A bizarre bug has emerged that is affecting text messages between iPhone and Android users. According to a number of reports on Reddit, texts sent from an Android user to an iPhone user are erroneously adding an extra digit to the phone number. The problem primarily appears to affect Android users with an AT&T phone.

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Included with iOS 16.5 comes a variety of important security fixes. There are 39 vulnerabilities addressed in the latest iOS update and Apple notes that three of them were reported as actively exploited.

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Personal Voice lets folks with ALS train an iPhone, iPad or Mac to clone their voice, which is more affordable than the time-consuming voice banking process.

"Killers of the Flower Moon," directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, looks like an epic period piece.

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Multivew on Apple TV 4K lets you watch four simultaneous matches at once, change the layout by switching between quad and split-screen, and so on.

Learn how to stop your iPhone or certain apps from automatically entering Dark Mode at a specific time every day.

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for iOS, an application that brings the much-hyped chatbot powered by artificial intelligence to iPhone users.

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YouTuber Jeff Geerling travels the Atlantic for a face-to-face with Raspberry Pi CEO, Eben Upton

Benjamin and Chance discuss the iOS 17 Accessibility features Apple previewed this week. Apple also unveiled some new live concert features for Apple Music. Rumors give more color on the iPhone 16 spec situation, and anticipation for M3 Apple Silicon Macs grow. Plus, Chance goes hands-on with the newly-announced Beats Studio Buds+.

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Can't get enough soccer and baseball on Apple TV 4K? The new multiview feature lets you overdose with 4 simultaneous streams.

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tvOS 16.5 release brings two new features to your Apple TV, including support for the Thread 1.3 networking standard for the smart home.

Matter officially arrived last fall to improve the smart home device experience across platforms. Now the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) – which includes Apple – has launched the first Matter update. The release comes with changes and improvements to make it easier for developers to get started with Matter and complete certification while end-users should have a better experience with battery-powered devices.

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Protect your wearable with Speidel's sturdy case, which comes with a luxurious leather band for a timeless look.

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The macOS Ventura 13.4 release notes confirm sports-focused News app enhancements, along with fixes for Bluetooth, Screen Time, Auto Unlock with Apple Watch and VoiceOver.

Though omitted from the watchOS 9.5 release notes, Apple's simplified installation method for Apple Watch beta updates is also included in this update.

Apple has released iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, and macOS Ventura 13.4 for all compatible iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch, and Macs.

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The iOS 16.5 release notes mention enhancements like a new wallpaper, but Siri screen recording that was present in betas is nowhere to be seen.

Following over a month of beta testing, iOS 16.5 is now available to the general public. This update includes changes to Apple News, the addition of a new “Pride Celebration” wallpaper, and more. Head below for the full release notes with details on bug fixes, new features, and more.

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After months of beta testing, Apple has finally released macOS Ventura 13.4 to the public. The update, which is now available for macOS users, comes with new sports-related features, as well as a new system for installing beta software. Read on as we detail what’s new with macOS Ventura 13.4.

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Alongside iOS 16.5, Apple has also released watchOS 9.5 for Apple Watch users today. The headlining change in this update is an all-new Pride Celebration watch face to honor the LGBTQ+ community and culture.

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Apple today officially launched the new Multiview feature for , after having previously been previewed in beta for about a month. To take advantage of the new feature, update to tvOS 16.5 on your Apple TV set-top box.

Multiview allows Apple TV users to watch up to four streams of MLS Season Pass or MLB Friday Night Baseball at the same time.

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OpenAI has announced that it is releasing a dedicated iPhone app for its ChatGPT service. The app, which is available via the App Store, gives users the ability to use ChatGPT through a native app on their iPhone. The app is free to download and includes no ads. It’s currently only available in the United States, but OpenAI says availability will expand “in the coming weeks.”

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Georgia is now the fourth U.S. state to support digital driver’s licenses and IDs stored in the Wallet app on iPhone or Apple Watch.

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Nvidia is holding a Summer of RTX 2023 Sweepstakes and Contest to reward gamers and creators, respectively.

Pepsi teamed up Wednesday with Apple Music and Bad Bunny to launch a summer ad campaign and giveaway.

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We've compiled a list of all the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB cards from popular brands in the United States, including Gigabyte, PNY, Zotac and more. We'll update the list as other vendors reveal their plans.

All of today’s best deals have been rounded up courtesy of our pals at 9to5Toys. On tap for Thursday, a rare refurbished discount has landed on iPhone 14 Plus at $379 off. That’s joined by some savings on Apple Watch Series 7 models, as well as a new all-time low on M1 Mac mini at the nicest price yet of $420. That’s alongside iPhone accessories and more below the fold. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Learn how to extract the app icon of any installed app on your Mac and save that app icon as a PNG image with transparent background.

The bulky VR/AR headset that Apple is expected to introduce next month isn't even close to Tim Cook's original goal of slim AR glasses.

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A BSOD isn't necessarily the end, as you can continue after a crash with Linux if you use BugCheck2Linux.

Georgia has officially launched support to use driver’s licenses or state IDs on iPhone. It becomes the fourth US state to debut compatibility with Apple Wallet. While the support is convenient, Georgia notes “it is not a replacement for your physical copy.”

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Tristam has created a small, Raspberry Pi-powered travel router that uses OpenWRT to handle networking functions.

Whether it's to add value to the new range of GPUs on the way or shift stock, we like to see the price of graphics cards continue to fall.

Apple wants to manufacture next-gen microLED displays itself to reduce its reliance on Samsung for a critical component of its devices.

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Carrot Weather has received a notable update today with a number of improvements and changes. Arriving with the new release is the option to use new data sources including OpenWeather and regional services, a redesigned Time Machine, improved rain alerts for precipitation starting or stopping, improved location details, a new Smart Layout, and more.

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还记得互联网曾经是人们发现并与他人分享知识的地方吗？根据网络安全软件和服务公司Imperva的说法，那些美好的日子正在迅速消逝。在其最新的年度报告中，该公司发现，2022年所有互联网流量中有47.4%来自机器人，这是一个惊人的数字。这比一年前观察到的42.3%的不良机器人流量增加了5.1%，这是多么大的资源浪费。

Imperva将僵尸流量分为两类：坏僵尸流量和好僵尸流量。简单地说，坏的机器人是那些以恶意的方式运行自动任务的机器人。它们可以被用来在未经许可的情况下从网站上采集数据，或者制造分布式拒绝服务（DDoS）攻击。一些不良机器人甚至可以为欺诈和盗窃提供便利。

坏机器人可以进一步分类。在2022年，大多数 - 51.2%的不良机器人被认为拥有先进的复杂程度，随后是简单（33.4%）和中等（15.4%）的机器人。

坏机器人可以影响所有行业，但有些行业受到的影响比其他行业更大。根据Imperva的数据，游戏网站、电信和ISP、法律和政府网站、零售网页、金融服务、社区和社会网站以及旅游网站受影响最严重。数据还显示，坏机器人最常针对美国的网站。第二大目标国家，澳大利亚，登记的攻击次数不到美国的一半。

另一方面，好的机器人被描述为那些执行有用任务的机器人，如为搜索引擎编制网站索引或监测网站性能。

随着机器人流量的增加，人类互联网流量继续呈下降趋势。根据Imperva的数据，人类流量从2021年的57.7%下降到去年的52.6%。真实流量的高点出现在2019年，占62.8%，但此后一直在下降。

最新的报告是Imperva的第10个年度报告。过去十年发生了很多变化，但如上图所示，趋势线并不像人们想象的那样可以预测。

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AR startup Sightful's first laptop, the Spacetop, uses a Qualcomm CPU and glasses from Nreal to make a screenless laptop with as many windows as you want – as long as you only use web apps.

Apple’s AR/VR headset is set to be revealed in less than a month at WWDC, yet we still know very little of how this technology will work and what Apple’s use cases will be. Interestingly, this week I got a look at what I’d consider the first applicable workplace augmented reality tech for the masses from Sightful, a company founded by former developers of Apple’s acquired PrimeSense.

I don’t think the timing was a coincidence.

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We’re moving closer and closer to a passwordless future thanks to passkeys. After announcing that 1Password would officially launch support on June 6, now the popular password management platform has a handy tool for developers to add passkey support to apps and websites “with just a few lines of code.”

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You can now customize iPhones and iPads without a jailbreak on the latest firmware using the Cowabunga Lite application for macOS.

Specifications of AMD's Navi 33 XL GPU revealed once again by a leak.

Samsung's latest-gen DDR5 memory ICs have entered mass production on the 12nm node, and they are claimed to offer significantly lower power consumption and greater wafer economy.

Keep your words and research organized, even on your longest documents, with the Scrivener writing app for Mac or Windows.

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You can now use the popular MilkyWay 4 windowed multitasking jailbreak tweak on rootless jailbreaks such as Dopamine and palera1n.

时过境迁，“糖尿病”、“高血糖”的字眼，已经不再是年长者的代名词，随着当代人的暴饮暴食、无规律作息，此类慢病正逐渐的向年轻群体延伸。

前几天，华为常务董事、终端BG CEO、智能汽车解决方案BU CEO余承东的一条微博引起了我的注意，他表示华为WATCH 4星球系列手表将支持“高血糖风险评估研究”，这块表会针对你周期性佩戴身体数据进行分析，给出高血糖风险评估等级，帮助你管理血糖，这一研究让华为WATCH 4星球系列手表成为业界首款支持高血糖风险评估研究的智能手表。

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因为“高血糖”这种症状，基本上都是在你不知不觉中得上的，除非你经常做体检。但是现在大家生活节奏太紧张，像我，基本上平均两年体检一次。

据统计，全国有1.49亿中国人血糖超标，他们的血糖正在偷偷地升高，距离真正的糖尿病仅一步之遥。

也就意味着，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表的出现，算是给予了更多用户一个可能，在高血糖风险时，或可阻断发展成糖尿病的可能。

那么华为WATCH 4星球系列手表的高血糖风险评估研究效果如何呢？它还有那些新升级的点？我最近正好也拿到了华为WATCH 4 Pro木星棕，这篇文章，我想站在用户的角度，去体验一下。

支持高血糖风险评估研究 华为WATCH 4星球系列率先完善健康监测

高血糖的风险，以及人群逐年增加的信息就不多说了，那么华为WATCH 4星球系列手表是如何评估高血糖风险的呢？

首先第一点，就是佩戴时间得够，白天至少佩戴2小时，夜晚至少佩戴4小时，持续7到14天，基于华为TruSeen™ 5.0+监测技术和高性能传感器，华为独创了高血糖分形算法，通过用户7天以上的无感周期性佩戴，可集成白天和夜间不同状态下的生命体征监测数据，开展高血糖风险评估研究，随后你就可以在华为创新研究APP中查看到高血糖风险评估等级。分为高风险、中风险和低风险三种，如果出现中风险，建议你佩戴专业血糖仪再进行一次测试，如果出现高风险，建议直接就医检测。

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我将风险评估的截图放到了上方，可以看到，手表中显示了在什么时间段进行的分析，以及对风险等级的判定。

如果说评估到你有高血糖风险，那么华为WATCH 4星球系列手表会通过对你的作息时间监测，以及饮食规律分析，去推测出你的血糖为什么高。可能是摄入了过多的高糖、高油、高脂等食物，那么你也就知道了，下一步需要控制一下饮食，吃一些清淡的，以此调整健康状态。

体验下来，感觉准确度还是很高的，并且我认为这项研究肯定会在以后的智能穿戴上普及。这个既然研发出来了，那么就不能没有。就好比我们经常用温枪测试体温一样，测就为健康多了一个保障；不测，那就更难发现身体异常。

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当然，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表可不止有“高血糖风险评估研究”这一项，还支持ECG心电分析、心脏健康研究、血管健康研究、呼吸健康研究、肺功能评估、慢阻肺风险筛查等等，以及一个便捷功能“一键微体检”，只需要60秒，就能快速进行10项健康数据的检测和风险评估，快速检测心率、血氧、压力、体温、心电图、血管弹性、血管风险筛查、肺功能评估、慢阻肺风险筛查、肺部感染风险筛查，并在手表和App端同时生成微体检报告。

可以说在健康这个维度，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表的检测很全面了，因此它不仅适用工作群体，同样适合老年人佩戴。都说家有一老，如有一宝。给家里的老人，多一分健康保障，也算是尽一份孝心了。

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外观首次采用球面蓝宝石玻璃 也更轻薄了

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说完核心功能，再聊一下配色，有6种可以选择，分别是蔚蓝地球（Pro）、木星棕（Pro）、火星钛（Pro），以及华为 WATCH 4金星白、土星褐、幻月黑。

我个人的话更倾向于华为WATCH 4 Pro蔚蓝地球特别款，独特的蓝色钛合金表壳，搭配业界首款再生尼龙复合表带，很有辨识度，也更适合我这种90后潮流小年轻吧。如果是年长一些的中产阶级，推荐金星白和幻月黑这种沉稳的配色。

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华为WATCH 4 Pro和上代在外观上还有一个最大的不同，是采用了球面蓝宝石玻璃，蓝宝石玻璃要比普通玻璃更坚硬耐造，一些高端腕表用的也是蓝宝石玻璃，可对屏幕起到强大的保护作用。

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这次我也注意到，手里这款华为WATCH 4 Pro皮革版表带柔软细腻，经过多次弯折也不会出现褶皱。此外作为一名拥有华为WATCH 3系列皮革款的用家，四代表带这样的深棕要更显“深沉”。

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同时也更轻更薄了，华为WATCH 4 Pro表体厚度为12.9mm，较上一代缩减6.5%；华为WATCH 4表体厚度仅为10.9mm，较上一代减少10.3%，重量为48g，较上一代减轻11.1%，佩戴体验更加轻薄舒适。

运动模式不含糊 轨迹能生成地图/离线也能用

运动模式一直是华为智能手表比较注重的点，它会给你带来更多比较实用的功能。

举个例子，例如你去登山徒步，它可以按照你的行动轨迹生成地图，这个功能我觉得90%的智能手表都具备，对吧？

但是你登山徒步的时候，难免也会遇到没信号的情况，毕竟是在野外，然后这个时候手机和手表没信号，一般人肯定就慌了。但是，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表没信号也能用，离线时也能通过地图轨迹，指引你怎么怎么走，告诉你如何返航。

活力三环的界面也进行了升级，变得更加简洁，同时显示的数值也更科学。

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还有高尔夫、自由潜、登山等100+运动模式。总之，在运动方面，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表的确有自己的一套专业东西。

智能性拉满 实现万物互联一站式搞定

在智能方面，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表支不支持最新的HarmonyOS 3.1系统呢？答案也是意料之中的支持。

eSIM的独立通信能力升级，也就意味着，你的电话和信息能够独立收发，并且同时支持独立导航和打车，从此以后不用过分依赖手机，也不再需要用手机去操控手表这种多余操作。

系统上，全程帧率60Hz，支持全新负一屏、万能卡片、快捷功能夹和悬浮任务球等功能。

当然还支持万物互联，全屋智能、车、手机、耳机、健身器等多设备互联操控。其中通过AITO App远程查看汽车续航里程、电量和充电时间，还可远程操控车锁、车窗、空调、寻车，实现便捷控车体验。

可以说，HarmonyOS 3.1系统在手机上的惊喜，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表都具备。

大家一定要使用官方充电器，支持快充 图源：品玩lzh

最后说一下续航，超长续航模式下，华为 WATCH 4 Pro版本续航可用21天,华为 WATCH 4 是14天。正常使用的话，例如平时用手表操控汽车、家里的智能家居，然后下班了开开运动模式跑跑步，检测一下健康指标这种，华为 WATCH 4 Pro能够足够你只用12天，华为 WATCH 4 是8天。总的来说，这个表现在同价位中，成绩斐然。

写到最后

近30年，我国糖尿病患病比例显著增加，2015-2017年达到11.2%。但糖尿病的知晓率偏低，仅有36.5%（摘自《中国2型糖尿病防治指南（2020版）》）也就意味着，绝大多数人，是在不知不觉当中，患上了糖尿病。

这代华为WATCH 4星球系列手表我觉得路子找的很对，就是健康。现在全球范围内，高血糖的人群很多，正在以庞大的基数增长，正常情况下监测血糖会比较麻烦，而华为WATCH 4星球系列手表把这个问题化繁为简，放在了智能手表上，实打实的为生命健康而作出的创新，是智能穿戴未来的更需要前进的点，相信华为在这条路上越走越远。

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其他方面，例如更专业运动模式、更轻薄耐造的外观、更智能的系统还有更持久的续航表现，都在告诉你，华为WATCH 4星球系列手表是一款高性能、值得入手的一款产品。

据统计，我国智能穿戴设备出货量保持增长趋势,由2017年的0.57亿台增长至2021年的1.4亿台。2022年由于局部疫情反复、消费情绪回落以及行业升级瓶颈等多方面原因，预计智能穿戴设备出货量将下降至1.3亿台，2023年将缓增至1.5亿台。而华为逆势增长，据市场调研机构 Canalys数据显示，华为智能手表更是以24%的市场份额排名中国市场第一。

事实上，华为跻身智能穿戴行业并且保持第一至今，并且跨入销量亿级俱乐部，其深层次的内源动力就是背后的技术支撑、消费洞察与趋势把控。华为不仅知晓消费者究竟需要什么，还能让华为通过自身的技术积累快速推出满足消费者所需要的产品。这才是华为WATCH 4星球系列手表能从存量市场脱颖而出，得到消费者的认可，取得今日成功的核心、关键。

最后来说说价格：

华为WATCH 4 46mm：

土星褐 2699元、幻月黑 2699元、金星白 2899元

华为WATCH 4 Pro 48mm：

木星棕 3399元、火星钛 3999元、蔚蓝地球 3699元

值得注意的是，两款手表均支持高血糖风险评估研究，感兴趣朋友可以关注下。

Apple chipmaker TSMC is one of seven semiconductor companies to announce plans to invest in Japanese operations, ahead of a G7 summit in the country.

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Vietnam is the latest country to get an online Apple store to shop for iPhone, Mac and other products.

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A new report on the upcoming Apple Reality Pro AR/VR headset says that the device is significantly compromised, compared to the company’s original vision for the device.

It also says that some top Apple execs are skeptical about the potential of the product and are distancing themselves from it. The report – based on multiple sources close to the project – said that Apple will be selling it almost at cost, in contrast to the high margins it expects from other products …

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More high-end iPhones are being made in India, as Apple continues to reduce its dependence on China as a manufacturing center.

Apple has begun a three-stage shift of some flagship iPhone production from Foxconn in China to Luxshare in India …

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