Now that I regularly wear the Apple Watch at night, the Health app sometimes warns me that my heart rate has dropped below 40 bpm for more than 10 minutes. I’m unperturbed by occasional warnings, but if they were to become more frequent, another discussion with the cardiologist might be warranted.
I was more intrigued when Apple announced that watchOS 11 would feature a new Vitals app for tracking heart rate, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, blood oxygen, and sleep duration. Only respiratory rate and wrist temperature were new, but Apple suggested that combining all five could provide a greater understanding of daily health status.
A key to this entire approach is that I wanted to be able to plug into either desk with a single Thunderbolt cable to supply all data connectivity and power. One cable, one plug, and I’m in or out.
After installing the software, iPhone 16 users will be able to add an event to the Calendar app when using the Camera Control Visual Intelligence option to view a poster or a flyer.
When installing macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence will be turned on automatically on compatible devices, Apple says in the developer release notes for the updates.
A simple, if somewhat basic, first step into the world of passwords managers. Best of all, it costs you nothing to use it. Probably should be avoided if you use some non-Apple devices, but otherwise it’s a nice addition to Apple’s suite of bespoke apps.
The company was able to implement the feature because Apple introduced Live Caller ID Lookup in iOS 18, allowing third-party caller ID apps to securely make a call to their server to get information about the caller.
There is the old saying “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Coming up on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and end of the Vietnam War there is a new Apple TV+ docuseries Vietnam: The War That Changed America. It premieres January 31, Each of the six episodes, narrated by Ethan Hawke, provides a riveting look at the times as told by those who lived them.
Its global head of music partnerships and business programmes, Bryce McLaughlin, gave a keynote presentation at our Music Ally Connect conference in London to discuss how Apple Music tackles music fraud and stream manipulation.
“This is a really important topic for the industry today. It’s not a new topic for us at Apple Music: it’s something we’ve been focused on for many years… but it’s something we haven’t talked about publicly. We’re going to change that today,” said McLaughlin.
Indonesia is close to a deal with Apple Inc for an investment plan that could lift a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country, investment minister Rosan Roeslani told Bloomberg News on Tuesday.
"Hopefully within one or two weeks this issue can be resolved", Roeslani told Bloomberg Television in Davos, Switzerland.
I took a long walk this afternoon when I discovered I misjudged my traveling time and had quite some time to spare before my meeting. And even though it was in an industrial estate, I quite enjoyed the walk, peeking in at all those factories and their feng-shui water fountains at their doorsteps.
I will miss my legs if I do get more difficulties in walking when I grow old.
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There will be a lot of things about my body, I suspect, that I will miss when I grow old.
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