Unlike other smartwatches, such as Samsung’s original Galaxy Gear from 2013, the Apple Watch never had a camera on its band. While most companies have since abandoned the idea of cameras for their smartwatches, a new accessory looks to fill the void for those with an Apple wearable who have been craving more cameras in their …
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Apple’s new subscription bundle Apple One began rolling out to Apple users last week, and could save you money by tying together different combinations of the tech giant’s services, including Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, Apple News Plus, storage service iCloud and the new Apple Fitness Plus service, which arrives Dec. 14. At the very least, the new offering is designed to entice …
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Adobe on Tuesday released a version of its popular Lightroom photo editing program adapted to Apple’s new M1 Macs, a key addition to the catalog of software needed to make the recently introduced machines more useful. The Lightroom updates also support Apple’s new ProRaw format for photo enthusiasts who want more editing control over shots taken with the iPhone 12 …
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Apple on Tuesday revealed that its new fitness streaming subscription will launch next week. Apple Fitness Plus will be available starting Monday and will offer guided workouts using the workout metrics from an Apple Watch. At launch, Fitness Plus will have guided HIIT, yoga, cycling, dance, treadmill walking, treadmill running, strength, core and rowing workouts. There are also mindful cool-down videos to use after any workout. The service is similar to …
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Snapchat’s and Instagram’s lenses and filters have been building out weird transformative camera tools for years, and they’re starting to get more ambitious. And weird. And maybe fun? But will they become more essential? There are still no magic AR smartglasses people are wearing in 2020, at least not in this universe. But if you want an idea of where …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said the state has partnered with Apple and Google on an app to let people use their phones to track potential exposure to COVID-19. The digital system uses Bluetooth signals from phones to alert people if they’ve …
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Apple is working on new Mac processors that would top the performance of even Intel’s best chips, Bloomberg reports. Apple’s new processors could arrive as soon as next year, according to the report published Monday. Apple is said to be testing chips that have as many as “32 high-performance cores” with higher-end desktops expected “later in 2021” and a new Mac …
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The iPhone 12 lineup, Apple’s 5G family of iPhones, is here and you can order all four models now. Coronavirus disruptions delayed the iPhone 12, but it made its debut alongside three siblings last month via a virtual event. The $799 iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the iPhone 12 Mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max feature a revamped design reminiscent …
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If you’ve got a Fitbit Sense or Versa 3, you have a few new features to explore on your smartwatch. With the update to Fitbit OS 5.1, you’ll now have the option to use Google Assistant as your Fitbit’s voice assistant instead of Amazon’s Alexa, which has been available on the watches since launch. The update will also allow you to take …
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I had high hopes that the iPhone 12 would move to a universal port that’s already everywhere. Instead, it’s traded one proprietary format for another. The iPhone 12 didn’t get USB-C at Apple’s October event. (Here’s how to buy all four Apple 12 models.) Instead, it kept Lightning and added a new MagSafe connector. I’ve been impressed by MagSafe on …
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