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  • Apple Watch 'Series 6' to include new blood oxygen detection


    What do you have against odd numbers? lol

    I'm actually in exactly the same upgrade cycle.
    Haha! I don’t know! My first iPhone was the 4. Before that, I wasn’t completely sold on how “great” everyone was saying the iPhone was. Been obsessed ever since.

    Got the 5 and then broke the cycle cause I just had to have TouchID. Then the Plus size phones ever since. But skipped the 8, X and 11 and currently have the XS Max. But I can’t take these huge, heavy phones anymore. I miss the one handed operation of the smaller phones and don’t care for FaceID. I’m buying a 2020 SE this weekend, a black one. Kind of reminds me of the black 4 I had :# Back glass with the mirrored Apple logo. Very slick design. 

    I’ve been on the same cycle with the iPad, as well. Starting with the 2 LOL
    watto_cobra
  • Apple Watch 'Series 6' to include new blood oxygen detection

    mike1 said:

    I think much of the user base has to charge their phone every night. Did not notice a difference with battery life on my phone when I got my S4 Watch 2 years ago. BT is always on anyway just so it can connect with the car and the AirPods and a BT speaker.

    Personally, I've never been able to get a second day of normal usage out of the battery. Sometimes on a weekend or vacation where I'm not using the phone as much, but never during a normal day. For me, battery improvements need to be in daily increments. Does me no good if I can get a day and half out of the battery.
    I leave my Bluetooth on all the time now too so it does connect when I get in my car. Pre-Apple Watch, I tried only turning it on before getting in the car (sometimes it wouldn’t connect if the car was already started) but kept forgetting. It does take a toll on battery life for me. But, I really do love the watch, so I leave it on. 

    And you’re right about the day and a half battery. A lot of times I’d be able to get 2 full days before using Bluetooth all the time, but occasionally, it would turn out to be a day and a half and that’s even more hassle having to charge it in the middle of the day while at work, because I don’t sit at a desk all day. 
    GeorgeBMac
  • Apple iPhone shipments grew 13.1% in Q2 despite pandemic, report says

    Beats said:
    2014 called... They want their "peak iPhone" back.
    :D That’s a good one. I will actually be getting the new SE. After carrying around a brick for a phone for the last 6 years (thanks Samsung for that category of device)  I’m going back to the smaller form factor. I  miss the one handed usability of those phones. And I miss TouchID. Having the XS Max since it came out, I haven’t been too impressed with FaceID. Too many stipulations to get it to work efficiently. And one of those being YOU CAN’T HAVE YOUR FACE COVERED! 

    I know they didn’t plan it this way, but Apple couldn’t have dropped the new SE at a better time. I really hope they keep this series around for a long time in its current specs. 
    watto_cobra
  • Apple Watch 'Series 6' to include new blood oxygen detection

    I don’t understand how the watch will be able to determine this data, but it’s pretty cool. I love the watch and will definitely be upgrading this year. So far, I’ve had the Series 2 and currently the 4, both Nike editions. So I guess the next logical one should be the 6 😄 

    The only thing I don’t like about having an Apple Watch is it’s negative effect on my iPhone batteries. I STILL have to charge my phone every night. I did an experiment recently and shut off Bluetooth entirely for a whole day. The difference is huge! 
    Beats
  • Twitter breach that impacted Apple was result of spear phishing attack

    They made 100k! And that’s just from a tiny percentage of people that actually believe everything they read online. Thats pretty sad. As for the way they got in, again, stupidity. And hackers are taking full advantage of it. 
    watto_cobra