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Fitbit overhauls its app experience with groups and guided goals

Fitbit’s focus for 2017 is all about software, the company said at CES, and it’s starting with a trio of app updates. Fitbit has always been a social app, recognizing that competition and encouragement are key to sticking with a … Continue reading

Google Calendar helps you keep your workout resolution with Fit, Health integration

With the start of every new year comes resolutions, and for many of us that means one thing above all: vowing to get fit. But with a little help from Google Calendar, 2017 might be the year we actually follow … Continue reading

Apple’s profit slump means a pay cut for Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s total compensation took a dive for 2016, as the company missed its financial targets for the year. The company’s earnings for the year to Sept. 24 dropped 14 percent compared to a year earlier. As a … Continue reading

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How to make sure Time Machine backs up external drives

Mike Keslosky uses Time Machine, and wants to shift his Photos and iTunes libraries from his startup volume to an externally connected hard drive. But he’s concerned that after he moves those libraries and deletes them from his internal drive … Continue reading

Meet HiMirror Plus, a smart skin analyzer that points out all your wrinkles

I don’t know about you, but I buy my mirrors at IKEA. I don’t expect them to do anything more than help me figure out if my hair is sticking up or if my eyeliner has gone horribly awry. But … Continue reading

How to download your Flickr photo library and transfer it to Google Photos or iCloud Photo library

After two massive password breaches, the precise future of Yahoo is uncertain from a couple of different angles. Reports indicate that its buyer, Verizon, may have second thoughts or be trying to renegotiate the multi-billion-dollar purchase price. But even if … Continue reading

Apple removes the New York Times app in China following government request

Apple says it’s just playing by the rules… Over the holidays, Apple removed the New York Times mobile apps, both the English-language version and the Chinese-language version, from the App Store in China. The Times originally reported that its apps were … Continue reading

37% off Workfit 1000 Bicycle & Standing Desk, Adjustable and Folding With Pulse – Deal Alert

Why sit sedentary all day when you can burn calories working, reading or watching a movie on your tablet. This fully adjustable exercise desk features a computer for tracking pulse as well as calories burned, speed, distance, and other data. … Continue reading

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Meet Pinn, Launchboom’s clip-on wearable for taking calls and getting notifications

Think of Launchboom’s new wearable Pinn like the love child of a smartwatch and a Bluetooth headset. The little gadget that clips to your clothing has a single wireless earbud you can detach to take calls, and it can notify … Continue reading

20% off Spigen 42mm Apple Watch Case and 2 Screen Protectors – Deal Alert

For the ultimate protection against drops and scratches, Spigen has invented the Rugged Armor case for your 42mm Apple Watch. The case features glossy accents and carbon fiber textures, and air absorption for superior shock protection.  The product ships with … Continue reading