Countering an analyst report earlier on Wednesday predicting a plateau to Apple Watch demand, investment bank Morgan Stanley says U.S. consumer interest is not just strong, but is increasing, with first-year sales estimated to hit 36 million units.
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A set of images posted to the Web on Wednesday claim to show a partially dismantled Apple Watch in-store display, suggesting Apple taps into a hidden data port via Lightning connector.
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Popular connected transportation service Uber hired away Apple lawyer Sabrina Ross to work on an internal team focusing on privacy law, according to a report on Wednesday.
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Apple Watch relies heavily on iOS Continuity features like Handoff to ease the load, in some cases transferring to iPhone complex tasks that require a keyboard or access to a full-fledged app. Not documented in the Apple Watch user guide, however, is the ability to transfer these same tasks to Mac.
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According to a report on Wednesday, Russia will be one of the first countries to host Apple’s upcoming on-demand streaming music service rumored to debut at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference next month.
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Phase two of Apple’s ambitious Campus 2 construction project is now underway as obsolete buildings have been demolished over the past weeks to make way for new testing workshops and facilities for research and development.
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Music service Spotify on Wednesday announced a slate of major changes — including the addition of videos, podcasts, and mood-based playlists — while Facebook officially expanded Messenger video calls worldwide.
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Silicon Valley venture capitalists are reportedly turning down requests from smartwatch maker Pebble for funding, leading to speculation that the company may be struggling following the launch of the Apple Watch.
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By J.R. Bookwalter Unless you’re on a regular nine-to-five work schedule, juggling ever-changing work shifts can be a pain. There is, of course, an app solution for taming this time-consuming beast, though, which makes your schedule easy to follow.Shifts is specifically designed for people who need to manage non-standard schedules, such as medical professionals or factory workers who don’t punch the clock on a traditional Monday through Friday routine. After creating one or more shifts — each with a unique name, icon, and color — adding them to a monthly calendar can be done in just a few taps.For hourly workers, Shifts can also use this data to offer a glimpse at your monthly earnings, which is a great addition, though it won’t help if you’re paid by the job. In that case, features such as a Today widget in Notification Center and reminders before the start of a shift are still very handy.The biggest drawback is that Shifts is currently an island unto itself — scheduled shifts are confined to the app and can’t be synced with other calendars, so they won’t show up on your Mac or PC, for example. Shifts offers a way to overlay data from calendars already on your device (which appear as a small dot underneath the date), but only from one at a time.The bottom line. Shifts has the potential to be a real convenience for workers who don’t punch the nine-to-five clock and want an easy way to track and check on their schedule, but the inability to sync with other calendar apps is a big limitation.Review Synopsis
Product:
Shifts — Shift Worker Calendar
Company:
Snowman Inc.
Contact:
builtbysnowman.com
Price:
$4.99
Requirements:
iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 8 or later
Positives:
Convenient and easy to use. Really does help with work scheduling. Handy Today widget.
Negatives:
Can’t be synched with other calendar apps.
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The MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is using the Apple Watch to improve the treament regimens of breast cancer patients, citing the advantages of wearables in getting people to change their behavior.
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