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Initial Transit Maps to launch in roughly half a dozen cities following iOS 9 launch

Apple’s sexy new mass transit directions for Maps will hit in iOS 9. And they’ll be available to you as long as you live in the right cities. Sources have stated that, in its first iteration, Apple’s Transit service will only support approximately a half-dozen cities across the United States, Canada, and Europe, in addition […]

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Apple Watch could help lend data to hyper-local weather prediction apps

A lot of attention has gone into the upcoming Apple Watch’s biometric and health-centric sensors, but the device could also be great for weather forecasting. Last fall, after the announcement of the iPhone 6 and its barometer, meteorologist Cliff Mass wrote a giddy blog post about the promise of smartphone barometers. He said experimental results […]

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New York Times editor called out in wake of Apple Watch/health concerns column

Apparently everyone freaked out two days ago when New York Times staff writer Nick Bilton published a column. The column, originally titled “Could Wearable Computers Be As Harmful As Cigarettes”, but was later changed to “The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech,” earnestly points to the rising interest in smartwatches and fitness trackers and wonders if […]

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Rumor: Apple to release iOS 8.2 early next week, focus on Health-related, app improvements

iOS 8.2 could come out as early as next Monday alongside Apple’s “Spring Forward” media event, which is slated to take place on March 9th at the Yerba Buena in downtown San Francisco. The update reportedly brings a number of improvements to the iPhone’s health app, along with the usual stability improvements and bug fixes. […]

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First-gen Apple Watch may have had assorted health-related features cut, trimmed down to make April ship date

Sometimes you have to slim down your feature list to make a shipping date. An interesting piece by the Wall Street Journal revealed that Apple may have cut multiple planned health features to allow the first generation of the Apple Watch to ship on time. The report states that the features would have contained an […]