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How to log interval workouts with Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]
Interval training has become very popular these days, thanks to high-intensity interval training, or HIIT. Proponents of this type of exercise say it delivers many of the benefits of a much longer workout in a short, sharp burst. The great thing about intervals is...
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Why Apple’s Thanksgiving Day Challenge could change your life [Cult of Mac]
Apple is sending us mixed messages this Thanksgiving. On the one hand, it’s encouraging Apple Watch owners to get active with the Thanksgiving Day Challenge 2019. But on the other hand, it’s serving up new episodes of Apple TV+ shows a day early, so we can collapse...
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How to edit Apple Watch workouts [Cult of Mac]
When you finish logging a workout with Apple Watch, you can gloat over all your hard work in the Activity app on your iPhone. This provides all kinds of useful charts, maps and trends to show you how you’re doing. But what if you logged that workout by accident? Or if...
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Why Apple needs outside help to create hit products [Cult of Mac]
Recent rumors suggest that Apple is leaning on another company to help develop its highly anticipated augmented reality headset. At first, I thought that sounded crazy. Apple Glasses look set to be the company’s biggest new product launch since Apple Watch. Surely...
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How to use running cadence on Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]
The Apple Watch running cadence setting arrived in watchOS 5, but if you didn’t notice, you’re not alone. It tends to get buried in the myriad stats Cupertino provides for runners. Plus, there’s a lot of confusion about what it actually means and whether it’s useful....
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iPad sketch app Paper adds brilliant creative templates [Cult of Mac]
Looking for some fun stuff to do with your Apple Pencil? Then you should definitely check out today’s update to Paper by WeTransfer, which introduces a new Paper Store. Despite its name, the Paper Store doesn’t actually sell paper. Instead it offers a range of 28...
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iPad is catching up with Mac, but it will never be as easy to use [Cult of Mac]
Thanks to the recently launched iPadOS, I can finally do simple things on my iPad that I’ve always been able to do on my Mac. Like opening multiple documents in the same app, or installing fonts. Trouble is, while these things are easy to do on a Mac, they’re...
Why Apple Watch Series 5 is a welcome surprise
I wasn’t expecting much from the Apple Watch Series 5 refresh. The rumor mill only predicted new ceramic and titanium finishes, plus maybe sleep tracking. That was all for this year. But it turns out Apple had three big surprises hidden up its sleeves — new features...
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Why sports apparel brands are giving up on fitness apps [Cult of Mac]
Remember when every sports apparel brand needed an app to be cool? Ten years ago, the Nike+Apple partnership was in its ascendency, while Under Armour and Adidas were splurging millions acquiring fitness apps like MyFitnessPal and Runtastic. Back then, brand owners...
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Review: Form’s AR swim goggles blow Apple Watch out of the water [Cult of Mac]
Fitness tech startup Form launches its first product today: augmented reality swimming goggles. You might think AR sounds like a bit of a gimmick for swimmers. I certainly did. My Apple Watch already does a pretty good job of logging my swimming workouts, so I didn’t...