The Apple Beat: Wearables and the Nike Connection

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The wearable market is shaping up, albeit in a scattered and non-standard fashion and many believe that it is just a matter of time before Apple dives into this emerging sector of consumer technology. Nike, which has long been allied with Apple, (and which Apple CEO  Tim Cook has served as board member for close to a decade now), is said to be abandoning its Fuelband line to focus on software.

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China Mobile's iPhone orders in the multi-millions

"We see this as bringing the world's best smartphone to the very largest and now the fastest network in China," Apple's CEO Tim Cook said in a recent CNBC interview together with China Mobile's Xi Gouhua. China Mobile is the world's largest mobile phone operator with over 760 million subscribers, it is also one of the fastest networks in terms of data speeds. The iPhone 5s and 5c are set to launch in China on Friday and there have been a reported 1.2 million totla preorders for Apple's latest handsets. Coming to China Mobile in the near future are WiFi + Cellular versions of the iPad Air and iPad mini.

Source: CNBC

Apple sends invites to Oct. 22 event in San Francisco

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

As per invitations arriving to some media outlets, Apple is planning another event next Thursday, October 22 in San Francisco.

The colourful invitation states "We still have a lot to cover." Looking at the October event from last year, we saw new iPad minis, new 4th Generation iPad with Retina Displays, new Mac Minis and new iMacs. This year's event is expected to be an iPad focused event but there's a lot more to expect from Apple including OS X Mavericks and the new Mac Pro. Some rumours are pinning down updated MacBoo Pros with Retina Display (likely sporting the new 4th Generation Intel Core processors from the Haswell line).

Canadian Reviewer will be covering the event live in San Francisco next week, so stay tuned for exclusive reports, video and images from the Apple event.

The Apple Beat: Tim Cook hints at what's to be revealed at WWDC 2013

Photo by Gadjo Cardenas SevillaBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple CEO Tim Cook opened up this year's All Thing's Digital D11 Conference. Tackling pressing issues such as Apple's recent tax practice inquiry, the need to innovate TV space, competition from Samsung and Android as well as the future of Mac OS and iOS as the yearly World Wide Developer's Conference comes around on June 10th.

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