Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 6, which the new model discussed here would probably replace. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Like clockwork, Apple has released a new Apple Watch around the same time every year since the device was first introduced in 2015. So no one should be surprised that a new Apple Watch is due […]
Enlarge Today, Apple detailed its plans for watchOS 8, the next major software update for the Apple Watch. Apple introduced some smaller updates to health and fitness features, improved texting and photo sharing, and new Homekit integrations. The Apple Watch’s Breathe app has new animations and adds “Reflect,” which gives you mindfulness prompts to accompany […]
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 6. (credit: Corey Gaskin) The wearables category of consumer devices—which includes smartwatches, fitness trackers, and augmented reality glasses—shipped more than 100 million units in the first quarter for the first time, according to research firm IDC. Q2 2021 saw a 34.4 percent increase in sales over the same quarter […]
SignTime will allow Apple’s customers to get product and retail support in sign language. [credit: Apple ] On Wednesday, Apple announced a bunch of new accessibility features coming to iPhones, iPads, and the Apple Watch. The new features and services will roll out in the coming days, weeks, and months. The first feature to arrive will […]
A woman who didn’t even know she was pregnant suddenly gave birth to a baby boy on a Delta Airlines flight last week! Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga (pictured above) was flying from Salt Lake City to Honolulu on the air carrier when she unexpectedly started going into labor. Soon thereafter, while still on the flight, she gave […]
Enlarge / Apple’s 2020 iPad Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today is the day: Apple has finally released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 worldwide after a longer-than-usual beta period. If you’re using a supported device, you should be able to find the update on the software update page in the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch’s Settings […]
Enlarge / MacBook Air laptops, new and old. (credit: Lee Hutchinson) After an extended beta-testing period, Apple launched updates for all of its operating systems in bulk today, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. In general, the updates are focused on supporting the various new products Apple announced last week, as well as implementing […]
Enlarge / Apple presents the new iPad Pro at its April 20, 2021 event. (credit: Apple) Apple crammed quite a few announcements into a short, one-hour presentation yesterday: new iPad Pros, new iMacs, a new Apple TV 4K, and the long-rumored launch of AirTags, to name a few. But for everything Apple executives and product […]
Enlarge / Buttons on the side of an Apple Watch Series 3. (credit: Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica) A new study on the effectiveness of the Apple Watch and iPhone as tools for measuring functional capacity in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been published by researchers at Stanford University. The study, which involved 110 […]
Enlarge / Apple’s 2020 iPad Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple began rolling out iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.2, and watchOS 7.3.3, and the company issued an advisory to users to upgrade as soon as possible. Like iOS/iPadOS 14.4.1 before it, this update addresses a security flaw. Additionally, Apple released a similar security update—12.5.2—for older devices […]