Pokemon Go is coming to Apple Watch by end of 2016
Pokemon Go just got more mobile than ever.
Pokemon Go has been downloaded more than 500 million times, Apple said. Because of that success, the team behind the app has been focusing on ways for Pokemon trainers to play in more ways. During a demo on stage, Pokemon Go’s developers, Niantic Labs, showed off a new Pokemon Go Apple Watch app. It records your walks as workouts – and they count toward your activity goal.
You can also see your calories burned, distance traveled, and any Pokemon nearby at a glance. When you approach a PokeStop, a tap on your wrist will let you know. During the demo, the Bill Graham Civic Center was a PokeStop. We also saw you can get an alert when your egg hatches. You’ll also get access to your summary, so you can see all the items you’ve collected with a swipe.
John Hanke, founder and CEO of Pokemon GO developers Niantic Labs, said the new Pokemon Go Apple Watch app is basically a new way to experience Pokemon Go. And it’ll be shipping before the end of the year. The app works with your iPhone. It should please players/trainers, as they’ve already walked more than 4.6 billion kilometers combined while using Pokemon Go, Hanke said.
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Finally! Apple shows off new Apple Watch Series 2 model
Nearly 18 months after the Apple Watch launched in the US and eight other countries, Apple has introduced a second-generation model.
The Cupertino, CA-based company is live at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, where it is showing off the latest iPhone models and other things it has been working on this past year, including the long-awaited Apple Watch Series 2. Here’s everything we know about the new wearable, but be sure to check out Pocket-lint’s feature on the watch for the full story:
- Apple Watch 2: What’s the story so far?
The overall design of Apple Watch Series 2 looks just like the original Apple Watch. Internally, however, Series 2 is capable of so much more, including the ability to eject water using the vibration/movement of the built-in speaker. Series 2 is swimproof, Apple said, as it’s water resistant up to 50 meters, allowing people to “wear their watch with confidence in the water”.
The new Series 2 also brings a second-generation display that is 2x brighter than the original Apple Watch, making it easier for wearers to read in sunlight. Apple also confirmed Series 2 has built-in GPS. With such functionality, Apple Watch wearers can get more accurate pace and distance metrics during runs. Once again, it’s clear that Apple is promoting Apple Watch toward athletes.
Other Series 2 features include a second-generation S2 system-on-a-chip (with an up to 50 per cent faster dual-core processor), a new GPU that delivers up to 2x faster graphics performance, and availability in aluminium and stainless steel models. There’s also a new ceramic model, Apple said, which is supposed to be four times harder than stainless steel. It has a pearl-like colour.
Apple Watch Series 2 will also have new Hermes models: Single Tour, Double Tour, Cuff, and Double Buckle Cuff. As for pricing, the new Series 2 line starts at $369, while the original Apple Watch, which is now called Apple Watch Series 1, starts at $269. But that’s not all: Apple said Series 1 will get the S2 processor upgrade. Apple also announced a Apple Watch Nike+ Edition.
You can read more about that partnership with Nike from here.
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The first Apple Watch released in April 2015 and has been available in Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch, Apple Watch Hermes, and Apple Watch Edition variants. You could get it in a different combinations of cases and bands, too. In order to fully take advantage of the smartwatch’s features, including calling and texting, you had to be wirelessly connected to an iPhone.
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Apple Watch Nike Plus is designed to be your perfect running partner
Apple has taken to the stage in San Francisco to make a collection of announcements, including the updated Apple Watch Series 2.
Taking advantage of the new Apple Watch’s GPS, there’s the revival of a huge partnership between Apple and Nike.
Introducing the Apple Watch Nike Plus edition, Nike detailed how this smartwatch was designed to be a perfect running partner.
With a Series 2 Watch, sitting in an aluminium body, there’s a custom Nike Plus strap that looks similar to the dual-tone strap at appeared on the last Nike Plus watch produced with TomTom.
Putting the runner first, you’ll be able to start a run with one press, or simply by telling Siri that you’re going running.
You’ll get a simple, clear display with your distance and pace, but if you want more information, there will be an advanced mode.
Nike was keen to stress that this wasn’t just a watch about stats. Tying into the huge Nike Plus community, you’ll get reminders to run, you’ll be able to see how you’re standing against your friends, all wrapped in a fun interface as you’d expect from Nike Plus.
Of course, the Apple Watch will do a whole lot, with support for a wide range of apps and now swimming too, with waterproofing to 50m depth.
The Apple Watch Nike Plus will be available in late October for $369, the same price as the regular Series 2 Apple Watch.
Apple adds real-time collaboration to iWork
Apple’s iWork is getting education-focused real-time collaboration just in time for the start of the new school year. While Apple has a long history in schools, in the past few years Google Docs has become the go-to method for many educators and students to share and work on documents.
When using the real-time collaboration each user is signified by a different color. Sort of like Google Docs and Microsoft Office. The new feature works on the Mac, iOS and the web, allows real time edits and has public and private mode.
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Apple Watch Series Two comes with waterproofing and GPS
Two years after Apple launched its first wearable, the company has pulled the dust sheets from the second-generation of its Watch. As for what’s different, it’s certainly not what’s on the outside, and at first glance it looks the same as its immediate predecessor. The headline feature is that the device is water resistant to depths of 50 meters and can be used to track the activity of swimmers. The second standout upgrade is the addition of built-in GPS which, the company promises won’t make you wait around like other GPS running watches.
The company has entirely redesigned the watch for its second series, adding in a dual-core processor that pushes graphics twice as fast as its parent. It’s smart enough to grind pixels at 60 frames per second and the company’s Jeff Williams reveals that it has the brightest display Apple has ever shipped. At over 1,000 nits, it should deal with many of the hurdles that come with using a smart device in bright sunlight.
Apple is also adding another case material for the second-generation of its Watch, producing a Ceramic edition. Alongside which, you’ll find a new premium option that’s produced with Hermes and, best of all, a Nike+ Edition that looks like the sneaker firm’s old Nike+ SportsWatch watches. It’s entirely plausible that this was one of the reasons that Nike withdrew from the wearables market, knowing ahead of time of Apple’s potential plans.
Back in August, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released the first in a long series of reports claiming inside knowledge of what Apple was cooking. At the time he claimed that the second-generation Watch would gain faster internals, GPS, barometer, better waterproofing and a bigger battery. As the event itself has shown, he was pretty much on the ball, which makes a mockery of Tim Cook’s historic promise to “double down on secrecy.”
The fact that the Apple Watch comes from the world’s most famous technology company means that the device has come under a lot of scrutiny. Plenty has been written about how the unit serves an indictment of Tim Cook’s leadership, but that doesn’t seem to match the reality. The Watch tops the quarterly smartwatch sales charts, and isn’t too far away from Fitbit in the overall wearables market. Fitbit, of course, produces significantly more devices at a wider variety of prices, so that’s saying a lot. For a device that’s been called a flop on more than one occasion, it’s certainly not behaving like one. At today’s event, Apple revealed that it is now the second biggest watch brand in the world, and the first in the Smartwatch world.
The Apple Watch Series Two will launch on September 16th, with the prices starting at $369. The Nike+ edition of the device will also start at $369, but won’t begin shipping until late October.
Apple is also rejigging the first generation of its wearable so that it can hang around as a low-end option. The re-titled Apple Watch Series One will get the same dual-core processor as its elder sibling, but will retail for $269.
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Pokémon Go coming to Apple Watch, phone still required to catch ’em all
It was the question every Pokémon trainer with an Apple Watch asked on day one: “Why isn’t this game on my wrist?” Well, now it is — before the end of the year, Pokémon Go will have Apple Watch support. Trainers will be able to track their steps, egg-hatching progress and collect items from Pokéstops directly from their wrist. The watch app will even notify you when you come across a wild pocket monster. Unfortunately, you’ll still need to take your iPhone out of your pocket to actually catch it.
So, basically, Pokémon Go for Apple Watch can do everything except actually catch Pokémon. That’s a small disappointment, but it’s not a surprise: Nintendo built a $35 wearable for the exclusive right to catch monsters without your phone. If the Apple Watch did it for free, it could potentially undercut sales of the app’s hardware component. Still, between this and Nintendo’s announcement of Super Mario Run for iOS, it’s a good time to be an Apple-loving Nintendo fan.
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Apple introduces Hermes bands for Apple Watch Series 2
The Apple Watch Series 2 is getting several new updates, many of them aesthetic augments. For instance, the previous Hermes models have returned for Series 2, with a host of new colors and bands.
You can opt for single-tour and double-tour band designs if you’ve got the extra disposable cash to fund your fashion pursuits.
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Apple brings WatchOS 3 to your wrist on September 13th
You won’t have to pick up Apple Watch Series 2 to see a tangible improvement to your wristwear — Apple has revealed that its WatchOS 3 update will reach original Apple Watch models on September 13th. As promised, speed is the focus. The new WatchOS holds favorite apps in memory to shrink loading times, and the side button now gives you fast access to those faves instead of bringing up the (frankly, seldom used) contact wheel. And if you’ll recall, this is just the start. There are quite a few interface and fitness tweaks that should make your first-run smartwatch feel fresh.
On top of the Dock, you can write on-screen with the Scribble mode for those moments when voice dictation and canned replies won’t cut it. A Control Center gives you fast access to common settings, and smart replies are available right in notifications. And if you’re a fitness maven, you can share activities to compete with your friends, see more activity details at once, and get optional reminders to breathe deeply whenever you’re stressed out.
There’s more, such as a Home app to control your (HomeKit-compatible) smart household devices, iMessage additions like stickers and full-screen effects, emergency calls and support for Apple Pay in third-party apps. No, WatchOS 3’s improvements won’t make you forget about Series 2. If you already have an Apple Watch, though, it might reduce the pressure to splurge on upgraded gear.
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Apple Debuts ‘Everyone Can Code’ Program to Teach Kids Swift
Today at its September 2016 Special Event, Apple announced a new ConnectED program called Everyone Can Code. The program is designed to help students around the country learn how to program.
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Everyone Can Code will begin by teaching kids how to code in Swift, Apple’s own programming language. It’ll use Swift Playgrounds and Tim Cook said that more than 100 schools have signed up for the program since June.
Apple also announced that 114 ConnectED schools will be up and running by this fall. Apple has also delivered a Man and an iPad to 4,500 teachers, put an Apple TV in every ConnectED classroom and have given 50,000 iPads for students.
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‘Pokémon GO’ Officially Coming to Apple Watch With New App
Apple and Niantic Labs today announced that an app for the popular Pokémon Go iOS game is coming to Apple Watch.
The app will notify users when wild Pokémon appear, show information about their hatching eggs, and even alert when a Pokéstop is near.
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