Apple reportedly has some ambitious health features in store for future versions of its Apple Watch. The tech giant is working on giving the Apple Watch a “tool to tell users when their blood pressure is increasing and a thermometer to help with fertility planning,” according to a report Wednesday from The Wall Street Journal. …
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In Apple’s vision of the future, you and I would leave our homes without physical wallets. Instead we’d walk out the front door carrying only the virtual wallets stored on our iPhones. We wouldn’t bring keys, either. That hope for the future is creeping into the present as Apple unveiled that you can now upload your driver’s license to Apple Wallet …
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Apple’s upcoming iPhone 13 could be able to use satellite signals to send text messages in areas without cellular coverage, but at first, those messages will reportedly be limited to emergencies only. Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told investors last week that Apple’s next iPhone will be able to tap into the signals of low-Earth-orbit satellites. As of Monday, Bloomberg is …
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Some Twitter users can start charging their followers a monthly subscription fee for exclusive tweets, the company said Wednesday. The feature, known as Super Follows, gives users with a large following a way to earn money by offering a monthly subscription of $2.99, $4.99 or $9.99 for extra tweets. Some creators have offered their Super Followers advice, deeper analysis or …
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You might have to wait a little bit longer to get your hands on the Apple Watch 7. Apple hasn’t announced any details yet, but we were hoping to see the tech giant’s next smartwatch at its usual September event alongside the rumored iPhone 13. Those plans might need to be put on hold as shipping the watch could be delayed due …
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As any audiophile can tell you, Bluetooth audio technology is all about compression. It’s much better compression than it was in the early days — when Bluetooth speakers and headphones were unforgivably tinny and thin — but in order to go wireless, Bluetooth technology was all about squeezing as much sound into as little bandwidth as possible, quality be damned. …
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Apple and Google are under increasing pressure from global regulators, who say the tech giants have abused their power in mobile devices in order to exert control over app developers and pad their profits in the process. On Tuesday, South Korea’s National Assembly passed a bill that will force Apple and Google to loosen restrictions they impose via the Apple …
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Microsoft has set the next big Surface hardware event for Sept. 22, during which it could announce updates to its well-regarded Surface tablets, Surface Book laptops and potentially even its Surface Duo phone. The event will take place entirely online, following a trend of product announcements happening remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The tech giant didn’t leave much to the …
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“Does anyone have a charger?” is totally fine every once in a while, but if you’re always that person, it might be time to consider some portable battery banks. You can grab three on the cheap right now via MorningSave’s deal of three Mophie Powerstations for $19, plus $8 for shipping. See it at MorningSave Each of these battery banks has 8,000 …
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Apple’s Creative Studios education program launched earlier this summer as a way for disadvantaged youths to receive mentorship and learn skills that’ll take their careers to a new level. With its newest program in Washington, DC, that’ll mean getting a book published. The tech giant’s latest partnerships for its program, this time with writing workshop and publishing house Shout Mouse Press …
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