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Amazon has the Jet Black 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 back at the $279 Black Friday price ($150 off)

Jet Black 46mm Apple Watch Series 10

Last year’s Apple Watch can be a popular item during Black Friday and the holidays. Some folks just prefer to side step the newest model and score the deeper clearance offers on what is, most years, a still perfectly capable Apple wrist computer. This year was much the same, and Amazon has now brought back the $279 deal price on the base 46mm Apple Watch Series 10. 

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Should you buy a cellular Apple Watch? Here’s what to consider

The Apple Watch lineup is available in a number of different options and configurations, ranging from different case materials, colors, sizes, and more. One of the most important things to consider, however, is whether or not you should buy an Apple Watch with cellular connectivity.

An Apple Watch with cellular lets you go out in the world without your iPhone while still remaining connected. It’s a useful feature but one that comes at a cost.

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All black and natural Apple Watch Ultra 2 configs are $250 off in brand new condition

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As you may have seen from our coverage this morning, today Best Buy launched a 24-hour Tech the Halls sale and one of the featured deals has a load of Apple Watch Ultra 2 models at $250 off. This is the price drop we spotted for Black Friday this year and quite a notable one when it comes to brand new units. It’s no Ultra 3, but it’s still a solid wearable and just about every configuration and color Best Buy and Amazon sells is now $250 off. 

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Apple holiday deals: Apple Watch Series 11 $100 off, AirPods Pro 3 $199 all-time low, more [Updated]

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are very much over, but the Apple deals certainly are not. Not only has the all-time low on AirPods Pro 3 returned alongside the ongoing offer on AirPods 4 with ANC at $99, but today has ushered in the very best price ever offered online for the new Apple Watch Series 11 lineup – all models are now $100 off starting from $299 to undercut the official Black Friday deals. Those deals join solid discounts across several of the latest-generation iPad lineups as well M4 Mac mini back at $479, and even more. Everything is organized for you below.

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You can still score Apple Watch Series 11 Cyber Monday Amazon all-time lows from $329 (if you’re quick)

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Update 12/3: Amazon has now dropped a series of additional colorways back down to the Cyber Monday lows mentioned above.

Alongside the ongoing and particularly amazing 45% price drop on AirPods 4 with ANC at $99, we are also still seeing some of the Apple Watch Series 11 Cyber Monday all-time lows live at Amazon. Configuration options are starting to jump back up in price as of this morning though, so you’ll want to get in there as soon as possible if you want to score the special holiday pricing. 

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How to make Apple Watch tick like a quartz watch

We mentioned last week that in iOS 26.1, Apple changed how the Clock app icon’s seconds hand moves in low power mode. Instead of continuously moving, the seconds hand ticks with each second like a quartz clock.

Analog faces on new Apple Watches have a similar behavior, using a sweeping seconds hand in active mode and a ticking seconds hand in always on mode. If you’re like me and prefer the quartz-like movement, there’s a workaround that can help.

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Apple Watch Series 11 hits best price ever for Cyber Monday starting at $329

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Update: Amazon is now price matching on Apple Watch Series 11 starting at the new $329 low on the 42mm and $359 on the 46mm.

The official Best Buy Cyber Monday sale just went live and it’s a real banger. One of the highlight deals here would have to be the new all-time lows now live on Apple Watch Series 11 – all of the most popular base models are now $70 off to undercut the Black Friday deals we featured previously. These deals will likely be live at Amazon shortly.  

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 just hit its best price ever at $120 off (Undercutting official Black Friday deal)

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Update 11/30: Amazon is starting to price match at $679, as we expected. It appears Best Buy’s offers have now jumped back to $699 – Amazon’s listings are the only options for the $679 deal as of right now.

The brand new Apple Watch Ultra 3 finally got the $99 price drop we had projected for Black Friday this year, but it has now dropped even lower. We are currently waiting on an Amazon price match, which will almost surely happen at any time now, but Best Buy Amazon is now offering the best price ever down at $679 shipped – that’s $120 off and this is the first time we have seen all band options in all sizes marked down at the same time as well). 

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Apple deals still live for Black Friday Weekend – AirPods 4 $69, M5 MacBook Pro $250 off, Apple Series 11/Ultra 3, iPads, more

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Black Friday might have come and gone now, officially speaking, but the deals certainly haven’t. While there are a few notable discounts that have jumped back up price, by and large the best of the Apple deals are still live for Black Friday Weekend. Amazon did officially kick off its Cyber Monday event this morning and its carrying over some of the most notable deals we tracked yesterday, not the least of which is AirPods 4 down at an insane $69 shipped as well as the best price to date on the best earbuds you can buy, AirPods Pro 3. Those offers join ongoing all-time lows on the brand new M5 MacBook Pro at $250 off, M4 MacBook Air with at least $250 in savings, loads of iPad deals, and one of the best values in Black Friday Mac deals, the venerable M4 Mac mini from just $479. Of course, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and the more affordable SE models are also joining the extended Black Friday party as well – scope everything out below

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Grab an Apple Watch as low as $129 for Thanksgiving: Series 11 all-time lows, SE 2/3 up to $170 off

Apple Watch Thanksgiving Black Friday deals

Happy Thanksgiving and happy Apple Watch savings bonanza. The Black Friday all-time lows are carrying through to Thanksgiving Day with the best prices ever now live on the latest Apple Watch Series 11 starting from $339, but we are also tracking some deep deals on the more casual SE models starting from just $129 shipped right now. Scope it all out down below. 

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Black Friday 2.0: Apple Watch Series 11 hits new all-time low, more (from $129)

From tracking your fitness to keeping you connected wherever you go, Apple Watch is a must-have this holiday season.

To make it easier to know what to buy, we are tracking huge savings on the entire Apple Watch lineup.

Whether you’re a newcomer to the Apple Watch ecosystem or looking to upgrade your aging wearable, there’s a deal in here for you.

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Apple Watch Series 11 just hit new Black Friday all-time lows from $339

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Update: Amazon has also now dropped the Black Friday price on the 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 to $369.99 stopped in Jet Black and Space Gray. This is a new all-time low at $10 under the price we spotted when Amazon launched its Black Friday sale last week

We already featured nearly $50 price drops across just about every single Apple Watch Series 11 configuration, but Amazon just decided to undercut everyone on the 42mm Jet Black model at $339 shipped and drop every other model slightly more. That’s a straight up $60 discount and the best price we have ever tracked. 

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iOS 26.2 restricts Wi-Fi sharing between iPhone and Apple Watch in the EU, here’s why

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With iOS 26.2 and watchOS 26.2, Apple is removing a key Wi-Fi sharing feature from iPhone and Apple Watch in the European Union due to interoperability requirements under the Digital Markets Act.

This news was first reported last month by French publication Numerama. The report explained that starting with iOS 26.2 and watchOS 26.2, iPhone won’t be able to sync Wi-Fi history to a newly-paired Apple Watch like it can now.

Here are more details on how exactly this will work and why Apple is making the change.

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Apple uses 3D printing to build Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3, here’s how

In a new press release, Apple goes in-depth on how it has leveraged 3D printing in the manufacturing process of this year’s Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3.

For the first time, both models are made with 100 percent recycled aerospace-grade titanium powder, something Apple says was “not previously considered possible at scale.”

The manufacturing breakthrough has led to significant improvements in the environmental impact of Apple Watch production.

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Early Black Friday Apple Watch Series 11 deals now live from $350

Apple Watch Series 11 Titanium deals

As we move deeper into Black Friday Week 3, some additional Apple Watch Series 11 configurations are now dropping down to new Amazon lows this morning. Yesterday we spotted a series of both base GPS variants and the upgraded cell models dropping down to all-time lows (you’ll find those waiting below), but Amazon has now dropped the price on some of the premium titanium variants as well as the Milanese Loop configs. Scope them all out below. 

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Apple hit with $634 million verdict in Apple Watch patent fight with Masimo

The Apple Watch blood oxygen lawsuit | Series 6 with the O2 app open

A federal jury in California has sided with Masimo in a patent battle with Apple over Apple Watch’s blood oxygen feature. The jury awarded Masimo $634 million in damages and concluded that Apple infringed on a Masimo patent covering low power pulse oximeter features.

As explained by Daily Journal, much of the case centered on whether Apple Watch can be categorized as a “patient monitor” per Masimo’s patent.

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Redesigned Apple Watch Blood Oxygen feature faces new ITC scrutiny

Apple Watch Ultra blood oxygen sensor

In August, Apple launched a “redesigned” version of the Apple Watch’s Blood Oxygen feature in the United States. This came 18 months after Apple started selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in due to a patent dispute with health technology company Masimo.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) now says that it is holding a new proceeding to decide if this solution should also be banned due to the Masimo patent dispute.

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Most affordable Apple Watch Series 10 models hit all-time lows in early Black Friday sale at $150 off, deals from $249

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Update: Amazon has now price matched from $249 on both Apple Watch Series 10 sizes – no Walmart+ required:

As part of the now live Walmart Event 1 Black Friday sale, Walmart is now offering the lowest prices we have tracked online for Apple Watch Series 10. The 42mm model is now down at $249 and the 46mm is going for $279 – we are expecting an Amazon price match very soon. These deals at Walmart are only available for Walmart+ members until midnight tonight. 

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 Alpine and Trail configs hit Amazon all-time lows today at $99 off (Black and Natural)

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We caught some early and quite impressive $99 price drops on the brand new Apple Watch Ultra 3 as part of the major early Black Friday offers. At the time that was largely just for Costco members or only on the new Ocean Band configurations elsewhere, but this morning Amazon has put a number of the Alpine and Trail Loop at $99 off as well. 

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