Apple Watch launch
Smartwatches haven’t taken off with consumers yet. Will the Apple Watch be a game changer?
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The Apple Watch stole the spotlight at the tech company’s media extravaganza Monday.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple’s surprise unveiling of a new notebook category, the MacBook, was the show-stealer of its special event Monday.
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There was no killer app announced at the Apple Watch event Monday. No groundbreaking features.
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The early reviews of the Apple Watch are pointing in one direction: It should save users a minute here and there, but the fact that many functions require an iPhone to be nearby cuts down on its usefulness.
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Apple had few surprises to deliver about its newest product, saying Monday that the Apple Watch goes on sale April 24 with a claimed 18-hour battery and base prices for its three models coming in at $349, $549 and $10,000.
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HBO unveiled its new stand-alone streaming service -- HBO Now -- not from the company’s home base of New York City, the hub of traditional media, but rather on the edge of Silicon Valley.
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Do I need a smartwatch?
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It’s time to see if Apple Inc. can single-handedly energize the tepid smartwatch market.
