Apple’s redesigned Health app adds five movement evaluations, covering flexibility, strength, balance, movement mechanics and VO2 max, that use the iPhone camera together with Apple Watch. Apple says the tests were developed with clinicians and run entirely on device, with no video recorded, stored or shared. The evaluations feed the movement health category of the…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Battery Life Explained: 50 Hours, 84 in Low Power, 45 Hours of GPS in Max Extended Mode
Apple Watch Ultra 4 is rated for up to 50 hours of battery life in normal use, up to 84 hours in Low Power Mode, up to 25 hours in Extended Workout mode and up to 45 hours in a new Max Extended Workout mode. Those are Apple’s own figures from today’s press release for…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Is Official: $799, 50-Hour Battery, S11 Chip and a 100-Mile Race Mode
Apple announced Apple Watch Ultra 4 today at its Surprise and shine event, and the headline numbers are a $799 starting price, up to 50 hours of battery life, a new S11 chip and a Max Extended Workout mode that runs for up to 45 hours. Pre-orders are open now, and the watch arrives in…
Apple Watch Readiness Score Explained: What the 0 to 10 Rating Means and How to Use It
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 add a Readiness score, a single daily number from 0 to 10 that Apple builds from recent activity, training load, vitals and sleep. Each score comes with one of four recommendations: Recover, Pace Yourself, Ready or Go For It. Keynote coverage described a new Readiness app,…
Apple Watch Series 12 Health Sensing System Explained: Heart Rate Every 5 Seconds, HRV Every 5 Minutes
Apple Watch Series 12 introduces what Apple calls the Health Sensing System: new optical and electrical heart sensors that measure heart rate every 5 seconds all day and heart rate variability every 5 minutes, which Apple says is 24 times more often than before. The same system is in the Apple Watch Ultra 4, and…
Apple Watch Series 12 Colors and Materials: Ceramic Returns in Pearl White and Night Blue
Apple Watch Series 12 comes in eight case finishes across three materials: four aluminum, two titanium and, new to the lineup, two ceramic. The ceramic case ships in pearl white and night blue, and Apple has not published its price. Keynote coverage confirmed the ceramic option before Apple’s press release did, and our Series 12…
Apple Watch Series 12 Price and Release Date: $399, Pre-Orders Open Today, In Stores September 18
The Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399 in the US, pre-orders opened today, September 9, and the watch arrives in stores on Friday, September 18. Apple also sells it through its upgrade lease at $11.99 per month over 24 months. That is the same $399 starting price as last year’s Series 11. Unlike the…
Apple Watch Series 12 Is Official: Price, Release Date, Health Sensing System and Every New Feature
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 12 today at its “Surprise and shine” event, with a starting price of $399, pre-orders open now and in-store availability on Friday, September 18. The headline change is a new Health Sensing System that measures heart rate every 5 seconds and heart rate variability every 5 minutes. The price…
iPhone 18 Pro Features You Get on an Older iPhone With iOS 27, and the Ones You Do Not
iOS 27 arrives Monday, September 14 as a free update, four days before the iPhone 18 Pro reaches stores from $1,199. Several of the features Apple showed alongside the new phones are software, which means an older iPhone gets them without a $1,199 purchase. Others depend on the A20 Pro, the new camera hardware or…
The 10 Best iPhone 18 Pro Features, Ranked
The iPhone 18 Pro, from $1,199, arrives on September 18 with a long list of changes: a 2-nanometer A20 Pro, a variable aperture camera, up to 45 hours of video playback on the Pro Max and a smaller Dynamic Island. Not all of them matter equally. This ranking is our read on which upgrades will…