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Editor’s desk: MacBook Pro devolution, Apple Watch and Research, Vaping nannying

Peter Cohen ∙ November 17, 2019
16-inch MacBook Pro

This week's was dominated by a few headlines that caught my attention. The first, of course, was Apple's long-awaited introduction of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. The next came when Apple announced the release of its Research app and announced three studies designed to work with it, all on the same day as Stanford researchers offered up the full results of their 2017 Apple Watch heart study. The final thing was Apple's controversial decision to nix the availability of vaping apps on the App Store - which isn't sitting right with medical marijuana advocates, especially. Let's dive right in.

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Apple Watch Noise app helps autistic man with social issues

Peter Cohen ∙ November 16, 2019
Noise app on Apple Watch

Apple introduced the Noise app with watchOS 6 this year. The feature – available on Apple Watch Series 4 and later - measures ambient noise, and is aimed at helping Apple Watch wearers to protect their hearing. Now People magazine has a story about how the Noise app is helping an autistic man to manage an issue that could cause social discomfort.

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My favorite wrist bands for the Apple Watch Series 5

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 1, 2023

No sooner than Apple’s launch of the Apple Watch Series 5 did I quickly hop online to pre-order my space black titanium Edition model. I’ve since experimented with a plethora of different Apple Watch bands, and with that in mind, I’ve decided on those I like best and use frequently, depending on the occasion.

Since I can’t be the only one with a never-ending hunger for new Apple Watch bands, I’ll be using this piece to delve into my five favorites. I’ll first discuss what it is I enjoy about each one, then talk about the things I don’t like, and lastly, I’ll attempt explain what I think each band is best suited for.

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Apple earnings in review: Wearables, services bigger than ever

Peter Cohen ∙ October 30, 2019

Apple's fourth quarter earnings report is in. The company reported revenues of $64 billion and net profits of $13.69 billion, or $3.03 earnings per diluted share, up 4 percent year over year. Apple beat Wall Street's estimates by almost $1 billion in revenue and 20 cents per share. The devil is in the details, as they say, so let's take a look at what Apple reported to understand what this means going forward with some context.

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