Apple Watch coming to seven more countries, retail sales begin on June 26

With supplies finally ramping up and most editions of the Apple Watch becoming available, Apple has announced that their wearable is coming to seven more countries.  Apple also announced today that interested customers will finally be able to buy Apple Watch and bands in store starting June 26.

The Watch comes to Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan on June 26. "We're making great progress in our backlog of Apple Watch orders," said Jeff Williams, Apple's SVP of operations. Anyone who ordered an Apple Watch in May (except for the super rare Space Black Stainless Steel with Black Link Bracelet), should receive a shipping notice from Apple within the next two weeks.

Apple Watch gets to-do and list app with latest Fantastical update

Fantastical and Fantastical 2 for Mac OS and for iOS are examples of truly user focused and intuitive apps. The latest iOS update of Fantastical now features a Watch component which will work as a great complement to the native Apple Calendar app. Fantastical can give a good overview of to-do items as well as appointments from the Watch app or from the Glances feature which enables users to cycle through favourite apps.

Source: 9to5Mac

Apple TV revealed as central control hub for HomeKit accessories

Updated on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 4:46PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

WWDC 2015's banner heralds "The Epicenter of Change," and while we can see various app-related icons and outlines (squircle for iOS, round for Watch), at the very centre is  what looks like the outline of an Apple TV.

New information suggests that a new version Apple TV which will serve as the central control hub for HomeKit, which is Apple's home automation, Internet of Things and smart devices play.  

The new Apple TV will reportedly have an app store and will employ the Siri voice assistant to offer users more control of Apple TV as well as many of the HomeKit connected devices that have recently been released. Proof that Apple TV will be the nervous system of HomeKit is derived from text on a support document on Apple's page.

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The Apple Beat: Gearing up for WWDC 2015

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

WWDC, what we will see

By this his time next week, we will know what Apple will reveal at their World Wide Developers Conference. After Google’s rather lukewarm I/O conference last week (in the same venue, no less), all eyes are on Apple to reveal some exciting products and services. I don’t think we will be disappointed.

Just like Apple itself, WWDC has grown in scale and scope, and while we expect much of the focus to be on OS X 11 and iOS 9, as well as various cooperative features like Handoff and Continuity between mobile and desktop, there’s a whole lot more to cover.

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