The breadth of functionality available on the Apple Watch has grown considerably since the original model was first sold in early 2015. The ingenuity of the WatchOS developer community has been on full display as more and more apps are released, taking …
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Apple Watch 3 May Monitor Your Breathing
Apple is getting more serious about turning its Apple Watch into a health-monitoring tool. And based on a patent the company just filed for, measuring your breathing rate could one day be part of the smartwatch’s bag of tricks. Essentially, Apple’s hoping …
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Apple Watch Series 2 v Garmin Vivoactive HR: Which is best for you?
The Apple Watch Series is undeniably more fitness-focused than its predecessor, so it’s no surprise that it might come into the equation for anyone looking for a mix of smartwatch and sports watch features in one device. Another device that offers those …
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Apple Watch Celebrates Your Birthday With a Special Message in watchOS 4
Among multiple software announcements that came out of WWDC last week, Apple unveiled details about watchOS 4, the newest operating system that will arrive on Apple Watch devices later this fall. As developers spend more time with the watchOS 4 beta, new …
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Hands-on Preview: watchOS 4 – The 6 best features coming to your Apple Watch
The Apple Watch has spent the last two years figuring out exactly what it wants to be. That might seem like a strange thing to say about a five-star gadget, but the problem hasn’t been a lack of good apps or design polish – it’s still, by some distance …
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The Apple Watch is one of my favorite gadgets — these are the 5 ways I use it every day
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. As someone who has always liked technology, I’m frequently an early adopter. I bought my …
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With WatchOS 4, Apple Watch Is All About Fitness
While Apple Watch was not the focal point of WWDC 2017, the company did preview a software update rolling out this fall—watchOS 4—and Apple is clearly putting fitness front and center. The Activity app is getting some much needed love. For starters …
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HomePod Speaker and New iMacs: What We Saw at Apple’s WWDC
It’s the first brand-new hardware product for Apple since the Apple Watch. • The company also showed new iPads at its annual developer conference, which typically focuses on software instead of hardware. • Also unveiled: a new iMac Pro, upgraded …
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Apple watchOS 4 to emphasize workouts, Siri and Apple Music
Apple Music is getting a bit more social, the company announced at WWDC today. Apple Watch will now be able to use near-field communication to interact with gym equipment to pull stats such as incline and speed. First up along the line is the Siri Watch Face.
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Apple WWDC 2017: WatchOS 4 Brings In Smart Siri Watch Face And Fresh Developer Tools
As News Editor of Silicon UK, Roland keeps a keen eye on the daily tech news coverage for the site, while also focusing on stories around cyber security, public sector IT, innovation, AI, and gadgets. Siri has a bigger role to play on the Apple Watch Apple …
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Apple WWDC 2017: Siri at the fore of its developer conference
Apple Inc kicked off its annual developer conference on Monday by unveiling a “Siri face” for the Apple Watch that will enable the voice-activated assistant to provide users with information like commute times for upcoming appointments. Analysts and …
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watchOS 4 for Apple smartwatches
Apple watchOS 4 operating system : At the WWDC 2017 Apple previewed watchOS 4 operating system, featuring a proactive Siri watch face that displays the information users need most throughout the day, personalized Activity coaching and an entirely new music …
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Apple Keynote 2017: Smarter smart watches, iPhones and iPads
Your Apple Watch will soon sync with gym equipment, and you’ll be able to pay friends directly from iMessage. They were among updates to Apple’s software to be rolled out late this year. At its developers conference in San Jose today, Apple announced …
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Apple Watch 2 vs Garmin Fenix 5 – Which is the best GPS fitness watch for me?
Garmin Fenix 5 vs Apple Watch – Which is the best GPS fitness watch for me? If you watch this video, I will take you through the key differences between the Garmin Fenix 5 and Apple watch to help you decide which one! We’ve selected two of the hottest …
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The best new feature for the Apple Watch proves Apple is serious about fitness tracking
When Apple unveiled the new Apple Watch operating system at its annual developer conference on Monday, it was clear that the focus is on fitness. WatchOS 4 offers new workouts like high-intensity interval training, personalized notifications to help you …
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What's new in Apple's latest software update for the Apple Watch
Apple unveiled the newest version of its Apple Watch software, WatchOS 4, at its annual developer’s conference on Monday. The new software will have improved fitness tracking, new and more customizable watch faces, better Siri integration, and helpful …
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Watch Apple’s video that shows a post-apocalyptic physical App Store
Apple opened its 2017 Worldwide Developer Conference with a video showing what would happen if all the app servers went down and the world was forced to recreate the apps physically in the real world. Check out the hysterical video here. Follow Tech …
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