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The Battery-Fixing Edition Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Apple Releases watchOS 7.0.2 With Fix For Apple Watch Battery Drain Issues, by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac

Apple today released watchOS 7.0.2 for all users. This is the second update for the Apple Watch operating system since the release of watchOS 7 in September. Today’s update promises to fix an excessive battery drain that was affecting some Apple Watch users, as well as bugs related to the ECG app.

Apple's Cheaper Apple Watch SE Is The Best Apple Watch For Most People, by Lisa Eadicicco, Business Insider

Overall, the Apple Watch SE is the right blend of value and new features for most people. It's a shame that it doesn't have an always-on display like the Series 6 or Series 5, but that characteristic alone likely isn't enough to justify spending an extra $120 on the Series 6.

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Studio One 5 Professional Review: A Top-notch, Unique Competitor For Logic X, by Jon L. Jacobi, Macworld

Presonus Studio One Professional is a top-tier digtal-audio workstation (think Logic X) with some unique and time-saving features. My favorite feature, a super-handy module for organizing and mastering albums, has been joined in the new version 5 by a clever take on organizing and managing a live performance.

Mental Health Apps: Can They Improve Your Wellbeing?, by Yasmine Crossland, Good Housekeeping

One of the biggest issues surrounding online therapy is anonymity. Online therapists won’t have any personal details about users, which means that if a crisis situation were to occur, they would have no way of responding in real-life. For this reason, if you are concerned about your mental health, you should always speak to a GP about the issues you are facing.

However, if you're looking for additional day-to-day support with your emotional wellbeing or help, it may be worth trying out a mental health app. We've rounded up six of the most popular mental health apps below.

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Apple Gives Shout Out To Teenaged, Self-taught N.J. Coder Who Alerted Them To iPhone Security Risk, by Avalon Zoppo, NJ.com

The Holmdel High School sophomore says he emailed the company last year alerting them to an iPhone security bug and offered a few ways to fix the problem. Eight months later, an Apple representative reached out to him informing him the issue had been patched in the latest iOS 14 update released in September, and they wanted to thank him formally for his help.

When Your Last $166 Vanishes: ‘Fast Fraud’ Surges On Payment Apps, by Nathaniel Popper, New York Times

In the pandemic, people have flocked to instant payment apps like Cash App, PayPal’s Venmo and Zelle as they have wanted to avoid retail bank branches and online commerce has become more ingrained. To encourage that shift, the payment apps have added services like debit cards and routing numbers so that they work more like traditional banks.

But many people are unaware of how vulnerable they can be to losses when they use these services in place of banks. Payment apps have long had fraud rates that are three to four times higher than traditional payment methods such as credit and debit cards, according to data from the security firms Sift and Chargeback Gurus.

Bottom of the Page

By the time you read this, Apple probably has already announced the four new iPhones, with sizes bigger than ever, and sizes smaller than ever, in a spectrum of rainbow colors. And there will be HomePods that are cheaper than current HomePods, and there will be headphones that are cheaper than current Beats headphones, and there will be MacBooks that are cheaper than current iPad Pros.

And then I will wake up.

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Thanks for reading.