In late April, Deanna Recktenwald’s Apple Watch notified her that her resting heart rate jumped to 160 beat per minute — well over the normal range of 60 to 100 beat per minute. “I didn’t know what was going on at all and it was just out of the blue …
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Apple Watch Credited With Saving Florida Teen’s Life
One mom is thanking Apple after she says the company’s smartwatch saved her teenage daughter’s life. According to WFTS Tampa Bay, 18-year-old Floridian Deanna Recktenwald was sitting in church when the Apple Watch she had received for Christmas told her to …
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Family credits Apple Watch for saving daughter’s life
The 18-year-old from Lithia, Florida, was at church April 22 when she got a notification from her Apple Watch: Her resting heart rate had skyrocketed to 160 beats per minute, well above a normal rate that the Mayo Clinic says is about 60 to 100 beats.
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More than an accessory – Apple Watch credited with saving teen’s life
Before you write off the Apple Watch as just another luxury accessory from the iEmpire that you don’t need (which, to be fair, is probably true in most cases), you may want to keep in mind that this is one accessory that has life-saving capabilities.
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The best Apple Watch deals for May 2018
If you’re in the market for a new Apple Watch, you’ve come to the right place – we’ve got the very best Apple Watch deals to get you tapping away on your wrist in no time. Apple is continuing its push into the watch market with Apple Watch Series 3, which …
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Apple Watch helps diagnose teen’s life-threatening kidney ailment in nick of time
Apple Watch has helped save a Tampa Bay teen’s life with the timely notifications of abnormal heartbeat count, which upon diagnosis revealed a previously unknown kidney ailment. In September 2017, Apple had revealed that it had displaced iconic Rolex as …
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Apple Watch saves the life of Florida teen with a life-threatening disease
The more people buy Apple Watches, the more stories we’ll hear about how the wearable device did something that saved someone’s life. The latest such account comes from Florida, where an Apple Watch alerted an 18-year-old that her resting heart rate …
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Apple earnings were saved by the company’s new MVP
“Other products” — which includes the Apple Watch, Beats headphones, AirPods, Apple TV, HomePod and iPod Touch — also beat expectations, with revenue surging 38% in the quarter to $3.9 billion. Many of the questions on the company’s call were …
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IPhone slowdown, share buybacks: Here’s what to watch out for in Apple’s results
Apple Inc. will get a chance to give wary investors some much needed inspiration with earnings on Tuesday. Apple shares have fallen 7 per cent in the past nine trading days as ominous signals from iPhone suppliers cast a shadow over the world’s most …
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Tim Cook Shares Lifesaving Apple Watch Story After Teen Goes Into Kidney Failure
A recent study claimed that the Apple Watch can detect abnormal heart rhythms with 97 percent accuracy, and today Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a new story in which the company’s wearable device did just that, saving someone’s life in the process. Speaking …
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Apple Watch Helps Save the Life of a Teen in Florida
The Apple Watch may have started off as an extension of the iPhone, just another screen to look at and interact with notifications, but Apple’s drive to create a health-oriented wearable have certainly paid off over the years. The latest story comes from …
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Teen Credits Apple Watch With Saving Her Life [Video]
A Tampa Bay teenager is crediting the Apple Watch for potentially saving her life, reports ABC News. Deanna Recktenwald was at The Crossing Church in Brandon when her watch alerted her to an abnormally high heart rate and advised she seek immediate medical …
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Red flags surround Apple heading into earnings, even as Wall Street cheers coming stock buybacks
If you pull at the threads of Apple’s businesses, there’s evidence the company is moving in the right direction: The Apple Watch leads the wearables market, many billions of dollars have already been returned to investors, earnings are at all-time highs …
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An Apple Watch can now be used to activate bike signals on the Lumos Helmet
Lumos is adding a smart new feature to its blinking bike helmet today: the ability to be controlled by an Apple Watch. Lumos’ helmet has turn signals on the back that are usually activated by a wireless remote clipped onto a bike’s handlebar.
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Apple Seeds Third Beta of watchOS 4.3.1 to Developers
To install the update, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery, it must be placed on the charger, and it has to be in range of the iPhone. Shortly before watchOS 4.3.1 was introduced, Apple stopped allowing developers to update Apple …
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Lumos smart bike helmet adds Apple Watch turn-signal support and more
When we reviewed the Lumos smart bike helmet last year, we lauded if for its bright built-in lights, surprising comfort, and increased safety while riding. The helmet was one of the first to deliver on the promise of being truly “smart,” with some …
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The time is right to take advantage of these Apple Watch deals for May 2018
When smartwatches came onto the scene a few years ago, they left many people devout techies included scratching their heads. It didn’t take long for these smart wearables to catch on for the user, however, nor did it take much time for Apple to overtake …
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