Apple registers six new Apple Watch models in Eurasian database ahead of announcement next month

Apple has registered several new Apple Watch model identifiers in the Eurasian economic database, as spotted by Consomoc. Apple is expected to unveil the new watches at its iPhone event in September.

The ‘Series 4’ is listed across a total of six model identifiers, and is noted as shipping with watchOS 5. This filings suggests a slimming down of the lineup compared to what Apples offers with Apple Watch Series 3.

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Philips Hue adds rigid light strips for vertical and horizontal use

If you’re using Philips Hue lightstrips to add accent lighting behind an entertainment console or desk but want to throw more light onto your wall, a new product announced today looks like it could fit the bill: the Philips Hue Play.

A second product – a kind of rigid, vertical lightstrip called the Signe lamp (above) – provides a neat way to throw color lighting up a wall or into the corner of a room …

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Here’s how I backup my family photos and videos using the 3-2-1 method

If there is one thing I am obsessed with when it comes to technology, it’s my pictures. I keep them extremely organized and culled. I am equally as fanatical about getting them backed up. When it comes to music, movies, and TV shows – I can rebuy anything I lose due to hard drive failure. When it comes to pictures of my family, no amount of money can recreate them if I lose them. Over the years, my strategy has evolved as services have changed. I’ll do my best to keep this article up to date as things change in the future.

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Get Amazon’s highest rated iPad case now available in Ferrari Red

ZUGU CASE, maker of Amazon’s highest rated case for iPad, is releasing a new version of the case available today.

Based out of California, ZUGU has made a name for itself in recent years for its highly-rated iPad case called The Progidy. This week the company is launching an updated version of the case in a new “Ferrari Red” color pictured above and below for Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad (5th/6th gen)iPad Pro 10.5 (2017), and iPad Pro 12.9 (2017/2015)

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Photos: Apple welcomes customers to new stores at Orland Square Mall, Irvine Spectrum Center

Apple Irvine Spectrum Center (left, via Instagram) and Apple Orland Square Mall (right)

Apple revealed two completely reimagined retail stores today as part of its continued effort to update or expand every “classic” location. The new stores in Irvine, California and Orland Park, Illinois join the growing list of well over 100 locations featuring Apple’s most recent store design.

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Would you pay the premium for a 512GB iPhone? [Poll]

We heard news this week that Apple could bring three storage tiers to the 5.8- and 6.5-inch iPhones this year, with the top end offering 512GB. While we’ve heard that the base price of the OLED models could drop this year, the addition of an iPhone X Plus along with three storage tiers could definitely boost the devices’ average selling price. This will also likely mean the most expensive iPhones yet. How about you, would you spring for a 512GB model?

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