Apple Watch Series 3 can track skiing and snowboarding

Thanks to watchOS 4.2 apps like Slopes, snoww, Squaw Alpine, Snocru and Ski Tracks  can now accurately report metrics like vertical descent, distance, number of runs, average speed and calories burned thanks to the built-in altimeter which can develop elevation.

More importantly, this information is gathered and reported towards a user's fitness performance. Being able to track calorie burn, run count, and speed make use of hardware like the altimeter elevation readings, accelerometer and GPS.

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Apple Watch helps you ring in 2018 with fireworks on the clock face

One of the Easter eggs Apple hid inside the watchOS 4 update got debuted to users around the world as the clock struck 12 to welcome the New Year. If you own an Apple Watch, you might have seen (or you will be seeing) fireworks light up your watch’s face. The Apple Watch does the same for birthdays, too. So, if it isn’t midnight yet where you are, you can keep your eye out for this.

Source: 9to5Mac

Apple and Stanford University use the Apple Watch to study irregular heart rhythms

Apple, together with Stanford University, has just launched an app designed to collect irregular heart rhythm using the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor. It’s part of the company’s Heart Study initiative the company announced back in September when it launched watchOS 4. The app, called Apple Heart Study, can detect irregular heart rates using existing Apple Watch tech. It makes use of green LED lights that flash hundreds of times per second as well as photodiodes that detect how much blood is flowing through the wrists. If it senses irregularities, it’ll send notifications to the user telling them they might be suffering from atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Launched in the US, those who choose to participate in the study are provided a free consultation with a study doctor and an electrocardiogram (EKG) patch for further observation. Apple is opening the study to users who are 22 years old or older with an Apple Watch Series 1 or later.

Source: The Verge

Compugen introduces new service to support Apple products for Canadian enterprise market

Compugen is looking to bring more Apple products into the Canadian enterprise space. The company will be adding the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV as part of its Device-as-a-Service program, which customers can avail via a monthly subscription model. On top of that, they will be selling unlocked iPhones that can be bought and activated through Compugen or through their carrier of choice.

With Compugen’s support for Apple products, customers have access to a 24/7 help desk, on-site, desk-side support, as well as DaaS and managed service offerings. The Ontario-based company will handle everything from purchase to configuration to repair or replacement. Their goal is to give customers direct, rapid, and consistent setup, upgrade, and decommissioning to help save on capital expense. Aside from that, Compugen is also offering customized industry blueprints that provide targeted repeatable solutions for specific industries like healthcare, utilities, and retail.