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EU Courts Order Apple to ‘Think Different’ About Its Iconic Slogan
On Wednesday, the European Union’s highest court officially ruled that Apple isn’t the only company that can “think different” anymore. The bloc’s Court of Justice on Wednesday officially rejected the tech giants’ bid to hold onto its EU trademark of its once-iconic slogan, giving any non-Apple company in the region the right to poach the…
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Swatch Updates Its ’80s-Chic Watch With 2020 Bio-Material
Swatch, the brand that defined cheap plastic watches, has gone eco-friendly with its latest throwback designs. The 1983 is a remake of the original Swatch’s original disposable watch that is made entirely out of “bio-materials.”
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Swatch’s New Analogue Watch Will Let You Make Contactless Payments
You’re looking at Swatch’s new Bellamy watch. It’s a simple-looking analogue timepiece, without an LED screen, mobile OS or computational brain — but it does contain an NFC chip that will allow you to make contactless payments using the otherwise dumb device.
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A Smartwatch That Doesn’t Need To Be Charged. Finally.
Swatch, purveyor of inexpensive watches you buy on layovers, plans to release a smartwatch within the next three months that will connect to the internet without needing to be charged. That’s a revved-up idea. The new Swatch will be released roughly at the same time as the hotly anticipated Apple Watch, which reports suggest could…