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Apple removes the home button on the iPad, and iOS 14 arrives on Wednesday
On Tuesday night, Californians lit a small product fireworks display. The focus was on cheap new “wearables” and iPads.
the essentials in brief
Apple is increasing the focus on fitness and health in its successful computer watch. The Apple Watch Series 6 introduced Tuesday can now also determine the oxygen content of the blood, as Apple announced in an online presentation Tuesday.
The value is considered an important indicator of the health of the cardiovascular system. Apple determines this with the help of a new sensor that uses red and infrared light and detects the color of blood.
The new Apple Watch 6 has a new processor, which should be up to 20 percent faster, and other case colors. At the same time, the group also offers for the first time a new cheaper model, the Apple Watch SE, with fewer features. It will start at $ 279 in the US Until now, Apple simply sold last year’s model cheaper.
Two new iPad models were also unveiled and announced in the evening: a budget entry-level model (iPad 8) for 350 francs, as well as the iPad Air 4, which will be available from October. Apple is also launching a bundled subscription for its own online services, including iCloud, Apple TV Plus, and Apple Music.
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Prices
- Apple Watch Series 6, with aluminum housing, from CHF 419 (40 mm) or CHF 449 (44 mm).
- Apple Watch Series 6, with stainless steel case, from 779 francs (40 mm) or 829 francs (44 mm).
- Apple Watch SE, from 299 francs
- iPad Air 4, from 629 francs (64GB storage, WiFi only), with LTE radio from 769 francs.
- iPad (2020), from CHF 350 (32GB storage, WiFi only)
- “Apple One”: According to the Apple website, the monthly combined subscription for iCloud, Apple TV Plus (video streaming), Apple Arcade (games) and Apple Music arrives this fall, Swiss prices are not yet known
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