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Apple Research app receives update, features new hearing test, COVID-19 survey

Apple on Tuesday updated its Apple Research app to include updates for its Apple Hearing Study and its Apple Heart & Movement Study. The update features a new “Speech in Noise” test that helps with the Apple Hearing study, the test having been design to help researchers understand the user’s hearing ability under varying circumstances, […]

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How to activate COVID-19 Exposure Logging on your iOS device

One of the big changes that arrived with the iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 updates on Tuesday was the ability to track COVID-19 exposure through your iOS device. The mighty Charlotte Henry over at The Mac Observer has assembled the following quick instructions to activate this on your end. To turn on COVID-19 Exposure Logging […]

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Apple releases iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5 updates, focuses on FaceTime, Face ID, and COVID-19 contact tracing fixes

Apple on Wednesday released iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, the current updates to its mobile operating systems. The updates offer significant fixes and improvements, and also focus on speeding up access to the passcode field when wearing a face mask, introduce the Exposure Notification API to support COVID-19 contact tracing, and offer assorted bug fixes […]

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Apple releases COVID-19 app update, offers fixes, changes based on CDC guidance

Apple on Thursday released a substantial updated to its COVID-19 app and website, including both bug fixes and significant new information. Updates include new recommendations for healthcare workers to align with CDC guidelines, best practices for quarantining if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19, and new information for pregnancy and newborns. As of April, Apple responded […]

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Epic Games demos Unreal Engine 5, will bring development tools to macOS, iOS, among other platforms

The cool humans at Epic Games teased their upcoming Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) on Wednesday, offering a demo that promised super sharp and detailed gameplay on a variety of platforms. Albeit the demo was performed on a PlayStation 5, the Unreal Engine 5 will be incorporated to games headed to the iOS and macOS as […]