What's old is new again.
Apple made waves early in the week, and we wasted no time in putting their latest wares to the test. So here they are, our and our . Oh, and some updates to iOS and new Apple Watch bands.
We're still getting to know the , but things are about to get real crazy with the . Not content to be left out, .
Microsoft made waves of the wrong kind when their . But there was good news too: is coming and our is available for just a bit longer, so order yours now!
Android Central — LG's turn
In the oddest twist of the week, LG decided that its Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE (what a name) was good to put back on sale, with and — just be ready to pay a hefty price.
The LG G5 is getting closer and closer to availability, with several retailers now on board with pre-orders and different offers — from , and — to sweeten the deal. The modules are varying in prices at this point — B&H .
At the same time, HTC is ready to launch its HTC 10 flagship with . We know it'll have some , and the give us a good idea of what it'll look like. As we near the launch, .
In Google news, get ready for the company to continue its apps. Chromecast is just the name of the streaming dongle, now — the protocol is Google Cast.
The week was all about deals, sales and updates. BlackBerry reduced pricing on the BlackBerry Passport, kicked off an app sale within BlackBerry World and released a new security update for ShopBlackBerry purchased Priv devices.
Apple's "Let us Loop you in" event happened on Monday, and as expected we got the new 4-inch , the new 9.7-inch , and new colors, and a woven nylon fabric, for . We also got and updates to all the other operating systems, an something unexpected — , which will hopefully do for outpatient care what ResearchKit has done for studies. More on all of that in the weeks to come!
Microsoft was in the news again this week but for reasons it would rather avoid. The company tried to do a good thing a fun, interactive 'bot that users can play with to help forward the artificial intelligence crazy. In less than 24 hours, however, the internet ruined a good thing by turning the AI into a racist, bigoted monster and Redmond . Microsoft is set to fix the bot before it returns to the human swamp sometime in the future.
New data suggests that could, theoretically, upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile. However, that number is likely to be actually lower due to carriers, regional delays, or users not taking the free over-the-air update.
We also to the new, smaller, iPad Pro in terms of specs and features to see which would come out on top.
Microsoft is reversing course and will release to mobile and PC users in the coming weeks. The change undoes the merging of the Messaging and Skype apps as users evidently prefer a standalone client.
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