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iPhone Health Records begin to come online at assorted Canadian, U.K. medical institutions

This could come in handy. On Wednesday, Apple announced that in addition to over 500 institutions in the U.S. supporting storing data in the Health Records section of the iOS Health app, customers in Canada and the U.K. can also use this feature. iPhone Health Records are now storing in the following UK and Canadian […]

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Apple Maps testing hints at data expansion in the United Kingdom and Ireland

This should be sort of nifty if you’re headed across the pond any time soon. Apple has begun testing its update for Apple Maps, the test bringing more detailed information to its navigation app data being used in the United Kingdom and Ireland. During WWDC 2020, Apple announced that it would be bringing improved Apple […]

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Final 2017 emojis approved, en route for June

Additional emojis are coming your way. After months of work aligning Unicode 10.0 code points with new features in Emoji 5.0, the 2017 emoji list is now final. The new emojis include smileys, people, food, drink, flags, and for the first time: new fantasy characters such as a mermaid, genie, and vampire.

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Tim Cook speaks out against fake news, cites tech companies’ responsibility towards the issue

It’s not easy operating in a world where “fake news” has become a term. Apple CEO Tim Cook, in between tours of schools and meetings with developers in a trip to Britain, commented about the scourge of fake news in comments to The Telegraph. Cook, who pointed to false stories that spread like wildfire across […]

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Leaked memo indicates that Barclays will support Apple Pay by April

U.K. bank Barclays has confirmed that it will launch Apple Pay within the next 45 to 60 days, based on a two-week-old email dated January 12, suggesting the bank will support the iPhone-based mobile payments service by no later than March 28. The launch date was released by Barclays CEO of Personal and Corporate Banking […]