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First Apple watch is free for Mac upgraders: Today in Apple history

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May 2, 1995: Apple enters the wearables space with its first watch. However, the first Apple watch is a timepiece with no fitness-tracking tech, no on-screen notifications and a whole lot of 1990s styling. The device comes two decades before wearables actually will become a thing. A regular wristwatch, the freebie gadget is available via … Read more

In a first, Apple Watch AFib History gains special FDA qualification

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Apple added AFib History to Apple Watch’s features, like ECG readings, in 2022. Photo: Apple For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualified a digital technology  — Apple Watch’s AFib History feature — for a special research program. AFib, or atrial fibrillation, is a type of abnormal heart beat associated with … Read more

Apple Watch AFib History Feature Qualified by FDA to Evaluate Medical Devices

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Apple’s atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature on Apple Watch has been qualified by the FDA under its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, the first digital health technology feature of its kind to do so. Since 2022, Apple Watch has supported AFib History, which allows users diagnosed with atrial fibrillation to view an estimate of … Read more

Apple Watch Ultra 3 might not pack any hardware upgrades

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This year’s Apple Watch Ultra refresh might disappoint you. Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac The Apple Watch Ultra 3, due to launch this year, will have “almost no” hardware upgrades. The claim comes from reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Last year’s Apple Watch Ultra 2 packed modest improvements over its predecessor. Apple will seemingly follow the … Read more

Amazon’s Apple Watch Sale Includes $60 Off 2nd Gen SE and $100 Off Series 9

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Amazon today has the 40mm GPS Apple Watch SE for $189.00, down from $249.00. This is just $10 higher compared to the all-time low price on the wearable, and it’s available in the Silver, Midnight, and Starlight Aluminum Case options. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make … Read more

How to watch The Tattooist of Auschwitz online and from anywhere

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How to watch The Tattooist of Auschwitz Based on the true account of Holocaust survivor Lali Sokolov, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a harrowing, devastating yet hopeful account of how love can allow light to shine in even the darkest of places. Keep reading, as we explain how to watch The Tattooist of Auschwitz online … Read more

Kuo: Apple Watch Ultra to Get ‘Almost No’ Hardware Upgrades This Year

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Just over six months ago, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the likelihood of a new Apple Watch Ultra being released in 2024 was “decreasing,” but it now sounds like there will be an Apple Watch Ultra 3 this year after all. In a direct message shared with MacRumors today, Kuo said that while … Read more

Change the name of your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods

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You can change the name of your Apple devices, whether you have an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods or Apple TV. By default, it’s just “[your name]’s iPhone.” But you can give your iPhone its own unique name, like Kit-Kat or Magic Rectangle. Also by default, when you set up a new iPhone, the … Read more