The Apple Watch wasn’t just the best-selling smartwatch last year, but also put the Swiss watch industry to shame, according to new sales estimates compiled by Strategy Analytics. The report estimates Apple shipped nearly 31 million units in 2019, a… Read More ›

Smart Watches
Oppo: oops
We can’t take too much else from the design for now – it appears there’s a microphone recess on the right hand side and two buttons for interacting with the user interface, but that’s about it. Whether the Oppo smartwatch… Read More ›
Where does the Apple Watch end?
Think about how Apps has been criticised over the past few years for the lack of innovation on the iPhone and iPad. Small changes and the perception that the devices should look radically different every time have led many to… Read More ›
Google’s Wear OS smartwatch at its best
It relegates problems with performance and sub-day battery life to the past, and looks good doing it. If you want your smartwatch to look like a more traditional timepiece the Fossil is great. But Wear OS just isn’t as polished… Read More ›
NapBot
Gain insight into your full sleep history in beautifully designed overviews. NapBot uses machine learning to automatically track your sleep. NapBot presents detailed sleep phases analysis by calculating deep and light phases… More here. This app can work independent of… Read More ›
Three half marathon Apple Watch Series 5 battery tests
All in all, I was extremely satisfied with battery life performance from the Apple Watch Series 5, especially with the always-on display activated. As always, your mileage may vary — and for the better if you finish the race faster!… Read More ›
Apple wins, and wins, and wins…
On just Christmas Day, the report says that Apple iPhone models took the top nine spots for activations. That means a lot of iPhones were sitting under the Christmas tree ready to be unwrapped… More here. There is no doubt… Read More ›
The Apple Watch is so good I need to sell it
The Apple Watch has proved to be a brilliant companion for me and one that I find disturbing because it is killing my one material passion which is real watches. When it comes to importance my family wins every time,… Read More ›
Apple gets watches
I was in an Apple store yesterday and was taken by the way the Apple Watch and the associated bands were placed within the location. The Apple Watch took centre stage and was placed in the most prominent position with… Read More ›
I wish the Apple Watch didn’t exist
I know some of you will argue the iPad, and that’s a really close second for me. But it’s more of an escalation when it comes to ultra-personal computing, not a revelation. Same for the iPhone 4 or 4s. Others… Read More ›