Monthly Archives: October 2023

Apple wants to use your mattress as a body temperature sensor

By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Following its Beddit aquisition, Apple has been looking at ways to use its smart mattress technology coupled with temperature sensors to identify the start of menstrual cycles, and as a measure of general health.It doesn’t look like the most comfortable sleeping position, but this illustration from the patent is meant to show that sensors can be unobtrustiveEver since Apple acquired the Beddit sleep-tracking firm …

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October Deal Days extends to popular software, from Office for Mac for $32.97 to Windows 11 Pro for $29.97

By news@appleinsider.com (Michael Stroup) StackSocial is stacking up the deals on software platforms from Microsoft Office to Rosetta Stone, allowing you to become the most productive version of yourself possible. AppleInsider is rounding up the top bargains from the company’s October Deal Days event.StackSocial has must-have software on sale for up to 86% off.Save up to 86% on software solutions like Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, now on sale for …

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TikTok is considering offering an ad-free subscription to keep up with rival platforms

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Code found within the TikTok app suggests that the popular video-sharing website may roll out a new ad-free monthly subscription plan.TikTok, known for popularizing short-format video content on social media, is preparing to begin testing a monthly subscription plan allowing users to browse content without advertisements.Strings found in the latest release of the TikTok app, …

Source:: Apple Insider