Opinion: tapping iOS 8 Extensions to offload Apple Watch app processing to iPhone is a smart move

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By Christian ZibregNov 19, 2014, 4:14 pm645 pts
In conceiving a feasible solution to running third-party apps in the extremely constrained power environment of the Apple Watch, Apple has come up with a rather peculiar yet familiar idea. Initially, any third-party app processing will be offloaded to an iPhone in your pocket until the Cupertino firm begins…

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