Apple boldly dreams of turning future iPhones into ‘one-stop shops’ for medical data

Apple's latest rumored vision for medical innovation through technology could see iPhones one day gather detailed health information in one place.

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Pebble updates galore: fitness-tracking Pebble Health, timeline UI for first-gen models

Smartwatches are a super-attractive gift this holiday season, and manufacturers are doing everything they can to make sure it’s their models we’re putting under the tree. Pebble’s been really standing out over the course of the last few weeks, both thanks to some great deals on various models – including an only very recent price cut on the new Pebble Time Round – as well as promises of a major ...

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Jawbone is working on a Pebble app for activity tracking, Android Wear and iWatch support coming too

One of our favorite fitness platforms is Jawbone’s, as the software is well-refined – even if you don’t like the UP24, you may still like the companion software. That’s why we’re glad today to hear that a Jawbone Pebble app is in the works, as are companion apps for a plethora of other platforms.Let’s talk about Pebble first, as that’s the one we’re hearing the best confirmation on. In a statement, the company had this to say: “we’re incredibly excited that Jawbone is writing a Pebble app that lets our users enjoy great activity ...

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What’s this “Phosphorus” coprocessor rumored for the iPhone 6?

With the launch of the iPhone 5s, Apple made a lot of buzz over how its M7 coprocessor would help its A7 processor with additional data. The M7 is intended to relieve the A7 chip from the stress of tracking the motion data that come from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass, and therefore making it more power efficient. Some still debate its usefulness, but rumors have it that Apple is working on its logical successor for the iPhone 6, and the oddest part is its ...

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Apple’s HealthKit trademark includes watches, sensors and medical devices

Apple’s announcement of HealthKit at WWDC 2014 came with a couple of surprises and some odd disappointments. Most rumors claimed that this was more than just a repository of health information, and actually the platform that would enable Apple’s wearable products to make sense. The problem is that Apple ...

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