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Joe joined MacRumors in January 2015, and is now a Senior Reporter. Based out of Stoney Creek, Canada, he has been writing about Apple since 2008, with a focus on breaking news coverage.

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Gold Apple Watch Edition Costs Between $10,000 to $17,000, Available in Limited Quantities

Monday March 9, 2015 11:36 am PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday at the “Spring Forward” media event in San Francisco announced that the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition will cost upwards of $10,000, and will be available in limited quantities. At the low end of Apple Watch Edition pricing, the 38mm 18-Karat Rose Gold Case with White Sport Band costs $10,000, and at the high end is the 38mm 18-Karat Yellow Gold Case with...
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Stainless Steel Apple Watch Pricing: $549 to $1049 (38mm), $599 to $1099 (42mm)

Monday March 9, 2015 11:32 am PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday at the “Spring Forward” media event in San Francisco announced that the stainless steel Apple Watch will cost between $549 to $1049 for the 38mm model, while the larger 42mm model will cost between $599 to $1099, depending on the band chosen. A variety of bands are available for the stainless steel Apple Watch, including a Sport Band, Classic Buckle, Milanese Loop, ...
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Apple Watch Sport Pricing: $349 (38mm) to $399 (42mm)

Monday March 9, 2015 11:28 am PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday at the “Spring Forward” media event in San Francisco announced that the Apple Watch Sport will start at $349 for the 38mm, while the larger 42mm model will cost $399. It was also recently discovered that the Apple Watch Sport will be the only edition to include two bands in the box, as noted on Apple's online store page for the active lifestyle-focused edition. The ...
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Apple Lowers Price of Apple TV to $69

Monday March 9, 2015 10:17 am PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday at the “Spring Forward” media event in San Francisco announced that Apple TV will now cost $69, discounted from its regular price of $99. The new price for the set-top box arrives on the heels of the announcement of HBO Now for Apple TV. The new price appears to apply to the third-generation Apple TV, as the company did not announce a new set-top box on stage at the...
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Apple to Take Reservations for Trying On Apple Watch, Considered Platinum Model

Monday March 9, 2015 7:35 am PDT by
Apple is shifting its retail strategy for the Apple Watch to deliver a more personalized shopping experience, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report claims that Apple Stores will accept in-store reservations for customers to try on the Apple Watch and corroborates that Apple is training its retail employees to help customers choose an Apple Watch model that suits them best. The...
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Best Buy Unlikely to Carry Apple Watch at Launch

Monday March 9, 2015 6:36 am PDT by
Best Buy may not carry the Apple Watch when the wrist-worn device launches in April, according to Reuters. The report, citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter, corroborates speculation that Apple might control the Apple Watch sales experience, at least initially, by limiting the product to Apple Stores. Apple has been training its retail employees to deliver a more personalized...
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Apple Online Store Goes Down Ahead of 'Spring Forward' Media Event

Monday March 9, 2015 5:08 am PDT by
The online Apple Store has been taken offline this morning less than five hours prior to Apple's highly-anticipated "vent">Spring Forward" media event in San Francisco, where the company is expected to unveil further details about the Apple Watch alongside other potential announcements. If history repeats itself, the storefront should remain down until shortly after the conclusion of Apple's...
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Apple Watch Takes Two Hours to Charge, Only Delivers Notifications While on the Wrist

Friday March 6, 2015 11:42 am PST by
Apple Watch will take approximately two hours to fully charge and deliver all-day battery life with normal on-and-off usage, according to TechCrunch. Those estimates corroborate a previous report that also claimed the Apple Watch will deliver all-day battery life and support up to five hours of heavy usage per charge. The report also claims that the Apple Watch will only deliver notifications ...
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Apple Overhauling iPad in Education Program to Simplify Sharing Devices and Apps

Friday March 6, 2015 10:30 am PST by
Apple will be making significant changes to iPad deployment for education during the upcoming school year that should eliminate some of the hurdles that school districts face when adopting iPads for use in the classroom. In an email obtained by MacRumors, the company outlines plans to make app distribution easier by eliminating the need for an Apple ID to load apps, tweaking the Apple ID for...
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Apple Store Listing MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter as Discontinued

Friday March 6, 2015 7:50 am PST by
Apple has quietly listed the MagSafe to MagSafe 2 converter as discontinued on the Apple Online Store in the United States and Canada this week. The converter is required to charge a MagSafe 2-equipped MacBook Air or MacBook Pro when the notebook is connected to a Thunderbolt Display or Cinema Display. The converter still appears to have in-store availability, although for how long remains...
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MacBook Air and 13" MacBook Pro Shipping Times Slip Ahead of Monday's Media Event

Friday March 6, 2015 6:47 am PST by
MacBook Air and 13" Retina MacBook Pro shipping times have slipped on the Apple Online Store from "in stock" to "1 business day" ahead of Apple's upcoming " 9">Spring Forward" media event on Monday. Earlier this week, we reported that a MacBook Air refresh with the latest Intel Broadwell processors and Intel HD 6000 graphics appears imminent, and it is plausible that Apple also updates the...
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Apple to Replace AT&T in Dow Jones Industrial Average on March 18

Friday March 6, 2015 5:25 am PST by
Apple will be joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to S&P Dow Jones (via The Wall Street Journal). Apple will be added to the Dow Jones at the close of trading on March 18, replacing AT&T as one of 30 members on the major price-weighted index. Apple is listed on Nasdaq with a pre-market share price hovering around the $128 mark as of this writing.“Apple is the clear choice for...
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Jony Ive Discusses Design of Apple Watch in Latest Interview

Friday March 6, 2015 3:59 am PST by
Apple design chief Jonathan Ive recently discussed the meticulous process that went into creating the Apple Watch in a new profile with Financial Times. Ive describes the Apple Watch as "the most personal product" that Apple has ever made, with "thousands and thousands of hours of evaluation and testing" invested into the device. “Even now, when the design of the Apple Watch is incredibly...
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Apple to Unveil Revamped Streaming Music Service at WWDC

Thursday March 5, 2015 11:49 am PST by
Apple will launch a revamped streaming music service in June at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, according to 9to5Mac and TechCrunch. The report claims the new Beats-based service will debut at Apple's WWDC keynote, likely during the week of June 8, as opposed to an announcement taking place at the upcoming " 9">Spring Forward" media event on March 9."Apple currently plans to ...
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Apple Notifying Aperture Users of Impending Removal From Mac App Store

Thursday March 5, 2015 9:26 am PST by
Apple has sent an email to Aperture customers this afternoon as a reminder about the impending removal of the professional photo editing software from the Mac App Store. The email confirms that Aperture will be removed from the Mac App Store upon the release of to">Photos for OS X as we initially reported last month."When Photos for OS X launches this spring, Aperture will no longer be available...
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Gmail for iOS Updated With Quick Actions, Share Sheet and Attachment Viewer

Thursday March 5, 2015 8:36 am PST by
Google on Thursday updated Gmail for iOS with a trio of notable new features: quick actions, the ability to email files from other apps and a new attachment viewer. Gmail users on iPhone and iPad can now attach photos and documents to Gmail from other apps such as Instagram using the updated in-app share sheet, and open attachments from Gmail into any app. Taking advantage of Apple's...
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iOS 8.2 to Launch Next Week as Final Beta Seeded to Employees and Carrier Partners

Thursday March 5, 2015 6:09 am PST by
After initially reporting that iOS 8.2 would be released to the public this week, BGR now claims that the upcoming software update will arrive next week as Apple decided to seed one last beta to employees and carrier partners for testing. The final GM carries a build number of 12D508 and includes Health app improvements, stability enhancements and bug fixes. While the initial report was...
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12.9-Inch 'iPad Pro' Again Rumored to Have Oxide LCD Display

Thursday March 5, 2015 5:05 am PST by
Apple's much-rumored 12.9-inch "iPad Pro" could have Oxide LCD display technology and will enter mass production in the third quarter of 2015, according to DigiTimes. The report, citing sources within the supply chain, claims that Apple has elected to use oxide panels for the tablet after weighing the cost versus performance of display technologies a-Si, TFT LCD and Oxide LCD."Market rumors over...
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BMW Denies Report of Electric Car Discussions With Apple

Thursday March 5, 2015 3:52 am PST by
German carmaker BMW on Thursday denied that its discussions with Apple involved developing an electric car, according to Reuters. German automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport reported hours earlier that Apple and BMW were in close negotiations about developing the automaker's all-electric i3 vehicle into a so-called "Apple Car." "The BMW spokesman said: 'We are in regular talks with companies...
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'iPhone 6s' Could Have 2GB of RAM and Pre-Installed Apple SIM

Wednesday March 4, 2015 9:40 am PST by
The next-generation iPhone is expected to ship with 2GB of RAM and could also have a pre-installed ty">Apple SIM, according to AppleInsider. The so-called "iPhone 6s," and presumably the "iPhone 6s Plus," would be adopting both features from the iPad Air 2, which also has 2GB of RAM and a pre-installed Apple SIM. Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and all previous models dating back to...