A new update to the Strava iOS app brings the ability for Apple Watch users to automatically sync activities with the app. This will enable Apple users to compete with friends on other platforms.
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Apple has acquired the sleep monitoring company, Beddit. The terms of the deal aren't known as of writing. Beddit users will still get support but user data will be subject to Apple's privacy policy.
Apple has been having some trouble defining the role of its Watch. Having relegated it to the fitness market, the company now reportedly hopes to build on that and push into the healthcare sector.
Apple has been reported to have dropped certain health related features from the Apple Watch due to inconsistent performance and to avoid issues with regulatory authorities across the world.
Apple released iOS 8 yesterday to the masses but some last minute bugs have led the company to remove apps using the various HealthKit features introduced in the new version of its mobile OS.
With health and fitness being all the rage, iOS 8 has certainly beefed up in that respect adding a multitude of features through the upcoming HealthKit app, including tracking your breathing!
As Apple continues to work on its rumored iWatch, sources claim that athletes like Kobe Bryant are being tapped to test out the upcoming device. The iWatch is slated for an October release.
HealthKit, a healthcare software developer, has criticised Apple for using the same name to brand its new iOS 8 health tools, saying: "Are they so big that they are above doing a Google search?"
