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Apple is prototyping a screenless fitness band to take on Whoop
Apple's building a screenless fitness band to chase Whoop, but hasn't decided if it's brave enough to ship it.
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Apple Watch Series 12 heart rate tracks a chest strap on runs but lags in the gym
After 100 miles against a chest strap, Tom's Guide finds the Series 12's heart sensor accurate, but no leap over a Garmin.
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Suunto Race 3S leak lists a $499 price and 45 hours of GPS
Suunto just solved the ultrarunner's dilemma: multiday GPS tracking without adding bulk. Silicon-carbon batteries in a 53-gram watch that doesn't get thicker is the kind of engineering that makes a category leader.
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Some Pixel Watch users got a High Health Guardian report despite normal tests
Health Guardian’s first Pixel Watch reports are out, and some owners got a High that their glucose tests and cuffs don’t back up.
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Apple's Watch trade secret case against Oppo can go ahead
Apple Watch health sensor IP is now legally protected against Chinese competitors in US courts. If Apple wins, it sets a precedent that poaching engineers to steal wearable health tech carries real consequences.
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Mobvoi’s TicNote Watch records and summarizes meetings for $249
Hold the TicNote Watch's button for two seconds and it records the conversation offline, at a $199 introductory price.
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QALO's first fitness band skips a screen and a subscription
Wear the ring to bed and the band to the gym, and it's all one health profile.
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Apple Watch Ultra 4 review: same $799 price, a more accurate heart sensor, missing software
Gizmodo reviewed the Ultra 4 before the new Health app shipped, so the $799 watch was tested without its headline software.
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Apple lost a $5.7 billion Taptic Engine patent verdict and will appeal
Apple owes $5.7B for the Taptic Engine vibrations in every iPhone and Apple Watch it's ever shipped.
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UnaliWear files a second import complaint against Samsung, Google and Garmin
UnaliWear just hit Samsung, Google, and Garmin with a second patent complaint before the first one's even resolved.
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Xiaomi phones can now pair with an Apple Watch, after an iPhone sets it up
Xiaomi's HyperOS 4 lets Apple Watch handle calls, messages, and health sync on a Xiaomi Android phone.
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Google Health now counts Garmin and Apple Watch workouts toward Cardio Load
Your Garmin runs finally count toward Cardio Load, as long as the heart rate syncs with the workout.
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Apple Watch Series 12 matches Garmin's best heart rate sensor
I pitted the Apple Watch Series 12 against the Garmin Forerunner 570.
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Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 start tracking blood pressure trends this week
No cuff and no subscription on the watch. You set it up now, but the first monthly report lands in early October.
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watchOS 27.0.1 fixes the random restarts on the Series 12 and Ultra 4
Owners reported reboots mid-workout and mid-call. watchOS 27.0.1 fixes it on the Series 12 and Ultra 4, and Apple hasn't said what broke.
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watchOS 27.2 code hides an iPhone-style screenshot preview for Apple Watch
Share or delete a capture before it reaches your iPhone. The flow is switched off, and Apple has not announced it.
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Coros Pace 4 Pro launches at $449 with its biggest screen yet
Garmin's Forerunner 970 costs more and doesn't have sapphire crystal. Coros noticed.
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The Apple Watch App Switcher is back in watchOS 27.2 beta 2
watchOS 27.2 beta restores the App Switcher via a press-and-hold gesture, freeing the Digital Crown double-press for the new Live Rewind feature.
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The Apple Watch Series 12 puts a step count on your wrist, and needs its new chip to do it
Apple calls it the most accurate heart rate in a wearable. The first chest-strap test isn't sure it beats the Series 11.