Masimo’s claims falter as Apple defends smartwatch designs in court

Apple and Masimo's patent and trade secret dispute has intensified through lawsuits as Apple defends its innovations and Masimo's claims are rejected in court. Apple and medical equipment maker Masimo have been embroiled in lawsuits highlighting the high-stakes nature of intellectual property in technology. Initially rooted in Masimo's allegations of trade secret misappropriation, the dispute…

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M4 14-inch MacBook Pro vs M3 14-inch MacBook Pro: Specs, features, price compared

Months after a debut on the iPad Pro, Apple has finally moved the M4 to the MacBook Pro. Here's what's different in the base 14-inch MacBook Pro between the M3 and M4 versions. Apple's regularly scheduled update to the MacBook Pro lineup has happened again, but this time in somewhat unusual circumstances. This generation features…

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Developers can begin work on an app intent system that will make Siri smarter in 2025.

App Intents will let developers pass onscreen data to Apple Intelligence Apple's latest betas for iOS 18.2 and the rest support developer testing of the new app intent system that will ultimately make Siri more contextually aware in a later release. Users that excitedly updated to the public release of iOS 18.1 for access to…

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IDrive review: an excellent app handling local and internet backups

At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Fast online uploads and stable performance. Excellent for the price, especially where online storage is concerned. No device limit. Cons User interface could use additional elements to show how much time has passed and how much time is remaining for a given task. Strange permissions bug. Web app not as…

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The M4 Ultra will reportedly get a massive core upgrade for Apple’s highest-end Macs

With the recent MacBook Pro release, Apple introduced the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips, but there’s still one more chip in the series left: the M4 Ultra. A recent report gives us a little glimpse of what to expect from the top-of-the-line Mac chip. In his recent Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman…

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Apple News will use Live Activities to track election results live on iPhone

Election results will be available as a Live Activity on iPhone If you're not feeling plugged in enough during the 2024 election, Apple News has a way to get up-to-the-second results on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch through Live Activities. Apple originally introduced Live Activities as a way to whimsically take advantage of the…

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New in iOS 18.2 developer beta 2: More settings for ChatGPT and Camera Control

iOS 18.2 developer beta 2 is now available for download. iOS 18.2 has received its second developer beta, as Apple Intelligence testing continues. Here's everything you need to know about the software update and the changes it includes. On Monday, Apple released iOS 18.2 developer beta 2, which brings iOS 18.2 to iPhone models as…

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Apple is researching smart glasses with an internal study, report claims

Apple is reportedly exploring Smart Glasses with an internal study. Apple is reportedly using an internal study to gauge interest in smart glasses as the company continues to develop its own Apple Glass, an eventual successor to Apple Vision Pro. The aforementioned study was supposedly launched at the end of October and is known under…

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