We show how to use your Apple Watch to navigate your way around, thanks to the Apple Maps app and its turn-by-turn directions. Apple Maps, better known for its work (and occasional errors, back in the early days) on the iPhone and Mac, is also a brilliant …
( read original story …)
Stranded kitesurfer used his Apple Watch to call for help in shark-infested waters
Over the past few years, we’ve seen quite a few stories detailing how the heart sensor on the Apple Watch has helped save lives. Just last month, for example, we covered a man who went to the hospital after noticing that his heart rate was abnormally …
( read original story …)
AI Can Help Apple Watch Predict High Blood Pressure, Sleep Apnea
The world’s most valuable company crammed a lot into the tablespoon-sized volume of an Apple Watch. There’s GPS, a heart-rate sensor, cellular connectivity, and computing resources that not long ago would have filled a desk-dwelling beige box.
( read original story …)
Apple Watch helps save kitesurfer in shark-infested waters
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. An Apple Watch-wearing kitesurfer claims the device saved his life after he got stranded off the California coast in shark-infested waters. John Zilles, 49, crashed while riding a hydrofoil, and …
( read original story …)
Apple Watch saves kitesurfer stranded a mile off the California coast in great white shark-infested waters
“A California filmmaker has revealed how his Apple Watch saved him after a kiteboarding mishap left him stranded a mile off the California coast in shark infested waters,” Mark Prigg reports for The Daily Mail. “Stranded off Ventura, where a great …
( read original story …)
Study Suggests Apple Watch Heart Rate Monitor Can Detect Hypertension and Sleep Apnea
The Apple Watch may be able to accurately detect hypertension and sleep apnea, according to a new study published today by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Cardiogram, a company that’s developed an app that breaks down heart rate data …
( read original story …)
Apple Watch Series 3 Saves Kitesurfer From Shark-Infested Waters
One of the key features of the Apple Watch Series 3 is its ability to make phone calls, assuming that you purchased the cellular option. While some might find the cellular feature a bit of a novelty and unnecessary, for John Zilles, the decision to …
( read original story …)
Thanks to AR, discoverability has become even harder in the Apple App Store
Brands have long bemoaned the lack of discoverability in the Apple App Store. When Apple redesigned its app store in September as part of its iOS 11 update, the tech giant claimed the update would make discovering apps easier than ever. However, the app …
( read original story …)
Don’t download the iPhone X ‘Notch Remover’ app everyone is talking about
A new app named Notch Remover promises to remove the black notch at the top of the display on the iPhone X . Lots of people apparently find the notch annoying and are talking about the app — but it’s not worth the $0.99 you’ll pay for it. I made that …
( read original story …)
What I learned after downloading every iPhone App of the Day for a month
I’m pining for the time the iPhone was new and apps were still cool. Can the App Store’s new daily feature rekindle the magic? Appy days … can Apple’s new feature rekindle the wonder of apps? Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the Guardian “There’s …
( read original story …)
Don’t like the iPhone X’s notch? There’s an app that can help
See how Apple’s new facial recognition system works in real life. USA TODAY In the 10 days since it has gone on sale, Apple’s new $999 iPhone X has received plenty of praise for its screen, cameras and new features like Face ID facial recognition.
( read original story …)
New free iPhone X camera app lets you refocus after you take a shot, like a Lytro camera
It seems like every new flagship phone that launches these days instantly steals the “best camera” crown until the next flagship phone comes along. Samsung’s Note 8 arguably stole the crown over the summer until the iPhone 8 Plus came along, then the …
( read original story …)
Hate the iPhone X ‘notch’? There’s an app for that.
Ok “notch”-haters of the world, you win: Apple has approved an app to get rid of the dreaded notch on the iPhone X. Spotted by The Verge, Axiem Systems’ “Notch Remover” app will transform the notch — that pesky rounded black cutout at the top of the …
( read original story …)
iOS 11.2 Supports Faster 7.5W Charging on iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X From Qi-Based Wireless Charging Accessories
Starting with iOS 11.2, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X are able to charge at 7.5 watts using compatible Qi-based wireless charging accessories. Currently, on iOS 11.1.1, the three devices charge at 5 watts using Qi wireless chargers, but Apple …
( read original story …)
[amazon_auto_links id=”83″]
Apple Is Testing a Beta Fix to the iOS 11 Control Center’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Switches
iOS 11, the fancy new version of Apple’s OS that shipped just about two months before the launch of its latest line of expensive phones, introduced some changes to Control Center, its app which streamlines the annoying process of changing settings by …
( read original story …)
[amazon_auto_links id=”83″]
18 Ways to Fix iOS 11 and iPhone X Battery Drain Issue
Battery life of your iOS device should be given utmost importance. Here, we list 18 ways to improve iPhone X and iOS 11 battery life. It has become a tradition at Apple that after every iOS release, devices begin to face battery life issues. The latest iOS …
( read original story …)
[amazon_auto_links id=”83″]
Moped gang raids Apple’s flagship London store
A security guard at a central London Apple store was threatened with a hammer as he tried to stop a gang of raiders on mopeds. Ten suspects on five mopeds smashed their way into the Regent Street shop at 00:45 GMT and escaped with iPhones, iPads and Apple …
( read original story …)