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B-Eng has announced Battery Health 4 iOS

B-Eng has announced Battery Health 4 iOS (https://tinyurl.com/y7mg6fhk), a $4.99, dedicated Mac app to read relevant battery data of an iOS device battery.

It’s a menu item that displays relevant statistics from your iPhone or iPad battery. When it comes to battery statistics, there’s one number that is almost impossible to reveal: the loading cycles of your battery. By just plugging your iPhone to you Mac you can see all relevant data of its battery after starting the app on your Mac.

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Default Folder X 5.2 for macOS adds color toolbar icons, more

St. Clair Software has released Default Folder X 5.2 (https://tinyurl.com/2gm24v), an update to their Mac utility.

Default Folder X enhances the file dialogs in all macOS applications. It provides fast navigation to your files, previews, integrated Spotlight tagging, and more. Default Folder X’s custom keyboard shortcuts put your favorite and recent folders at your fingertips. Version 5.2 adds color toolbar icons, improves iCloud Drive support and fixes a number of issues.

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Apple to announce its first fiscal quarter of 2018 results on Feb. 1

Apple will announce the results of its first fiscal quarter of 2018 after markets close on Thursday, Feb. 1. A conference call for investors and the press will bet held at 2 p.m. Pacific.

Here’s the guidance the company has provided for the quarter: revenue between $84 billion and $87 billion; gross margin between 38% and 38.5%; operating expenses between $7.65 billion and $7.75 billion; other income/(expense) of $600 million; and a tax rate of 25.5%. The quarter is expected to be the company’s biggest and most profitable quarter ever.

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Smart fitness device market projected to reach $9.4 billion by 2025

The global smart fitness devices market is expected to reach $9.4 billion by 2025, according to a new report from Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com).

The research group notes that the smart fitness devices market has witnessed a rising demand among the growing urban population in a bid to enhance their fitness goals. Advantages such as accessing fitness activities data in remote and real-time operations have resulted in an increased penetration of the market.

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