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All the ways Apple Watch has saved lives

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Apple Watch showing Emergency SOS feature.
Apple Watch has helped save plenty of lives.
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The Apple Watch repeatedly saves lives around the world, thanks to its health monitoring features and emergency functions.

Here’s a comprehensive roundup of some of the most notable ways Apple Watch has saved people’s lives. From fit teenagers with undiagnosed health problems to car crash victims in danger of drowning, Apple’s smartwatch helps people cheat death in remarkable ways.

iPhone 17 ‘Air’ and Pro models set to get memory boost for AI

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Even the rumored super-slim iPhone 17 "Air" may get 12GB RAM to handle AI tasks.
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Most of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 lineup may receive a significant memory upgrade that will power the next generation of Apple Intelligence features, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Thursday. The iPhone Series 17 RAM boost will even come to the rumored ultra-thin iPhone 17 “Air.”

Today in Apple history: It’s time for Apple Watch launch

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original Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is the first major new product launch of the post-Steve Jobs era.
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April 24: Today in Apple history: Original Apple Watch launch date April 24, 2015: The original Apple Watch launch means consumers, who endured a seven-month wait after the device’s unveiling at a keynote the previous September, can finally strap an Apple wearable onto their wrists.

Apple CEO Tim Cook describes the smartwatch as the “next chapter in Apple history.”  Behind the scenes, however, the first Apple Watch launch is a moment long in the making.

These iPhone-friendly binoculars let you see (and capture) nature’s beauty

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These $$69.99 binoculars connect to your iPhone or Android device.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

When you head outside to watch wildlife, you’d better bring a good pair of iPhone binoculars. These HD binoculars from Gllysion offer powerful magnification (up to 12x) and also let you bring home evidence of what you spotted.

Cult of Mac Deals has a small stash of these refurbished iPhone binoculars on sale for $69.99 (regularly $149.99). Don’t miss your chance to see more of the great outdoors.

10 years of Apple Watch history: A timeline

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Apple Watch: 2015 to 2025.
Technically it was announced in 2014, so it’s a little over ten years.
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For the 10th anniversary of its launch, we compiled over a decade of Apple Watch history into a quick timeline. Starting with the original three collections — including models in solid 18 karat gold — all the way to today’s far more advanced (and sensible) Apple Watch Series 10 and Ultra 2.

The Apple Watch was the first major product introduction of Tim Cook’s reign as Apple CEO. There was immense pressure on Apple to prove that it could still innovate without Steve Jobs. While the Apple Watch wasn’t as flashy as the iPhone and iPad, it’s grown into an incredible business rife with breakthrough technology, in one of the most physically constrained form factors yet.

Thursday: Apple Watch users reap rewards on Global Close Your Rings Day [Updated]

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Apple Watch users who close their Activity rings on April 24 can earn a special Global Close Your Rings Day limited-edition award.
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With Global Close Your Rings Day upon us, Apple Watch owners around the world showed off the pins they earned Thursday by participating in Apple’s fitness-oriented special event. The day marks a decade of Apple Watch Activity rings helping keep users active for their health.

“Apple Watch has changed the way people think about, monitor and engage with their fitness and health,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, in a press release Monday announcing the event. “A decade ago, we introduced Activity rings — and since then, Apple Watch has grown to offer an extensive set of features designed to empower every user. People write to us almost every day sharing how Apple Watch has made a difference in their life, from motivating them to move more throughout the day, to changing the trajectory of their health.”

iPhone 16e shines while Pro sales take a hit

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iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16e laying side by side, showing the difference in rear camera size.
iPhone 16e inadvertently ate into the sales of its Pro sibling.
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The iPhone 16e already seems to be a winner for Apple. US sales data analyzed by CIRP show the new budget iPhone accounting for 7% of sales in Q1 2025.

This is with the device only launching at the end of February. So, it spent just one month on sale during the entire quarter.

Apple’s chipmaker promises AI enhancements for next-gen processors

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Improvements to TSMC chip-making tech benefit Apple users.
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TSMC unveiled its A14 chip-making process Wednesday, which is designed to increase the AI capabilities of future smartphones, among more general improvements. The Taiwanese foundry is perhaps best known for making all the processors for iPhone, Mac and other Apple computers.

A14 will follow the N2 process set to go into production later this year, and the A16 process scheduled for 2026.

New videos show shocking thinness of iPhone 17 Air

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Actually handling the dummies seemed to really impress people in terms of their remarkable thinness.
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Two new videos surfaced recently that use dummy units to show just how incredibly — even shockingly — thin the iPhone 17 Air will be when it comes out in several months.

“That’s futuristic,” one reviewer exclaimed, adding he doubted Apple will sell any other iPhone Series 17 models when customers see and feel the rumored slim model.

Today in Apple history: App Store hits 1 billion downloads

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App Store
What was the first app you ever downloaded?
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April 23: Today in Apple history: App Store hits 1 billion downloads April 23, 2009: Less than a year after opening its virtual doors, the App Store reaches 1 billion downloads.

Peer-to-peer file sharing app Bump becomes the 1 billionth app to be downloaded. As a result of his purchase, 13-year-old Connor Mulcahey of Weston, Connecticut, wins a “1 Billion App Countdown” promotion.

He takes home an assortment of Apple products valued at more than $13,000, including a $10,000 iTunes gift card, a 32GB iPod touch, an Apple Time Capsule wireless router and a 17-inch MacBook Pro.