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Apple to expand Emergency SOS via satellite service to 14 additional countries before the end of 2023

Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite service, which debuted as a free-for-two-years safety feature with the iPhone 14 in 2022, will be sticking around as well as expanding to a total of 16 countries before the end of 2023. The service, which requires an iPhone 14 or newer handset, helps connect iPhone users to emergency services […]

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Apple prepping Live Speech, Personal Voice as part of iOS 17 accesibility features, could recreate a user’s voice after 15 minutes of training

This could be pretty amazing. As part of its preview of forthcoming iOS 17 accessibility updates due later this year, Apple has announced a pair of new features called Live Speech and Personal Voice. Live Speech allows users to type what they want to say and have it be spoken out. The Personal Voice feature, […]

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Rumor: Blood glucose testing feature for Apple Watch could take several years to be miniaturized for the device

While Apple’s noninvasive monitoring technology for blood glucose monitoring may have recently reached a “proof of concept” stage, it might not be available as an Apple Watch feature for several years. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s methodology, which allows diabetics and others to test their blood glucose levels without needing to prick the skin […]

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Rumor: Noninvasive glucose test for the Apple Watch reaches “proof of concept” phase

Apple’s efforts to use the Apple Watch as a noninvasive glucose meter appears to be making progress, and has reportedly reached a “proof of concept” stage, although it could still take years to reach the market. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, it will still take time to become part of the Apple Watch, but the research […]

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Apple faces patent infringement-based legal action over pulse oximetry feature found in Apple Watch units

In the constant technology patent infringement war, wherein Apple often fights several legal battles at once, the latest case could theoretically lead to the ban of Apple Watch Series 6 and newer models in the United States. In 2021, Masimo, a company that makes medical-grade gadgets, sued Apple, saying that the blood oxygen monitoring feature […]