Apple has enabled a new Apple Watch feature to help identify signs of moderate to severe sleep apnoea in Australia. Sleep apnoea is detected through a new Apple Watch metric called Breathing Disturbances. This uses the Apple Watch’s accelerometer to monitor small wrist movements that are associated with interruptions in normal respiratory patterns. Breathing Disturbances…
Newsletter 4 – Apple’s people problem
In case you missed this week’s newsletter, here it is. You can subscribe using the form on the right side of this post or by visiting the newsletter sign-up page. One of the hallmarks of great companies is stability. But the last week has shown some cracks in Apple stability. Two high profile and enormously…
Apple to open new store in Sydney
Apple will be opening a new store at the Chatswood Chase shopping centre in Sydney. But, as per EFTM, the opening of the store will coincide with the closure of the Apple Store at the Westfield mall in Hornsby. Your Tech Life captured the opening of the Hornsby store back in 2011. That hype will…
Apple has reduced support for almost all of its AirPort products
Apple has moved almost all of its network products into obsolete status. That means Apple no longer offers any support or hardware servicing. The sole exception is the AirPort Express 802.11n which remains on the company’s vintage list. The Apple obsolete product list is updated when Apple deems a product is either vintage or obsolete….
Apple says it can predict health from wearables either 92% accuracy
It’s very clear that Apple’s wearables strategy is heavily focussed on the Apple Watch and its many sensors. With blood pressure monitoring anticipated to be part of the next round of Apple Watch hardware updates and blood glucose monitoring being developed, the focus has diversified. Researchers analysed over 2.5B hours of sensor data from almost…
Apple is facing a succession crisis
After the tumultuous era following Steve Jobs’ departure from Apple in 1985, the company seemingly had a revolving door fired to the CEO’s office until his return in 1997. While John Sculley, the man who infamously sent Jobs packing lasted a decade, none of the next three Apple CEOs managed to celebrate their third anniversary….
Look out Safari and Chrome – OpenAI is starting a new browser war
A new browser will soon be appearing according to report by Reuters. OpenAI will be releasing a browser that will go up against Chrome and Safari. Unsurprisingly, the real goal here is not to simply capture marketshare as a vanity exercise. What OpenAI most likely wants is data. Ever since Google first figured out that…
Review: espresso Touch – a portable monitor and brilliant travel companion
While Apple’s laptop range comes with great screens, from the 13-inch MacBook Air up to the 16-inch MacBook Pro, there are times when a second display while travelling or presenting is extremely useful. Enter espresso Displays. This Australian company has created some gorgeous portable displays that meet the needs of the most demanding travellers. espresso…
The AI talent war is on and Apple is losing
While Australia’s Prime Minister says AI will create jobs rather than take them, the war for AI talent is heating up. Apple has lost a key member of its AI team to Meta, with the Facebook parent offering massive pay packets to bolster its AI team. For Australia, that means any efforts we make to…
How to back up your Mac using the 3-2-1-0 method
While modern computers are quite reliable, they are not infallible. Hardware failures can happen and then there’s gravity – a dropped laptop can mean lots of pain with inaccessible data and the cost of repair or replacement. That’s one I’ve faced. And that’s the thing about backups – you only ever take backing up seriously…