Steve Sande

Developer David Smith was reviewing the Watch App Review guidelines when he came across section 10.7, which reads: "Watch Apps whose...

<p><span>During this week's financial call, Apple CEO Tim Cook noted that the Apple Watch could be available in additional countries by June. He did not identify any of those countries, though.</span></p>

<p>Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. Today’s notable apps include a discount on Display Desktop, the new R.B.I. Baseball 15 and a major update to OOTP Baseball 16. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">On today's AWT News Update:</p><ul style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px"><li>Apple annouces record financial results for its fiscal 2015 second quarter</li><li>Apple has made 27 acquisitions over the past six quarters</li><li>The company is adding another $50 billion to its capital return program</li><li>A research firm estimates 376,000 Apple Watch pre-orders were delivered over the weekend</li><li>Three Made for iPhone hearing aids are now controllable from the Apple Watch</li></ul>

<p>The Apple Watch today is arriving today for all the staff at Apple World Today. Once my Watch comes out of its box and is paired with my phone, I plan to load it with apps and put them to the test. Read on to find out which apps will land on my device first. </p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Apple announced the results of its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended March 28, 2015 and as expected, the company once again reported record results.</p><p>The company had quarter revenue of $58 billion with a quarterly net profit of $13.6 billion ($2.33 per diluted share). Those results compare to last year's second quarter favorably -- one year ago, those numbers were $45.6 billion with a net profit of $10.2 billion, or $1.66 per diluted share.</p>

<p><span>It's with a great deal of pleasure that we are introducing our sponsor for this week, </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.juicybitssoftware.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Juicy Bits</a><span>. The team at Juicy Bits has been hard at work lately on their new app for iPhone and Apple Watch, </span><a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wherenotes/id958837793?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">WhereNotes</a><span> (free with in-app purchase).</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:17px">Today the editors of Apple World Today -- or should we call it Apple Watch Today? -- are sharing their thoughts after three days of living with Apple's most personal device ever. If you also have a Watch and wish to share your thoughts</span><span style="font-size:17px"> or have any questions about the experience of using one, please let us know in the comm</span><span style="font-size:17px">ents.</span></p>

<p>Apple has packed a ton of features into the <a href="http://apple.com/watch">Apple Watch</a>, successfully producing the best smartwatch on the market. The device isn’t perfect, though, and has it own set of quirks. Here are a few hard-scratchers that I’ve found in my first few days of using the device. </p>

<p>Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. Today’s notable apps include a discount on Wants and Needs, the new Calcy Calc for the Apple Watch  and a major update to Sortly. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can.</p>

<p>Apple has made the Watch App Store live in the Watch iPhone app, with "more than 3000" apps ready to go, according to <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/04/23/as-first-watches-ship-apple-opens-app-store-for-new-device/"><em>The Wall Street Journal</em></a>. To start browsing, simply launch the Watch app for iOS (it's installed with iOS 8.3) and tap the "Featured" icon in the bottom toolbar.</p><p> </p>

<p><span>Earlier, I detailed </span><a target="_blank" href="http://2015/4/24/accessible-apple-apple-watch-try-ons-the-complete-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to get an Apple Watch Try-on Appointment</a><span> if you have an interest in looking at the device's accessibility features. In this installment, I will detail some tips and tricks to help VoiceOver users completing the pairing process used for linking an Apple Watch with an iPhone.</span></p>

<p><span>In between doing the happy dance around my house this morning, I've been busy receiving, unboxing, and grabbing video of a 42mm Space Gray Apple Watch (Aluminum Sport Edition). The unboxing was performed live on Periscope and became part of the video below, which the pairing was performed afterward. </span></p>

<p>The Apple Watch is on its way to customers who, like me, are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Apple’s next breakthrough device. The debut of the new hardware also brings with it a fresh round of innovation in the App Store as Apple opened up the Watch for developers to utilize in their apps.</p>

<p>This is the first in a mini-series of posts on the Apple Watch's accessibility features. In this installment, I will look at Apple's newly implemented solution for offering accessible Apple Watch Try-ons.</p>