Apple is working on an Apple Watch that does not need to be paired to an iPhone, according to a report.

　　根据一份报告，苹果公司正在研发一款不需要与iPhone配对的苹果手表。

　　Bloomberg reports that the new Watch will connect directly to LTE mobile networks.

　　据彭博社报道，这款新手表将直接连接LTE移动网络。

　　The company has begun talks with providers in the US and Europe about offering the device later this year, the report says.

　　该报告称，该公司已开始与美国和欧洲的供应商就今年晚些时候推出该设备的事项进行商榷。

　　Apple launched the Watch in 2015 but is yet to share any sales figures.

　　苹果在2015年推出了苹果手表，但尚未公布任何销售数据。

　　In a recent call to investors, Apple boss Tim Cook said his firm’s watch was the best-selling smartwatch in the world.

　　在最近一次与投资者的通话中，苹果老板蒂姆·库克说这款手表是世界上最畅销的智能手表。

　　But in the wider wearables market, Apple lags behind Chinese firm Xiaomi and San Francisco-based Fitbit, according to Strategy Analytics.

　　但根据Strategy Analytics的数据，在庞大的可穿戴科技产品的市场上，苹果落后于中国公司小米和总部位于旧金山的Fitbit。

　　While originally positioned as a luxury device, Apple has more recently focused on the fitness credentials of the Watch.

　　虽然苹果最初被定位为一种奢侈品，但最近它更专注于手表的健康监测功能。

　　Untethering it from the iPhone would open up a range of new functionality - such as allowing users to download songs on the move, even if they do not have their smartphone with them.

　　从iPhone中独立出来，它将会拥有一系列新功能——比如用户可以随时随地下载歌曲，即使他们没有带智能手机。

　　"Direct network connection helps in both making sharing data more reliable and faster."

　　“链接上网络有助于使数据更加可靠，共享得更快捷。”

　　However, there will be concern about the battery life of the device. Most of the computational heavy-lifting on the current Apple Watch is done via the paired iPhone.

　　然而，这款设备的电池寿命会是大家关注的一个方面。目前Apple Watch的大部分计算量都是通过配对的iPhone完成的。

　　According to Bloomberg’s report, the new device’s modem will be manufactured by Intel.

　　根据彭博社的报道，新设备的调制解调器将由英特尔公司制造。