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Samsung plans to make its Galaxy Watch 6 better looking

Sam Lambert
Galaxy Watch 6 - Samsung Building

The electronics giant is expected to unveil the new and more appealing smartwatch in August. Samsung is expected to show its Galaxy Watch 6 to the world for the first time in August, and speculation about the device suggests that there will be some notable improvements in the way the smartwatch looks. The brand is already well known for quality, attractive devices but the company isn’t stopping there. According to some of the latest Galaxy Watch 6 leaks on sites known for getting it right, the Samsung smartwatch is going…

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Apple Watch heart study sells wearable tech to seniors for only $49

Julie Campbell
Apple Watch Study - Apple Watch

The tech giant is partnering with Johnson & Johnson to research atrial fibrillation. A new Apple Watch study with pharma giant Johnson & Johnson is examining the device’s capacity to detect a heart rhythm abnormality in seniors. Seniors assigned the wearable technology for the research are able to buy it at Best Buy for $49. This will become one of the biggest randomized digital health studies that has ever been conducted. The Apple Watch study is also another example of a pharmaceutical company and technology company partnering with a retailer.…

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Apple Pay swipes Starbucks’ long-held mobile payments crown

Julie Campbell
Apple Pay - Woman holding mobile phone with Starbucks case

The coffee chain has been the benchmark for m-payments success but no longer has the most users. For the first time, a general purpose mobile payments app has become more popular than Starbucks’ own as Apple Pay climbs to the top spot. The Seattle-based coffee company has been the gold standard for mobile payments success. New eMarketer Inc. data showed that Apple Pay now has more users than the Starbucks mobile payments service. Never before has a general purpose payment app been more popular than that of the coffee retailer.…

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Apple wearable tech provides reliable heart rate data, says new study

Julie Campbell
Apple wearable tech - Heart monitor

Preliminary results show that the Apple Watch offered feedback doctors and hospitals can use. A new preliminary study on Apple wearable tech showed that the device provides positive results in patient heart rate monitoring during everyday activities. The research was conducted for the Apple joint Heart Study with the School of Medicine at Stanford University. These promising results could change the way doctors monitor patent vitals when they leave the hospital. The accuracy of the feedback offered by Apple wearable tech could bring the Internet of Things into patient monitoring…

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New Apple Watch is more than your average wearable

Jennifer Goula
New Apple Watch - Apple Watch Series 4 - Apple - YouTube

The Apple Watch Series 4 has been granted FDA Clearance for ECG monitoring. Receiving clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), makes the new Apple Watch the first consumer device to receive this clearance from the federal agency to operate as an over-the-counter (OTC) ECG-monitoring device. The Apple Watch Series 4 is one of the only devices on the market to provide users EKG readings. Upon the unveiling of its new Apple Watch, at its September event, the tech giant confirmed that the approval its smartwatch received from…

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