When the first Apple Watch was released a decade ago, it was a very basic device by today’s standards. Water resistance, integrated GPS, cellular comms, temperature tracking and many other features…
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The Australian rules about using your iPhone or Apple Watch while driving
Australian laws vary when it comes to using your iPhone or Apple Watch while driving.
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Apple issues security and software updates for Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch and more.
Alongside today’s release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2 and macOS 15.2, which officially deliver Apple Intelligence to Australian users, Apple has pushed out updates to a number of older products…
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Apple is at a significant crossroad – which way will it turn?
The European Union’s recent regulatory ruling that opens the iPhone to greater competition, the legal issues that have hit the Apple Watch over its blood-oxygen measurement tech and the release…
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The Apple Watch import ban is the sideshow – Apple’s integrity is the main event
Over the last few weeks, the culmination of many years of protracted legal and commercial negotiations have culminated in Apple being sanctioned by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The import…
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The Apple Watch needs to lose its iPhone dependency
When the first iPhone was released, you needed a Mac to set it up and manage the device. But over time, Apple cut the umbilicus, enabling iPhone owners to get…
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watchOS 10 brings welcome UX changes to he Apple Watch
watchOS 10 is now in its second public beta release in anticipation of a full release in late September if everything follows the usual pattern. For the last few years,…
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Health is Apple’s big frontier – and the Apple Watch is its trojan horse
It is becoming abundantly clear that Apple’s primary use-case for the Apple Watch is centred on health, fitness and well-being. If we look back at the first Apple Watch, it…
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Hands On Review: Welltory
It’s become clear that the Apple Watch’s core use case is around health and wellness. Welltory is an Apple Watch and iPhone app that uses Heart Rate Variability to track…
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Apple patches critical iOS and iPadOS vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited
There are new security updates available for iPadOS and iOS that protect users from vulnerabilities discovered in iOS and iPadOS. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2022-42827 in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures…
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