Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad, which was unveiled at an education-focused event in Chicago last week, looks much like its 2017 predecessor in outward appearance, features and price. But a teardown by the iFixit team published Tuesday reveals they also share some similarities on the inside, with one notable exception. Unlike other iPads, the newest device features “air-gapped, separately replaceable …

As the Food and Drug Administration continues to dip its toes into digital health, it announced on Thursday the launch of the Drugs@FDA Express mobile app, which lets people search for information about FDA-approved brand-name and generic drugs and therapeutic products. “Consumers are embracing digital health technologies to inform everyday decisions,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in a release. “Advancing …

Going without your smartphone can hurt. You’ll miss text messages, Facebook updates and Twitter posts. Maybe even a phone call! On Wednesday, Samsung, the world’s biggest smartphone maker, said it feels your pain. Beginning March 15, the Korean electronics giant will partner with the uBreakiFix repair service for one-day, in-person care of broken Galaxy devices. Samsung is teaming up with electronics …

Need an incentive to exercise? Maybe the chance to land an Apple Watch could help. That’s what UnitedHealthcare is hoping, anyway. The health insurance company is integrating the Apple Watch into its UnitedHealthcare Motion digital wellness program, which gives people access to activity trackers that then allow them to earn up to $1,000 a year if they meet daily walking goals. …

Apple is developing noise-canceling, over-the-ear headphones that would compete with its own Beats subsidiary, Bloomberg reported Monday.  Apple could be releasing new high-end headphones as early as the end of this year. James Martin/CNET There are plans to release the headphones as early as the end of this year, though challenges with development could delay the release, sources familiar with …

A new version of Apple’s AirPods in-ear wireless headphones could be released “as soon as this year,” Bloomberg reported Thursday. Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s next AirPods may be water resistant and have… 1:11 AirPods could be getting an upgrade as early as this year. Sarah Tew/CNET The next AirPods will have an upgraded wireless chip designed by Apple for managing …

More than one in seven people in the US struggle with substance abuse and addiction. That’s 40 million Americans, aged 12 and older, with a substance problem. For decades, a key part of nearly every accepted treatment for addictive behaviors involved face-to-face meetings. And no wonder: Research has shown that people who regularly attend in-person meetings at Alcoholics Anonymous and …

Messaging app Telegram and newly released Telegram X are back in the App Store after being pulled by Apple, reports ZDNet.  Telegram is back in the Apple App Store after being temporarily pulled.  Telegram The apps disappeared at midnight CET, and soon afterward Telegram CEO Pavel Durov tweeted that Apple had removed them because of “inappropriate content,” adding, “Once we have protections in …

HBO’s online channel has grown from 2 million US subscribers to 5 million in a year, according to Bloomberg.  The number of HBO’s online customers has more than doubled since last year.  HBO The boost is a result of subscription sales on Amazon and streaming TV services such as DirectTV Now, a unnamed person familiar with the matter told the …

A contraceptive app has been reported to a medical regulator in Sweden after being blamed for 37 unwanted pregnancies.  The Natural Cycles contraceptive app is being blamed for 37 unwanted pregnancies. Natural Cycles The Natural Cycles app, which has nearly 700,000 users worldwide, is designed to work by scanning women’s body temperature during their menstrual cycle to inform them when …