Apple pulling Jawbone and Nike fitness devices from retail stores

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Apple is halting sales of competing fitness bands, as it prepares to launch the Apple Watch next month. As noted by Recode earlier today, several Apple stores have begun pulling Jawbone and Nike devices from their shelves, and a quick search of the US web store returns similar results.

The Cupertino firm made a similar move in the fall of last year, pulling FitBit products from its shelves. This may be a bit less significant, though, given Jawbone's smaller marketshare and Nike's decision to focus its efforts on fitness software rather than produce anymore FuelBand hardware.

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Let’s Talk Jailbreak 98: Fifty shades of meh

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated June 16, 2023

Episode 98: On this week's episode, we talk about jailbreaking the Apple Watch, a big Cydia pet peeve, hands on with Velox 2, and more jailbreak tweaks of the week.

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Apple Watch: you can rent it before you buy it

Cody Lee ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

If you find Apple Watch's $349 price tag a bit on the expensive side, you may be happy to know that you'll be able to take it for a test drive for far less than that. Gadget rental startup Lumoid says that it plans to rent out the Watch for $45/week, once it launches next month.

Lumoid, which already rents out FitBits and similar devices, says the $45 will get you the Sports version of Apple Watch, and $25 of that will go towards the purchase price if you decide to buy it. The firm will also offer the Steel version for $55, but will not carry Edition models.

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Jony Ive and Marc Newson to open ‘Conde Nast Luxury Conference’ in April

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Apple designers Jony Ive and Marc Newson are going to open the inaugural 'Conde Nast Luxury Conference,' Vogue announced today. The event will be held on April 22nd and 23rd, in Florence, Italy, and will focus on the future of luxury and technology.

"Apple is now a powerful part of the luxury industry," said International Vogue Editor and conference chief Suzy Menkes. "The iPhone, iPad, and the forthcoming Apple Watch are in direct competition with handbags, timepieces and high-end accessories."

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Full-width timeline photos launching today on Twitter for iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 30, 2018

Twitter, a 140-character messaging service and a social platform, today said that it's supersizing photos in mobile apps for the iPhone and Android.

Bigger photos should make browsing profiles on Twitter for iPhone “even more fun” while allowing for more visual impact, according to a tweet issued Wednesday.

The visual types are going to have a field day seeing full-bleed images in their timeline. Suffice it to say, this is a cool improvement compared to small thumbnails that needed to be tapped on to enlarge.

Twitter for iPhone and iPad is available free in the App Store.

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Asus insults Apple users: you’re ‘out of your mind’ to buy Apple Watch Edition

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated December 5, 2017

I usually don't cover companies tweeting about other companies' products, but this particular tweet posted by the official Asus account may have gone too far in belittling Apple customers.

Commenting on the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, which CEO Tim Cook revealed will start at $10,000 during Monday's “Spring Forward” media event, Asus basically called those looking to buy the device crazy.

“You are really out of your mind” if you buy a gold Apple Watch, reads infographic attached to Asus' tweet...

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FullSwitch brings a full screen App Switcher to iOS 8

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Do you think that the App Switcher preview cards in iOS are too small? If so, then FullSwitch, a release that brings a full screen App Switcher to iOS 8, might be just the tweak to scratch your itch.

Along with the full screen App Switcher, FullSwitch brings privacy mode, customizable multitasking indicators, and a special Home screen menu to iOS 8. We've taken FullSwitch for a walkthrough on video, so check it out.

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Thousands of people already signing up for ResearchKit-powered medical studies

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Less than 24 hours following Apple's announcement of ResearchKit, thousands of people have signed up for medical research programs through ResearchKit apps available in the App Store, Bloomberg noted Wednesday.

Stanford University researchers were reportedly “stunned when they awoke Tuesday to find that 11,000 people had signed up for a cardiovascular study” using ResearchKit.

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Apple issues an apology for iTunes/iCloud downtime, blames outage on internal DNS error

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated June 16, 2017

Chances are you've by now realized that Apple's content stores and other iCloud services are experiencing widespread downtime.

Earlier this morning, Twitter lit up with complaints from users around the world who reported being unable to download apps, music, movies, TV shows and books, as well as buy in-app content, with some even unable to sign in to online service like iCloud Mail.

In an official statement issued to CNBC, Apple's apologized for inconveniencing customers and said the multi-hour outage is caused by “an internal DNS error” at the firm. As you could imagine, they're scrambling to produce a fix.

UPDATE: following what became an eleven-hour long outage, the App Store and iTunes services are now back online.

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Apple lists 14 new merchants supporting Apple Pay, including Coke and Walt Disney

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Apple has updated its list of merchants that support Apple Pay to include 14 new stores, most notably including Coca-Cola and Walt Disney World, as the Cupertino-based company works to grow its mobile payments service.

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, highlighted that Coca-Cola Vending was adding Apple Pay support during the company's "Spring Forward" media event on Monday. Cook said the beverage-giant currently has 40,000 Apple Pay-compatible machines and plans to bring that number to 100,000 by the end of 2015.

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Twelve South unveils $50 HiRise charging stand for Apple Watch, arriving in May

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 1, 2017

Twelve South, a premium and Apple-exclusive accessory maker, on Wednesday announced a version of its HiRise charging stand for the Apple Watch, which is scheduled to hit store shelves on April 24.

The HiRise for the Apple Watch docks your smarwatch while accommodating all of the official bands from Apple. The stand will be launching in May, priced at fifty bucks a pop.

It will be offered in silver and black finishes. The company has yet to announce pre-orders for the accessory.

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