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WatchOS 9.4: Here’s What Is New for Apple Watch
The update brings bug fixes and expands Cycle Tracking features to more countries.
Apple rolled out watchOS 9.4 on Monday, bringing Cycle Tracking and AFib features to more Apple Watch users, as well as addressing an alarm bug.
The update is coming to models Series 4 or later, SE and Ultra, bringing AFib History, which detects atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beats), to more countries, specifically Colombia, Malaysia, Moldova, Thailand and Ukraine. Cycle Tracking, which tracks menstrual cycles, is also being expanded to Moldova and Ukraine.
Wake-up alarms on the Watch can no longer be silenced with the «cover-to-mute» gesture, which Apple says will help avoid accidental alarm cancellations while sleeping.
Apple also released iOS 16.4 for iPhone on Monday, bringing new emoji and better call quality.
Today’s update is the fourth major one to come watchOS 9. Launched in September, it brought visual improvements to better mimic the iPhone experience. It also gave people new ways to track their sleep with Sleep Stages, brought a low-power mode to extend battery life and gave improved telemetry for runners.
Apple’s continued development of watchOS has helped the Apple Watch line dominate the smartwatch market. Given how intimate the Apple Watch is to users, analysts say it’s the stickiest product in Apple’s ecosystem, making it difficult for users to switch to other platforms like Fitbit or Android’s Wear OS.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Nov. 29
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Nov. 29.
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s Saturday, so it’s a long one. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Hockey disks
Answer: PUCKS
6A clue: Signature headwear for Mr. Monopoly
Answer: TOPHAT
7A clue: Seedy establishment?
Answer: NURSERY
8A clue: Bioweapon at the center of a 2001 envelope scare
Answer: ANTHRAX
9A clue: Cleverly skillful
Answer: ADROIT
10A clue: Sleeping enclosure for a pet dog
Answer: CRATE
11A clue: Picks up the tab
Answer: PAYS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Play, as a film character
Answer: PORTRAY
2D clue: Ultimate consequences
Answer: UPSHOTS
3D clue: Sweetheart, in French
Answer: CHERIE
4D clue: 24-___ gold
Answer: KARAT
5D clue: River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!)
Answer: STYX
6D clue: Frozen landscape
Answer: TUNDRA
7D clue: Civil rights org. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois
Answer: NAACP
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Repair Your Electronics at Home With This Rare Black Friday Discount on the iFixit Pro Tech Go Toolkit
This toolkit rarely goes on sale, so take advantage of this opportunity to snag it for only $40.
While Black Friday is an excellent time to replace old smartphones or broken laptops at a discount, not everyone is looking to splurge on new tech right now. If you’re shopping on a budget, or simply like the devices that you have and aren’t ready for an upgrade, investing in an electronics repair kit may be a wise option. We’ve spotted a discount on the iFixit Pro Tech Go tech toolkit, bringing its price down to just $40. But don’t delay, Black Friday is in its final hours and this kit rarely goes on sale.
The iFixit Pro Tech Go kit can be used to open up and repair a wide range of electronics, including smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, and smart home devices for DIY repairs like battery or screen replacements. The kit has a 32-bit Moray driver kit, an opening tool, a suction handle, a jimmy, a spudger and angled tweezer to carefully open your devices.
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Repairing your own tech can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars. It also reduces e-waste by helping your devices last longer rather than throwing them away over minor issue. As of this year, all 50 states have introduced right-to-repair legislation designed to give people a legal right to fix their own tech, and several states have already signed it into law.
You can check out more deals from iFixIt now on Amazon. Plus, for other budget buys, check out our roundup of the best Black Friday deals under $100.
MOBILE DEALS OF THE WEEK
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Why this deal matters
This is a record low price on a repair kit that rarely goes on sale. While we did see a modest discount on the iFixit Pro Tech Go toolkit during Amazon Prime Day in July, it was not marked down for October Prime Day or other sales such as Memorial Day or Labor Day. As such, it’s fairly unlikely that we’ll see it go on sale again this season, so this might be your last chance to get the toolkit for only $40.
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