Apple has begun boosting its lobbying efforts as President Biden nears a decision this coming week on whether to block a potential Apple Watch ban. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in December that Apple infringed on medical device company AliveCor’s wearable electrocardiogram patents. The commission’s ruling could result in an import ban on […]
As nifty as they may be, a number of Apple Watch units have apparently been making calls to emergency services claiming the user’s life is in danger. According to an excellent New York Times article, the smartwatch has been dialing 911. In the case of Eric Betts, an emergency dispatcher, a person called in that […]
Following the release of the iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2 updates on Monday, Apple on Tuesday released HomePod 16.3, which controls its HomePod, second-generation HomePod, and HomePod mini. Per Apple’s release notes, the update offers the following fixes and changes: HomePod software is installed automatically on the HomePod […]
With the announcement of new iPads this week, Apple also announced new Release Candidate versions of its upcoming macOS Ventura, iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1 and tvOS 16.1 operating systems. The list is extensive. Per AppleInsider, for macOS Ventura, the twelfth build of the beta includes the new Stage Manager, tweaks to Finder and […]
Software developer AgileBits has announced the release of 1Password 8 for iOS, the new program also adding a version for Apple Watch as an extension of its iOS app. Per AgileBits’ blog post: 1Password now offers complications you can configure for quick access to nearly any kind of information from your 1Password account. Need to […]