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  • Apple's 'Underdogs' are back for a mad dash across Thailand

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    Brilliant! 
    watto_cobra

  • Vitals app will make you wear the Apple Watch while you sleep

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    atomic101 said:
    mike1 said:
    atomic101 said:
    Perhaps, to coincide with this, Watch 10 will provide 24 hours of expected battery life?
    New watches already do last at least 24 hours. Still have to pick time to charge for about an hour.

    Not officially.  Apple still states 18 hours of battery life for Series 9 and below (Ultra being the obvious exception).  My Series 5 still lasts longer than that (about 20 hrs on average), but my point is that if the "official" battery life could be raised, it would push things to a more realistic full day of wear.  As it stands now, I've always had to charge for an hour or so beyond the opportune shower top ups.

    Fully understand the compromise between battery and features.  However, a small bump to battery life would give a much-appreciated additional flex in active use.
    Fast charging on the 9 makes a big difference. Half an hour or less gives a great top up.
    dewmewatto_cobra

  • Australian swimmer caught in riptides rescued using his Apple Watch

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    Marvin said:

    He stayed on the line with emergency services for an hour and updated them as to his approximate location. A rescue helicopter was dispatched, located Shearman, and winched him into the craft to take him back to the beach.

    It's good that the battery in the Ultra can last this long and support an hour on a cellular call. It would be useful to have an easier way of sharing ad-hoc location with people. This would benefit taxi services too. Possibly a What Three Words integration:

    https://what3words.com/

    Then the location can be shared by text or reading the words on a call or the watch could emit a sound (like an audio QR code) that could be heard on the call and translated into a location. In the case of a riptide, sending a couple of locations would let the emergency support see which direction he was moving in.
    Unless you’ve turned it off, I thought calls to emergency services share your GPS location?
    watto_cobra

  • Google is finally adding a speedometer to Google Maps on iPhone

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    somebody please explain to me why there a need to put a speedometer or a speed limit warning in Google maps at all. I have my current speed displayed on my dashboard at all times. Why would I look down at the map app to see how fast I'm going. As well, what use would I have for a speed limit warning? I can see the speed limit signs at the side of the road and I can see from my dashboard, that I'm over the limit. All of this innovation becomes useless when you decide to stay at the same speed as the traffic flow. In my years of driving, the number of people driving above the limit is uncountable. If drivers can see the limit signs and consciously drive over the limit,what use is an app telling them the same information. In any case, taking your eyes off the road to look at a tiny symbol on a phone is dangerous. Just keep your eyes on the dashboard, it's directly in line with the road and has bigger numbers or displays.
    Indeed, it seems Apple agrees: July 10, 2024 10:29PM, no display of speed, yet it uses the knowledge of your speed intelligently. That's Apple Intelligence 🤣
    watto_cobra

  • England's poshest school Eton bans iPhones but provides iPads

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    Gerry-A said:
    How has he written this piece of rubbish. As a Londoner I can confirm iPhone's sold in the UK have  had e-sim capability for ages.
    Yup, I dropped into the comments to point out that I am using an esim service on a UK iPhone.
    watto_cobra