Emergency SOS on Apple Watch saves life after CO poisoning

Emergency SOS on Apple Watch saves life after CO poisoning

A student in Delaware was saved from carbon monoxide poisoning thanks to a last-minute use of Emergency SOS on her Apple Watch. Emergency SOS on Apple Watch Apple Watch may be known for saving people due to abnormal heart rate alerts or fall detection, but it’s also a great communication device. If one woman’s Apple …

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Tim Cook responds swiftly to Apple Watch story emails

Tim Cook responds swiftly to Apple Watch story emails

A pair of Apple Watch users who survived medical issues after acting on alerts from their wearables emailed Tim Cook in gratitude, and surprisingly got a response within hours. An example of an Apple Watch heart rate notification The Apple Watch has repeatedly been cited as saving the lives of users in a variety …

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How to add unsupported cards to Apple Wallet

How to add unsupported cards to Apple Wallet

While you probably already know that you can use the iPhone Wallet app to store credit and debit cards, you can also use it to store reward cards and membership cards. Here’s how to do it. Like most of us, you’ve probably amassed dozens of membership and rewards cards over the years. And, if you’re …

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Apple Watch returns, QR risks, Slow Horses,

Apple Watch returns, QR risks, Slow Horses,

The Apple Watch is back on sale for now, QR codes are being used by fraudsters, plus a very few but entirely accurate predictions for 2024, all on the last AppleInsider Podcast of 2023. All current Apple Watches are now again on sale in Apple Stores Just picture all those workers at the Apple Store, …

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Apple shares ‘Ferret’ as open source machine learning model

Apple shares ‘Ferret’ as open source machine learning model

Researchers working for Apple and from Cornell University quietly pushed an open-source multimodal LLM in October, a research release called “Ferret” that can use regions of images for queries. A ferret in the wild [Pixabay/Michael Sehlmeyer] The introduction in October to Github largely flew under the radar, with no announcement or fanfare for its …

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How to turn photos into iMessage stickers with iOS 17

How to turn photos into iMessage stickers with iOS 17

A fun feature in iOS 17 lets users transform their photos into stickers and conveniently share them through iMessage. Here’s how to get started. iMessage stickers in iOS 17 In iOS 17, iMessage got a significant update with easier access to iMessage apps. The update also includes adding a new Sticker drawer and providing easy …

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China reportedly bans iPhone in government & business again

China reportedly bans iPhone in government & business again

After a few months of quiet about the subject, and an explicit denial by China regulators in September, there are new reports circulating that China’s ban on the iPhone is back on — and expanding. A report on Friday evening claims that the iPhone ban inside China’s governmental halls has reared up again, or still, …

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