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WatchGate: Red Sox busted over using Apple Watch to steal catcher signs from rival Yankees

The Apple Watch has found itself in the middle of a juicy controversy between baseball’s biggest rivals. Embed from Getty Images The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Boston Red Sox used Apple’s wearable device as part of a scheme to quickly relay stolen catcher’s signs during games against the New York Yankees, according to an MLB investigation. After receiving a complaint from the Yankees two weeks ago that included video of a Red Sox training staff member looking at his Apple Watch in the dugout, the league analyzed its own instant replay and broadcast video to confirm the… Read More

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Apple CEO touts record Apple Watch sales, says there is ‘huge growth potential’ for wearables

Apple didn’t reveal any sales data for the Apple Watch as part of its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, but the tech giant is clearly happy with the reception for its wearable device. The Apple Watch set “all-time” revenue records during Apple’s holiday quarter, during which the company earned $78 billion in revenue. Without providing specific numbers like it does for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple said it broke records for both Apple Watch revenue and unit sales. “The holiday demand was so strong that we couldn’t make enough,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said on a post-earnings conference call, adding that “we couldn’t be more… Read More

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