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Adam Engst 16 comments

watchOS 4: The TidBITS Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Adam Engst reviews watchOS 4, which provides new features and tweaks to the Apple Watch interface. Overall, it’s a good and worthwhile update that fixes some glaring interface errors and improves overall functionality, but it’s not the sea change that watchOS 3 was.

Julio Ojeda-Zapata Adam Engst 4 comments

Apple Watch Series 3 Goes Cellular

Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 3, which beefs up the smartwatch’s hardware in a variety of ways, most notably the addition of LTE cellular access. It’s a nice refresh but may not cause existing Apple Watch owners to buy again.

Michael E. Cohen No comments

Apple Product Announcements Inaugurate the Steve Jobs Theater

Apple christened the new Steve Jobs Theater with a show featuring new Apple Watches, new Apple TVs, and new iPhones.

Josh Centers Adam Engst 10 comments

Apple Discontinues the iPod nano and iPod shuffle

Apple has made it official: non-iOS iPods are now a thing of the past.

Josh Centers 4 comments

Apple Releases macOS 10.12.6, iOS 10.3.3, watchOS 3.2.3, and tvOS 10.2.2

Apple has released bug and security updates for all of its operating systems.

Josh Centers No comments

Apple Stores Introduce Interactive HomeKit Demos

It’s difficult to convey the benefits of home automation to someone who has never experienced it. To address this challenge, Apple has begun rolling out an interactive HomeKit experience in 46 of its retail stores around the world. You’ll be able to use an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch to control virtual HomeKit accessories displayed on a screen. While not as impressive as the real thing, it should at least give you an idea of how HomeKit works and how you might integrate it into your house. Other Apple stores will feature a non-interactive HomeKit demo.

Josh Centers 4 comments

Apple Launches Repair Program for First-Generation Apple Watches

If the back cover of your first-generation Apple Watch has come loose, Apple will repair it for free.

Mike Matthews 12 comments

Can Your iPhone Replace Your Wallet?

Gone are the days when you had to carry a Costanza wallet, but can your iPhone replace your wallet entirely? Mike Matthews explores the question.

Julio Ojeda-Zapata No comments

watchOS 4 Focuses on Fun and Fundamentals

Apple has announced the fourth major update to watchOS for the Apple Watch. Improvements include person-to-person payments, enhanced fitness tracking, and updated music controls, plus new watch faces.

Josh Centers 11 comments

Apple Releases macOS 10.12.5, iOS 10.3.2, watchOS 3.2.2, and tvOS 10.2.1

Apple has updated all of its operating systems with bug fixes and various improvements.

Julio Ojeda-Zapata 15 comments

Lightening the Vacation Tech Load

On a recent vacation, Julio Ojeda-Zapata pared down and simplified his travel tech. Notably, and for the first time ever, he didn’t take a Mac. Other adjustments made for a less complicated and more relaxing trip – but his downsizing remains a process. If you also overpack for your trips, read on for ideas on how to travel more lightly.

Josh Centers No comments

Apple Watch Can Detect Abnormal Heart Rhythms

The eHeart study at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that a “deep neural network” fed data from the Apple Watch app Cardiogram was 97 percent accurate in detecting the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation causes about 25 percent of strokes and two-thirds of those strokes are preventable with relatively inexpensive drugs, making this potentially life-saving news. Cardiogram and UCSF plan to further validate the neural network’s findings against external data and incorporate the results into the Cardiogram app itself. The team also intends to see if the system can detect health conditions beyond atrial fibrillation.

Adam Engst 21 comments

Apple Releases macOS 10.12.4, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2

The most significant release of the day may have been iOS 10.3, but Apple showed some love to its other three operating systems as well, adding a new feature or two and providing some bug fixes and other under-the-hood improvements.

Josh Centers No comments

Apple Introduces (PRODUCT)RED iPhones, Doubles iPhone SE Storage

Apple has released a new iPhone 7 color, doubled iPhone SE storage tiers, and rolled out new colors for iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands.

Julio Ojeda-Zapata 13 comments

New Apple Watch Stand Looks Like the 128K Mac

With the W3 Stand for the Apple Watch, Elago has tapped into Apple nostalgia while solving a practical problem: a charging stand that looks like the classic 128K Mac. With a watch positioned sideways within the accessory in Nightstand Mode, users get a geeky bedside clock.