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Apple launches heart study with Stanford Medicine
At this point the Apple Watch is an extremely capable health device for so many. It is also so powerful in that…
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TIME names Apple Watch one of best gadgets of 2017
For millions the Apple Watch became an essential piece of technology, as it increasingly becomes a daily companion, encouraging a better, healthier…
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Apple Watch saves man’s life
We have written many times about the tremendous health benefits an Apple Watch can have on its wearer. But perhaps even more…
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Apple pushes developers to make native watchOS apps
Do you remember when apps on the Apple Watch used to load for several seconds before they actually launched? Yes, that was…
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Apple Watch now connects to gym equipment
Back in June 2017, Apple announced watchOS 4 at their annual developer conference WWDC. A significant component of watchOS 4 was the…
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Apple Watch saves kitesurfer’s life
It is known that the Apple Watch has tremendous health benefits, to the point of saving many people’s life’s. Just recently a…
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Apple Watch Series 3 is coming, and it’s great!
First of all let me say what an amazing Apple keynote this has been. Even though many details were leaked prior to…
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iPhone 5 and app layouts: the question before the taller screen arrived
Revisit the September 2012 discussion of screen proportions, with the later announcement kept separate from predictions.
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Microsoft’s Skype acquisition: what happened, and what it means now
Microsoft announced its $8.5 billion Skype deal in May 2011. Revisit the acquisition, its significance for iPhone users, and Skype’s later retirement.
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iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom: the expectations before launch
Read the January 2011 comparison as a record of tablet speculation, with confirmed announcements kept separate.
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iPhone app trends in 2010: bigger screens and a broader platform
A retrospective on the iPad, iPhone 4, and iOS changes that gave app developers new choices in 2010.
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Macs and apps: how the App Store idea reached the desktop
A historical look at the Mac App Store launch and the practical differences between choosing phone and desktop software.
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FaceTime in 2010: evaluating a video-calling launch
The old “FaceTime flop” headline needs context. Apple’s Mac beta expanded the feature, while usefulness depended on more than a launch demo.
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Google TV vs. Apple TV: revisiting the 2010 living-room debate
The original comparison contrasted a broad television platform with a more focused viewing experience.
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Mobiola WebCamera, where are you? Read the release record before downloading
The difference between an anticipated app, its recorded release, and a version that is supported for your own setup.
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App Store discovery in 2010: looking beyond the top charts
Revisit an early discussion of editorial categories and how people find unfamiliar apps.
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iTunes Ping: Apple’s 2010 experiment in social music discovery
Following artists and friends inside iTunes was an attempt to make music purchases part of a shared conversation.
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Apple’s September 2010 event: the iPod touch and a changing app platform
Retina graphics, FaceTime and Game Center made the 2010 iPod touch more than a portable music player.
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Game Center in 2010: Apple adds a social layer to iPhone games
Achievements, leaderboards and multiplayer discovery became shared platform features rather than separate systems inside every game.
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StumbleUpon goes mobile: the appeal of finding something unexpected
A retrospective on mobile web discovery, the service’s later closure, and ways to keep useful discoveries from disappearing.
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iPhoneApplicationList’s 2010 Upgrade: iPad Apps and Better Search
An April 2010 site update brought iPad listings, universal-app labels, app charts and broader search to iPhoneApplicationList.
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Fast & Furious Adrenaline: the 2010 iPhone preview
Revisit the announcement trailer and distinguish its promises from a tested review of the finished game.
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PayPal’s bump-to-send iPhone app: a memorable payment interface from 2010
The historical Send Money update combined a physical gesture with everyday payment tasks.
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The first iPad preorder estimates: separate the headline from Apple’s numbers
Why the old 120,000-preorder headline needs careful context alongside Apple’s later confirmed launch-day report.