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Apple Watch launches in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US April 24, pre-orders begin April 10 — Apple Watch Available in Nine Countries on April 24 — Apple® today announced that Apple Watch™, its most personal device yet …
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| John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed: |
The Apple Watch Isn't A Watch, It's An iPhone Sales Engine — The biggest news about Apple's Watch today may be how many iPhones it's going to sell. — Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about the new Apple Watch during an Apple event on Monday, March 9, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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| Roberto Baldwin / The Next Web: |
Apple Watch prices for 38mm and 42mm sizes: Sport starts at $349 and $399, stainless steel Watch at $549 and $599, and Edition at $10,000 — Apple Watch available on April 24 starting at $349 with 18 hour battery life — After introducing the Apple Watch at the iPhone event in September …
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Tweets: @gruber and @saschasegan
| Jeremy Horwitz / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Watch lasts 18 hours with 90 time checks, 90 notifications, 45 minutes of app use, and a 30-minute workout with music playback via Bluetooth — Apple releases Apple Watch battery results: 42mm model runs longer, 3h phone, 6.5h music, 7h workout — In addition to making a general claim … | Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
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| Om Malik: |
Om Malik confirms Gigaom, the pioneering tech news site he founded, is shutting down — A statement about Gigaom — Gigaom is winding down and its assets are now controlled by the company's lenders. It is not how you want the story of a company you founded to end.
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See also Mediagazer| Gigaom: |
Gigaom, unable to pay creditors in full, ceases all operations, does not currently intend to file for bankruptcy — About Gigaom — Gigaom recently became unable to pay its creditors in full at this time. As a result, the company is working with its creditors that have rights to all of the company's assets as their collateral.
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Tweets: @gigastacey, @loic, @om, @werner, @lock, @jayrosen_nyu, @rafat, @flyosity, @danprimack and @abrams
See also Mediagazer| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Hands On With The All-New Ultra Thin MacBook With Retina Display — Apple's newest MacBook is clearly designed to set the stage for all Apple notebooks to come - it has a dramatically thin body, which measures only 13.1 mm deep at its thickest point, and a 12-inch display with a very small surrounding bezel.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces all new ultra-thin 12" MacBook with Retina display, single USB-C port, and Force Touch trackpad; ships on April 10 starting at $1299 — Apple debuts all-new 12″ MacBook with ultra-thin chassis, new Retina screen, Force Touch — During its Spring Forward event …
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Wired, TechCrunch, The Verge, Apple, TechCrunch, PC World, iMore, The Verge, The Verge, Engadget, Engadget, Macworld, MacNN, O'Grady's PowerPage, Laptop Mag, Intuitive Systems, Computerworld, AppleInsider, ReadWrite, CNET, GeekWire, The Technology Chronicles and The Next Web
Tweets: @sama, @paulg, @joshuatopolsky, @nichcarlson, @dcseifert and @tim_stevens
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Apple releases iOS 8.2 today with Apple Watch support and plenty of bug fixes — The Health App gets particular attention, but lots of other bugs make the list. — SAN FRANCISCO—iOS 8.2 has been in development for several months now, and today Apple is formally releasing the update to the public.| Liam Tung / CSO Online: |
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
HBO CEO approached Apple about HBO Now deal, calls the plan “additive” and not an inducement to cut pay-TV cord — Apple's HBO Now Deal Has Been in the Works for a Year — The Apple-HBO deal announced today was set in motion a year ago. — In the spring of 2014 …
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Cult of Mac, Seeking Alpha and VideoNuze Analysis. Tweets: @johnpaczkowski. See also Mediagazer
| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
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Tweets: @shaliniwsj, @rjcc, @pkafka and @pkafka
See also Mediagazer| Edgar Alvarez / Engadget: |
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| Andrew Chung / Reuters: |
Former Google exec Lee confirmed to lead U.S. patent office — (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed former Google Inc executive Michelle Lee to head the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a position that has been vacant for more than two years. — President Barack Obama's choice … | Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Facebook to shut down FriendFeed on April 9, five years after acquiring the service — Facebook Officially Shuts the Door on FriendFeed — RIP, FriendFeed. — Facebook is shutting down the News Feed-like social network it acquired back in 2009, according to a blog post.
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FriendFeed Blog, SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, VentureBeat, VatorNews, SlashGear and Bloggers Blog
Tweets: @kfury, @krynsky, @hornokplease, @digiphile, @louisgray, @paul_kinlan and @mikeisaac
| Glenn Peoples / Billboard: |
Sources: Apple backs down in effort to offer $7.99/month rate for its upcoming subscription music service as labels reject pricing below $9.99/month — Fight Between Apple and Spotify Could Change Digital Music; Labels Said to Reject Pricing Below $9.99 — A renewed focus on the value …
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AppleInsider, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, iMore, App Advice and Business Insider. Tweets: @sterlewine
| Alyson Shontell / Business Insider: |
Source: Twitter closes deal to acquire live streaming startup Periscope, which is still in closed beta — Twitter quietly bought a video startup that hasn't launched yet, Periscope — Last month, Twitter acquired a startup that hasn't launched yet, Periscope, which is building an app for streaming video from your phone.
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The Verge, Marketing Land, SlashGear, Gizmodo and Bloomberg Business
Tweets: @mikeisaac and @ajs
| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
Apple announces ResearchKit to help medical researchers collect data — At Apple's March event today, the company announced ResearchKit, a software framework that allows medical researchers to get data directly from iPhone users. — The company said that users can sign up to participate …
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Wired, Apple, TechCrunch, Techvibes Global News, Tech Times, ReadWrite, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Engadget, Gigaom, MacRumors, AppleInsider, VentureBeat and The Verge
Tweets: @laurengoode, @marcoarment, @thenextweb, @bajarin and @joshuatopolsky
| Michael Steeber / 9to5Mac: |
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