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Skip to main contentWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 9 at today's&nbsp;Apple September event&nbsp;– follow our&nbsp;Apple event 2023 live blog&nbsp;for the latest from the show.Story is still developing, but see all the latest below…It features a screen that's twice as bright as what came before, while also darker – it can reach 2000 nits at maximum, and can go as dim as one nit.&nbsp;It will also have more advanced gesture controls, detecting how you've moved your hands. This feature is called "Double Tap", and you can use it to control your Apple Watch without touching it, so you can answer a phone call or silence an alarm using just the hand your Watch is on – you just double pinch your fingers.The Apple Watch Series 9 will feature a new S9 processor which promises a "big boost in performance", though with the same 18 hours of battery life. The new chip can process some Siri requests on the Watch making it more responsive for voice control. You can also ask Siri about health data, or log health data through Siri – though this is coming "later this year".You can also now use Ultra Wideband tech to be guided precisely to your phone if you've misplaced it – an arrow will point the way.The new Watch 9 comes in a lovely soft pink color in the aluminum finish. It's also available in Starlight, Silver, Midnight and (Product) Red in aluminum. In steel, it's available in Gold, Silver and Graphite.This is a bigger update than we expected! Doubling the brightness is a serious upgrade to the screen, and you'll be amazed at how vibrant that makes it in&nbsp;Sign up to receive daily breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the world of tech.More about smartwatchesThe new Apple Watch strap has leaked – and it looks like a fine leather replacementApple Watch straps could get a huge shakeup at the iPhone 15 launchLatestDreamforce 2023 live blog - day one keynote, news and updates from SalesforceSee more latest&nbsp;►Most Popular1Intel's futuristic 528-thread monster CPU may mark end of an era as chip giant looks beyond x862Exclusive: get $880 off a Galaxy S23 Ultra and a free storage upgrade at Samsung3I’m never leaving home again without JBL's new air conduction headphones4Every Saw movie, ranked from worst to best5From MicroLED walls to subwoofer towers – the coolest tech shown at CEDIA 20231Samsungs Galaxy Ring könnte schon im Januar zusammen mit dem Galaxy S24 sein Debüt feiern! 2First Aquaman 2 teaser isn't your typical DCEU trailer – and that's a big problem3I can't wait for Apple to replace its most useless feature on iPhone 154Every movie fan should use the Letterboxd app, and pay for Pro to solve streaming’s big problem55 TV settings that are making your picture worse and how to fix them

Skip to main contentWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 9 at today's&nbsp;Apple September event&nbsp;– follow our&nbsp;Apple event 2023 live blog&nbsp;for the latest from the show.Story is still developing, but see all the latest below…It features a screen that's twice as bright as what came before, while also darker – it can reach 2000 nits at maximum, and can go as dim as one nit.&nbsp;It will also have more advanced gesture controls, detecting how you've moved your hands. This...

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