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AirPods to be manufactured in India for the first time as Apple prioritizes supply chain diversification

A new deal between Foxconn and Apple will see AirPods manufactured in India for the first time. Via Reuters, Foxconn is investing $200 million in a new factory in India that will produce Apple’s wireless earbuds, among other products.

Although AirPods manufacturing offers much lower margins than what Foxconn makes on iPhone production, the company reportedly went ahead with the deal to “reinforce engagement” with Apple. Apple specifically requested an Indian production site, as the company prioritizes diversification from China.

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New health monitoring features powered by AirPods coming soon, ‘Bloomberg’ says

Apple itself has acknowledged the health potential of AirPods, teasing that it’s an area in which it’s heavily investing. Now, Bloomberg reports that we can expect Apple to launch new health features for AirPods sometime in the next year or two.

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Apple Watch finds invisible heart condition for 36-year-old author: ‘It’s not a feature I’d ever expected to use’

A new report from the BBC highlights what is only the latest instance of a person’s Apple Watch alerting them to a potentially deadly heart condition. Adam Croft, a 36-year-old from Bedfordshire, recounted the experience: “It’s not a feature I’d ever expected to use.”

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Hands-on: Beats Fit Pro now available in three impressive new colors (unlike AirPods) [U]

Update, March 7, 2023: Beats has debuted a new ad spot for Beats Fit Pro today featuring tennis star Frances Tiafoe. Check it out below.

Beats is expanding its lineup of with a trio of new colors. Beats Fit Pro first launched in November 2021 with an impressive set of features, including Apple’s H1 chip, Active Noise Cancellation, and Transparency Mode.

Starting this week, Beats Fit Pro will be available in three new colors: Coral Pink, Volt Yellow, and Tidal Blue.

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AirPods Pro 2 prove dominant as sales surge, AirPods 3 shipments lag

Hot on the heels of data showing just how dominant the iPhone was in 2022, Canalys is out with its breakdown of the “smart personal audio market” for Q4 of 2022. As you might expect, Apple had a dominant holiday quarter, even though its own shipments and the overall market took a year-over-year tumble.

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Apple Women’s Health Study shows promise in predicting serious conditions

Preliminary findings from the Apple Women’s Health Study show that menstrual cycle tracking on iPhone and Apple Watch has the potential to detect risk factors for serious health conditions.

The team behind the study said that this is an under-researched area, and the data from 50,000 study participants is advancing the science in this field …

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Move out of China urgently, AirPods supplier told

A major AirPods supplier says that US client reps have been visiting the company on an almost daily basis to ask when it can move out of China. While Apple is not explicitly named, it is near-certain that it is one of the companies applying pressure.

The Chinese contract manufacturing giant said that it is investing in Vietnam, as well as considering expanding into India …

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Apple VP of Health discusses future of Apple Watch and health in India

Dr. Sumbul Desai has become an important name within Apple. For those unfamiliar, she’s the company’s vice president of health and is directly involved with the development of the Apple Watch. In a recent interview with The Hindu Business Line, Dr. Desai discussed the future of health technologies on the Apple Watch and also about partnerships with Indian researchers.

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Apple unveils latest ways researchers are using Apple Watch to ‘explore new frontiers in heart health’

Apple has announced a handful of new ways the Apple Watch is being used by researchers to “explore new frontiers in heart health/” The company says that upcoming projects include using the Apple Watch ECG app with children and adolescents, measuring the heart health of firefighters, and much more.

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Apple Watch user recounts harrowing health scare: ‘I’d have just passed out and died without ever knowing’

Time and time again, the Apple Watch has been credited with saving lives with its heart monitoring, Emergency SOS, and fall detection features. Now, an Apple Watch user has taken to Reddit to share how their Series 7 saved their life, saying, “I’d have just passed out and died without ever knowing if not for my Apple Watch.”

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