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How to properly clean your Apple Watch, including its band and Digital Crown
Business Insider - Abigail Abesamis
Regularly cleaning your Apple Watch, particularly after it's been exposed to sweat, soap, and sunscreen - along with pretty much any liquid that isn't water - is important for both your comfort (a clean
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Apple Watch leads 48-year-old man to get heart surgery
Cult of Mac - Luke Dormehl
Someone needs to get the Apple Watch its own comic book series — because right now it’s saving more lives than most DC and Marvel superheroes put together. The latest incident in which an Apple wearable
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How to make a FaceTime audio call on your Apple Watch
Business Insider - Jennifer Still
One of the best parts of having an Apple device is being able to connect with other Apple users via video and audio chats with just the tap of a button. While services like this aren't necessarily new
AirPods
Diamond-encrusted AirPods with a marble stand can be yours for $20,000
VentureBeat - Jeremy Horwitz
Apple’s wireless AirPods earphones have been one of the company’s most surprising hits over the past few years, helping its wearables category grow beyond the Apple Watch. But one Los Angeles-based designer
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How to use the ECG app on your Apple Watch to monitor your heart rate and detect irregularities
Business Insider - Sarah Wells
From measuring your fitness goals to controlling your other Apple devices, the Apple Watch has myriad useful features for users in its newest iteration, including an FDA-approved heart rate monitoring
Bluetooth
Bluetooth flaw allows iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, and more to be tracked
9to5Mac - Ben Lovejoy
A Bluetooth flaw has been discovered that would allow a bad actor to track a wide range of devices — including iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. Other vulnerable devices are laptops and tablets
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watchOS 6: What are noise alerts on Apple Watch?
9to5Mac - Michael Potuck
Have you started seeing noise alerts on your Apple Watch? Read on for what these alerts mean and how to customize or turn them off in watchOS 6. watchOS 6 includes the new Noise app that offers hearing
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watchOS 6: How to update software directly on Apple Watch
9to5Mac - Michael Potuck
Updating your Apple Watch is easier than ever with watchOS 6. Read on for how to update software directly on Apple Watch. watchOS 6 is bringing a dedicated App Store to Apple Watch for the first time it
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Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley: Why Sensors Are the Future of Health Care Tech
Fortune - John Sculley
Steve Jobs was the master magician of systemic change. In 1983, most Silicon Valley tech leaders foresaw a future of hundreds of millions of cheaper, …
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How to use cellular data on a cellular-enabled Apple Watch, and check your data usage
Business Insider - Abigail Abesamis
The Apple Watch primarily communicates with its paired iPhone using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so unless you have an Apple Watch with cellular capabilities ( Series 3 and 4 GPS + Cellular) and have set up an
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watchOS 6: How to download apps directly on Apple Watch
9to5Mac - Michael Potuck
Apple Watch is becoming a more independent device with watchOS 6 as the software brings a dedicated App Store to the wearable. Follow along for how to download apps directly on Apple Watch. With watchOS
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Emoji for falafel, service dogs and sloths are finally here
CNET - by Abrar Al-Heeti
Apple and Google unveil diverse, inclusive emoji ahead of World Emoji Day.
Withings
Withings launches BPM Core blood pressure monitor with ECG, works with Apple Health
9to5Mac - Michael Potuck
After announcing the BPM Core blood pressure monitor at CES this past January, Withings has released the new health device with ECG and stethoscope functionality in Europe. The company has also launched
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Google Kills Off Nest Thermostat App for Apple Watch
MacRumors - Tim Hardwick
Google has killed its Nest app for Apple Watch, meaning Nest smart thermostat owners can no longer control the device's target temperature and operating mode directly from their wrist. The deprecation
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Apple Watch Walkie Talkie app pulled over eavesdropping fears
trustedreviews.com - Chris Smith
Apple has disabled the Apple Watch Walkie Talkie app after being made aware of a vulnerability that made it possible to eavesdrop on other iPhone …
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Want an Apple Watch made for you? Here are the best options for seniors
imore.com - Bryan M Wolfe
Apple Watches provide lots of great features and are available in various styles and price points. For seniors, our favorite version is the flagship …
Apps
The Best iOS Walkie Talkie Apps to Use Instead of Apple's
Lifehacker - Brendan Hesse
Apple has temporarily disabled the Apple Watch’s Walkie-Talkie app after discovering a bug that could have let others listen in on conversations. …
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Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of watchOS 5.3 to Developers
MacRumors - Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the fifth beta of an upcoming watchOS 5.3 update to developers, two weeks after releasing the fourth watchOS 5.3 beta and nearly two months after the launch of watchOS 5.2.1, an update
Strava
Strava’s location sharing feature ‘Beacon’ now works on Apple Watch without iPhones
9to5Mac - Michael Potuck
Popular activity tracking app, Strava, is out today with an improvement to its Beacon location sharing feature for Apple Watch users. Previously, Strava required an iPhone to share your location with via
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Hands-on: 80+ watchOS 6 changes and features [Video]
9to5Mac - Jeff Benjamin
The Apple Watch receives a huge update with watchOS 6, bringing more independence to Apple’s wearable device than ever before. Among the watchOS 6 changes is a brand new App Store app that allows you manage
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The Apple Watch Turned Me Into An Analytics Goblin
gizmodo.com.au - Tegan Jones
I was halfway to work before I realised and I had no time to go back. I spent the rest of the commute lamenting that this one moment of forgetfulness …
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Accessibility on Apple Watch: The ultimate guide
imore.com - Joseph Keller
Apple has often put an emphasis on how accessible its technology is to everyone, building in features across its devices for all sorts of …
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Elago's New 'W6 Stand' Turns Your Apple Watch Into an iPod
MacRumors - Mitchel Broussard
Elago is known for selling Apple Watch stands that house Apple's wearable device inside cute replicas of older tech, like a classic Macintosh or an original Nintendo Game Boy. The company is back this
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Hands on with Chalonne's $1700+ luxury Apple Watch band
appleinsider.com - Andrew O'Hara
Chalonne is a meticulous accessory maker who has embraced the luxury market for Apple Watch bands., and they sell a $1700 Napa leather, gold, and …
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Apple Watch helping Australia’s Women’s Cricket team optimize training and avoid injury
9to5Mac - Zac Hall
Elite athletes tend to train at a level that leaves almost no room for major experimentation. That’s why the Women’s Cricket team in Australia is leveraging the Apple Watch and a special app to quantify
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Apple Watch first year sales projections were outlandishly unrealistic
Cult of Mac - Luke Dormehl
Unlike the way Apple used to brag about its record iPhone sales, it hasn’t ever revealed how many units the Apple Watch sells. According to a new report, there may be a good reason for this: because in
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WSJ: Jony Ive was intimately involved with Apple Watch development, slowly drifted away after Watch shipped, sometimes not
9to5Mac - Benjamin Mayo
Late Sunday, the Wall Street Journal has posted their profile of Jony Ive’s gradual departure from the company. The report says Ive pushed for Apple to make the Apple Watch, despite disagreement from executives,
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Feature Request: Three ways Apple Podcasts could become the ultimate Apple Watch podcast client
9to5Mac - Bradley Chambers
Since I am currently training for a marathon later this fall, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts on Apple Watch during my long runs. I’ve been a heavy podcast listener since before Apple integrated
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Week-in-Review: Auditing a dark age in Apple design
TechCrunch - Lucas Matney
Hello, weekend readers. This is Week-in-Review where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch