A new patent granted to Apple on Tuesday outlines how Apple’s iOS-based devices will help monitor your sleep patterns. Patent number 9,692,874 for “Adjusting alarms based on sleep onset latency” describes a method of automatically configuring alarms using data gathered by personal mobile devices. In most cases, users will set alarms to wake up as […]
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This could be helpful, if not potentially life-saving. A team of researchers just proved that the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor can actually detect an early sign of heart disease without any symptoms at all, a development that could change how people use their Apple Watches. The sensor can accurately detect atrial fibrillation, an abnormal […]
Sometimes Apple makes small-but-cool acquisitions. Apple has snagged popular iOS sleep tracking platform and hardware maker Beddit. While specific details of the acquisition are unclear at this point, Beddit has updated the privacy policy on its website to announce the acquisition and note of a privacy policy change. The Beddit iOS app’s description was altered […]
If you’re breathlessly refreshing Apple’s order status page in an attempt to figure out if your Apple Watch will arrive on Friday, take a breather. Tracking one’s Apple Watch order has turned into a national pastime here in the U.S. as eager pre-orderers try to figure out if they’re in the first first batch of Apple watches […]
When one of the largest fitness attire companies on the planet starts to look into wearables, people take notice. Under Armour has apparently shelled out $560 million to buy two fitness apps, giving it access to a mountain of data about health enthusiasts that it hopes will help it to sell more sportswear. The company […]