps to check out this weekend

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 17, 2019

This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features some great apps and games for you to check out this weekend. We have an easy wallpaper-maker, a productivity app for shortcuts, a one-stop-shop for all of your news and social feeds, and of course two awesome new games that you won't want to miss.

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Turning on Power Reserve mode on your Apple Watch

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 28, 2021
Apple Watch in Power Reserve mode showing just the current time on its watch face

Power Reserve mode is a feature of watchOS that let's you conserve what's left of your battery when you get low on juice by limiting your Apple Watch's functionality to nothing more than a time piece.

Starting with watchOS 3, the steps to enable it has changed, so we'll show you how it's done.

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Apple to start offering ‘Spoken Editions’ of news articles via iTunes

Cody Lee ∙ September 23, 2016

You'll soon be able to listen to news articles in iTunes, reports TechCrunch. The outlet says that in the near future, you'll be able to browse through a new category of podcasts that will allow you to listen to news stories from your favorite publishers.

These new podcasts will be labeled "Spoken Edition" in iTunes, and the format will be short-form programs that offer listeners an audio version of a publisher's articles. So you could essentially listen to the news while commuting or working out.

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Some heavy duty cases for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Cody Lee ∙ Updated August 2, 2018

Although Apple has taken some major steps this year to make the iPhone more durable, the device is still very susceptible to bumps and scratches. This is why we recommend putting a case on your smartphone if you want it to stay in like-new condition.

We've already recommended a number of different cases, but for those who work and use their phones in more harsh environments, a heavy-duty case is the only way to go. Here are a few we like so far that are available for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus right now.

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