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ShinyShiny tech round up: Apple products should be kept away from ‘medical devices’
Apple has listed products it says should be kept a "safe distance" away from medical devices like pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. The list includes iPhone 12 models, Apple Watch and MacBook Pro. Many consumer-electronic devices contain components, such as magnets, which can interfere with medical devices. The BBC has asked for comment from Apple, which…
6 Mental Health Apps for Office Workers
From working at your desk in the day to unwinding during the evening, we look at six mental health apps that could help boost your sense of wellbeing during the pandemic and beyond... It is clear that work-place stress is a significant issue and one that good employers need to address. In fact according to…
Apple launches Fitness+, new smartwatches: what the critics say
Last night Apple unveiled a new personalised workout subscription service, Apple Fitness+, alongside new sixth-generation Apple Watch smartwatches and new iPads.... Fitness+ will initially launch in six countries including the US and UK before the end of 2020. It will cost £10 per month or £80 per year as a standalone service, which can be…
Fitness slackers? New survey reveals worst distance trackers ahead of London Marathon
According to Which? the Garmin Vivosmart 4 underestimates the distance you have run by over 40% New analysis from Which? has exposed the least reliable fitness trackers for measuring running distance – with one tracker underestimating the distance of the London Marathon by an astonishing 11 miles! Ahead of this…
Who is wearing wearables? New survey shows 12 per cent of adults. Female ownership up
A new study of trends in wearables reveals that ownership has doubled in the last 12 months to 12% of the population with activity trackers and smart watches both doing well. However the growth of GPS sports watches has fallen. Based on 3,000 interviews with a nationally representative survey, the poll from Clicked Research Agency's Wearable…
13 of the best apps for the Apple Watch: Yelp, Do Button, Instagram
As soon as you’ve got your hands on your new Apple Watch, you’ll want to set up all the basics, like syncing it with your iPhone. But after that, you can get on with the fun stuff: customising it and adding the apps you want/need. But what should you download first? Here are our 13 of our favourite apps for the Apple Watch to get you started…
13 of the best apps for the Apple Watch part two: Skin, Ocado, Match.com
So you've got your hands on a new Apple Watch, but where do you even begin when there are so many apps, games and other iWonders to change your life from your wrist? Well, we're here to help... Skin This app uses a proprietary video analysis algorithm to evaluate your skin’s health and track…
Of course Beyonce’s Apple Watch is way fancier than anyone else’s
To the surprise of literally no one ever, Beyonce has been sporting a fancy new edition of the Apple Watch that you can’t buy – even if you wanted to throw your cash to the wind and channel your inner Queen Bey.
