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Seasons And Geographic Locations Strongly Influence Sleep Patterns: Study
The study, led by researchers from Flinders University in South Australia, finds that sleep is shaped not just by personal habits, but by environmental factors like daylight, temperature, and weekly routines.
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Apple Patent Application Hints at AirPods Sensors That Allow Measurement of Brain Electrical Activity
AirPods could soon double as a device that can monitor brain activity. Apple has filed a patent application for an AirPods sensor mechanism that would allow the wearable device to monitor electrical impulses from the wearer's brain, just like the medical devices that require electrodes to be connected to a person's scalp. Here's how Apple's future ...
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JioTag, Apple AirTag-Like Bluetooth Tracker Launched in India: Price, Specifications
JioTag, an Apple AirTag-like Bluetooth tracker for devices and accessories, was launched in India on Thursday. Users can place it in their wallet, handbag, or any other personal item to keep track of the items.
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Apple AirTag Firmware Updates Adds Feature to Address Stalking Concerns, Fixes Accelerometer Bug: Report
Apple has rolled out two firmware updates for its AirTag item tracking device, but details on the changes have now been revealed in a new report. The updates bring precision finding for AirTags owned by someone else, among other changes.
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AirTag Stalking: Apple Faces Lawsuit by Two Women Over Dangerous Tracking by Exes
Apple was sued by two US women who have claimed that the company's AirTag allows stalkers to track and locate their victims. The Cupertino company had advertised the AirTag as “stalker proof” when it launched the device in April 2021, but privacy advocates have warned, and police reports have verified, that the tiny devices can be misused to tr...
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Smartwatches Could Help Detect Emerging Health Problems Using AI, Skin-Like Electronics, Study Shows
Researchers are developing skin-like electronics that could work with artificial intelligence (AI) to potentially detect problems such as heart disease, cancer or multiple sclerosis before obvious symptoms appear. They have developed a skin-like neuromorphic "chip" that consists of a thin film of a plastic semiconductor combined with stretchable go...
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Fitness Trackers, Smartwatches May Soon Be Able to Alert About Dementia
In a new study, researchers found substantial variations in the movement pattern of those with mild impairment or Alzheimer's disease when compared to people with normal cognition. This included variation in activity during waking hours and more fragmented activity during afternoons in participants with Alzheimer's.
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Apple AirTag Review: Expensive, but Potentially Useful
Apple’s new AirTag is a somewhat unique device, meant to help you keep track of personal objects by location on a map, and within short range. Is this Rs. 3,190 button-shaped device worth the fuss? Find out in this review.
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Facebook Criticises Apple Privacy Policy in Newspaper Advertisements
Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full page newspaper advertisements that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses.
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Apple to Combine Find My iPhone and Find My Friends Apps, Launch a Personal Item Tracking Device: Report
Apple is reportedly planning to combine its Find my Friends and Find my iPhone apps to create a new app that will support its upcoming item tracking device.
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Google Knows You Better Than Your Doctor Ever Could
Ad networks like Google and Facebook track users all over the internet with cookies and device identifiers. Such tech companies know things that a person would never admit to a doctor. Read here to know more.
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Apple Designer Jony Ive Is 'Zealous' Over the Tech Giant's Most Personal Device
Ive, Apple's chief designer, gave Apple's original wearable device a complete makeover in form and function.
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Track Repair Workers To Get Safety Device To Warn Of Incoming Trains
Concerned over cases of maintenance workers being run over by trains while patrolling the tracks, the Railway Board has now decided to add a personal safety device to their gear, along with their usual boots, gloves, rain coats, winter jackets and tool kit.
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Weight loss? There's an app for that - and it works
Mobile devices that let people track how much they eat and exercise may help them shed weight.
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Jobs says Apple made mistakes with iPhone data
"We haven't been tracking anybody," Mr. Jobs said in an interview on Wednesday. "Never have. Never will."
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Seasons And Geographic Locations Strongly Influence Sleep Patterns: Study
The study, led by researchers from Flinders University in South Australia, finds that sleep is shaped not just by personal habits, but by environmental factors like daylight, temperature, and weekly routines.
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Apple Patent Application Hints at AirPods Sensors That Allow Measurement of Brain Electrical Activity
AirPods could soon double as a device that can monitor brain activity. Apple has filed a patent application for an AirPods sensor mechanism that would allow the wearable device to monitor electrical impulses from the wearer's brain, just like the medical devices that require electrodes to be connected to a person's scalp. Here's how Apple's future ...
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JioTag, Apple AirTag-Like Bluetooth Tracker Launched in India: Price, Specifications
JioTag, an Apple AirTag-like Bluetooth tracker for devices and accessories, was launched in India on Thursday. Users can place it in their wallet, handbag, or any other personal item to keep track of the items.
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Apple AirTag Firmware Updates Adds Feature to Address Stalking Concerns, Fixes Accelerometer Bug: Report
Apple has rolled out two firmware updates for its AirTag item tracking device, but details on the changes have now been revealed in a new report. The updates bring precision finding for AirTags owned by someone else, among other changes.
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AirTag Stalking: Apple Faces Lawsuit by Two Women Over Dangerous Tracking by Exes
Apple was sued by two US women who have claimed that the company's AirTag allows stalkers to track and locate their victims. The Cupertino company had advertised the AirTag as “stalker proof” when it launched the device in April 2021, but privacy advocates have warned, and police reports have verified, that the tiny devices can be misused to tr...
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Smartwatches Could Help Detect Emerging Health Problems Using AI, Skin-Like Electronics, Study Shows
Researchers are developing skin-like electronics that could work with artificial intelligence (AI) to potentially detect problems such as heart disease, cancer or multiple sclerosis before obvious symptoms appear. They have developed a skin-like neuromorphic "chip" that consists of a thin film of a plastic semiconductor combined with stretchable go...
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Fitness Trackers, Smartwatches May Soon Be Able to Alert About Dementia
In a new study, researchers found substantial variations in the movement pattern of those with mild impairment or Alzheimer's disease when compared to people with normal cognition. This included variation in activity during waking hours and more fragmented activity during afternoons in participants with Alzheimer's.
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Apple AirTag Review: Expensive, but Potentially Useful
Apple’s new AirTag is a somewhat unique device, meant to help you keep track of personal objects by location on a map, and within short range. Is this Rs. 3,190 button-shaped device worth the fuss? Find out in this review.
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Facebook Criticises Apple Privacy Policy in Newspaper Advertisements
Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full page newspaper advertisements that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses.
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Apple to Combine Find My iPhone and Find My Friends Apps, Launch a Personal Item Tracking Device: Report
Apple is reportedly planning to combine its Find my Friends and Find my iPhone apps to create a new app that will support its upcoming item tracking device.
-
Google Knows You Better Than Your Doctor Ever Could
Ad networks like Google and Facebook track users all over the internet with cookies and device identifiers. Such tech companies know things that a person would never admit to a doctor. Read here to know more.
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Apple Designer Jony Ive Is 'Zealous' Over the Tech Giant's Most Personal Device
Ive, Apple's chief designer, gave Apple's original wearable device a complete makeover in form and function.
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Track Repair Workers To Get Safety Device To Warn Of Incoming Trains
Concerned over cases of maintenance workers being run over by trains while patrolling the tracks, the Railway Board has now decided to add a personal safety device to their gear, along with their usual boots, gloves, rain coats, winter jackets and tool kit.
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Weight loss? There's an app for that - and it works
Mobile devices that let people track how much they eat and exercise may help them shed weight.
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Jobs says Apple made mistakes with iPhone data
"We haven't been tracking anybody," Mr. Jobs said in an interview on Wednesday. "Never have. Never will."
