Apple lets veterans track their health records on the iPhone

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The Health Records feature in the iPhone Health app is now open to veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration. (Photo: Apple)Following a visit to a VA health care facility, the participating vet's Apple device will automatically receive updated health record information within 24 hours. The Health app on the iPhone isn't new, nor is the Health Records feature within the app where the data will be stored. In a release, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, "We have great admiration for veterans, and we're proud to bring a solution like Health Records on iPhone to the veteran community. It's truly an honor to contribute to the improved health care of America's heroes."Apple's move is just the latest by the company to salute the country's fighting men and women.

Apple iPhone replacement cycle slowing, Toni Sacconaghi says

Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi said in a note to investors on Friday that people are holding on to their iPhones longer than ever before, which may spell trouble for Apple as consumers upgrade to new models less often. "Replacement cycles are elongating ... a lot," Sacconaghi said, noting that people are using their iPhones longer because of Apple's battery replacement program, changes in carrier subsidies and higher prices, among other reasons. "Our customers are holding on to their older iPhones a bit longer than in the past," Cook said. "When you paired this with the macroeconomic factors particularly in emerging markets, it resulted in iPhone revenue that was down 15 percent from last year." Sacconaghi said 16 percent of that base will buy a new iPhone this year and that Apple's fiscal 2020 "offering is unlikely to stimulate an acceleration in iPhone replacement cycles."

Steve Wozniak wants Apple to hurry up and build a folding iPhone

As it stated in In brief: Despite the high prices and questions over their practicality, folding smartphones are up there with 5G as the mobile industry's current hot topic. Several manufacturers are working on a bendable device, but one tech giant that isn't in a hurry to jump on the bandwagon is Apple—and that worries company co-founder Steve Wozniak. But the only hint that Apple might be considering a foldable iPhone came in the form of a patent showing a clamshell device. While we're waiting to see how the public takes to folding smartphones, one person who can't wait to get their hands on one is Steve Wozniak. They're not the leader in areas like the folding phone, and that worries me because I really want a folding phone," added the Woz.