Dispute over blood oxygen measurement: Apple Watch in the USA again in court

Dispute over blood oxygen measurement: Apple Watch in the USA again in court

Even if it does not exist in Europe, where the patent dispute does not exist: Apple has deleted an important function from its Apple Watch in the USA since the end of 2023 – on the order of the American International Trade Commission (ITC). And that should stay that way for a long time: the … Read more

Blood oxygen function at Apple Watch remains prohibited for the USA

Blood oxygen function at Apple Watch remains prohibited for the USA

Apple has still not managed to build a patent dispute that has been pending for several years with the medical technology manufacturer Masimo. Apple Watch users in the United States have therefore no longer used the blood oxygen measurement, which has been 6 of the devices since the Series. In the meantime, an import ban … Read more

Blood pool: trillions of US dollars pulled out of the stock markets

Blood pool: trillions of US dollars pulled out of the stock markets

There is uncertainty on global stock markets due to the announced mass tariffs in the United States. Investors sell their shares, which results in deep red numbers. The S&P 500 index, consisting of the 500 largest US companies, has given up by 4 percent since Thursday, and 12 percent since the beginning of the year. … Read more

Apple Watch Ultra 3: Better radio equipment – and hopefully blood pressure measurement

Apple Watch Ultra 3: Better radio equipment - and hopefully blood pressure measurement

Apple's product policy at Apple Watch was somewhat confusing last autumn: While the standard model, the Series 10, received an adequate hardware update with an enlarged screen, there was only an additional color at the Ultra, the actual top model, it was otherwise at the stand of the Ultra 2 of 2023. With the Ultra … Read more

Tip: Apple Watch does not measure a blood oxygen at night – what you can do

Tip: Apple Watch does not measure a blood oxygen at night - what you can do

I wear my Apple Watch overnight to capture the vital signs. The next morning, however, there are often no data for blood oxygen saturation. Why? Advertisement A setting probably prevents the nightly measurement of the blood oxygen saturation. Since the red light used by the watch sensor slightly flashes between watch back and wrist, this … Read more