Apple Watch: New model finally brings screen that will never turn off and other features
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple has revealed a new Watch, which includes a display that will never turn off.
Until now, users had to dramatically whip their hand up, or tap the display, to make the screen turn on. That meant that the Watch did not show the time, most of the time.
Now it will be always-on, letting people see the time whenever they want.
The Watch will still have a battery that will last all day, Apple said. Using new screen technology, it will be able to last just as long as the existing model.
As well as the new display, it will have a compass and new features that will allow it to call the emergency services wherever it is, Apple said.
The GPS model of the Watch will cost $399, Apple said, and the cellular version will cost $499. Orders open today and will be available in shops from 20 September.
Apple will also keep the older Watch around, selling it for $199.
Apple also introduced new looks for the Watch, including a titanium model.
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The iPhone 11 Pro features four hours better battery life than the iPhone XS.
The iPhone 11 Pro can do this by taking nine pictures at once. A neural engine then generates the output image.
"It is computational mad science," we're told.
There's another video to showcase the phone's video-taking and editing capabilities.
The focus of this iPhone unveiling has been very much on the camera.
At least 75 per cent of the iPhone 11 Pro presentation has been about the triple-camera system.
"We think this is the most exciting iPhone yet," Apple's Phil Schiller says. "We've made a video to tell you all about it."
The viewers on Apple's YouTube stream are beginning to drop off now. Either they've got their fill of iPhone 11, or they're getting a little tired of all these ads.
There's a brief mention of privacy, but then it's back on to talking about the camera.
"iOS 13 is developed from the ground up with privacy in mind," the video says.
As expected, the iPhone 11 Pro will cost $999 and the iPhone Pro Max will cost $1,099.
They will be available for pre-order from 5am Pacific Time this Friday and will be shipped from 20 September.
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