The Department of Health and Human Services meeting will take place on Monday, January 27.

What you need to know

Apple is set to attend a meeting held by the Department of Health and Human Services.
It will take place this coming Monday, January 27.
The group taking part hopes to make it easier for patients to access their health data.

Apple is set to attend a meeting of around 40 different companies, in a bid to try and make it easier for patients to access their health data.

As reported by CNBC:

Apple and Microsoft will each be sending a representative to a meeting on Monday hosted by a group that’s supporting efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services to make it easier for patients to access and share their medical information.

The nonpartisan Carin Alliance, which describes its focus as ”advancing consumer-directed exchange in health care,” posted the attendee list and talking points on its website on Friday. More than 40 people representing some of the…

February 1-29.

What you need to know

Apple is holding a month of creative sessions to celebrate Black History Month.
They’ll run from February 1 to February 29.
It’s a chance to learn from ”dynamic creators who are changing cultural narratives”.

Apple has announced that it will hold a month of Today at Apple Sessions to celebrate Black History Month.

Over on its website Apple stated:

Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, learn from dynamic creators who are changing cultural narratives through visual arts, photography, poetry, dance, film, and more. Join creative sessions to connect, collaborate, and be inspired from February 1–29.

The sessions will differ from place to place. For example, one such announced session at Apple’s 5th Avenue store in NYC is a Music Lab with Chief Ayanda Clarke of THE FADARA GROUP:

Create custom Afrobeats in GarageBand with master percussionist Chief Ayanda Clarke of THE FADARA GROUP. He’ll share his creative journe…

Do it for the Byte!

What you need to know

Vine is back! But now it’s got a different name.
Byte is a new app that can be used to create 6-second looping videos.
The new app was made by the creators of Vine and basically this is awesome.

The long-awaited successor to Vine, Byte, is now available on iOS and Android!

The team behind Byte made the announced on Twitter in the small hours of Saturday, January 25:

dear friends,today we’re bringing back 6-second looping videos and a new community for people who love them.it’s called byte and it’s both familiar and new. we hope it’ll resonate with people who feel something’s been missing. https://t.co/g5qOIdM8qG— byte (@byte_app) January 25, 2020

The team said:

You know the drill: upload from your camera roll or use the byte camera to capture stuff. there are lots of ways to find new personalities and moments. explore what the community is watching and loving, view posts handpicked by our editors, or browse on your …

Getting the Shiny Charm dramatically increases your chances of getting shiny Pokémon, but it takes work to get it.

One of the greatest moments of pride and happiness for any Pokémon player is stumbling across a shiny Pokémon. These alternately-colored creatures give you serious boasting rights, and they look super cool to boot. The thing is, shinies are super rare. However, there are a few different ways to significantly increase your chances of getting a shiny, one of which is by getting the Shiny Charm. Here’s what you need to do to obtain it.

How to get the Shiny Charm

There are a few steps that you’ll need to complete in order to get the Shiny Charm. Here they are.

Complete the Pokédex

The Shiny Charm is a reward that’s given to you after you’ve completed the Galar region Pokédex. That means you’ll need to have caught and registered all 400 Pokémon from the Sword and Shield games. This is a challenging feat as some Pokémon are exclusive to Sword, and others are excl…

If you want to make your Pokémon more powerful, you’ll definitely want to snatch up these TMs.

To be the very best, it helps to have powerful Pokémon with powerful attacks. You’ll find that some of the best moves in the game aren’t learned naturally but have to be taught to your Pokémon. The best way to do that is to acquire a Technical Machine (TM). There are 99 TMs total in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Some of these can be purchased while others are hidden all throughout the Galar region. Here are all of the TMs in Pokémon Sword and Shield, along with where you’ll find them.

All TMs in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Click on a TM below to learn what it does and where you can find it.

TM00: Mega Punch
TM01: Mega Kick
TM02: Pay Day
TM03: Fire Punch
TM04: Ice Punch
TM05: Thunder Punch
TM06: Fly
TM07: Pin Missile
TM08: Hyper Beam
TM09: Giga Impact
TM10: Magical Leaf
TM11: Solar Beam
TM12: Solar Blade
TM13: Fire Spin
TM14: Thunder Wave
TM15: Dig
TM16: Screech
TM17: Light Screen
TM18…

Maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle is imperative at every age. Fitbit offers some wonderful products that encourage people to stay active through their senior years. We understand that the elderly have different desires and needs when it comes to health and fitness tracking, which is why we created this list of the best Fitbits for seniors. Our favorite is the Fitbit Charge 3 because it’s packed with a ton of easy-to-use, beneficial features like 24/7 heart rate monitoring, so users can track their heart rate zones in real time. It also tracks steps, daily activity, calories burned, and sleep so you can make sure you’re getting those quality Zs. It’s water resistant up to 50M so it’s safe to wear it in the shower and to your water aerobics class.

Best Overall: Fitbit Charge 3

The Fitbit Charge 3 definitely takes the cake as the best Fitbit for seniors. It’s jam packed with a ton of easy to use features, a few of which we feel would be especially attractive to the senior …

You can finally play Mario Kart Tour on your iOS or Android devices. It’s a fun game that pits players from around the world against each other in silly races. Unfortunately, you cannot choose to race against specific people just yet, but you can add friends to your Mario Kart Tour account and compare your scores. There is a Multiplayer button in the Mario Kart Tour menu, but it’s currently grayed out with the words ”Inbound” written over it. Knowing Nintendo, this multiplayer mode will likely become available in the near future. For now, you can still compare your racing scores with friends. Here’s our guide on how to add friends to Mario Kart Tour.

What is Mario Kart Tour?

It’s a mobile app available for both iOS and Android devices where you get to race in a simplified version of a classic game. Cartoony characters race around the track and use silly items like banana peels and shells to trip up other players. What makes this app fun is that it features courses seen in previous …

How do you use Message effects in macOS, and which ones can you use? Find out here!

On macOS, Messages has several of the fun effects that can be found on its iOS counterpart to help liven up your conversations. However, Messages for Mac isn’t quite the same app as Messages for iPhone and iPad, with a number of effects left out of this version that have made their way to the mobile app.

Using this guide, find out what you can do, what you can’t do, and how you can work around some of the limitations of Messages for macOS with other apps and tools.

Messages features you can use in macOS

Here’s what you currently can do with Messages and macOS.

Rich links

Rather than simply displaying a link when you paste it in an iMessage conversation, now Messages generates a slick preview of the link, including a headline and a photo. Messages also allows you to watch YouTube videos from within your conversation as well.

Big emoji

Emoji are now three times larger than they have previously…

While the Apple Watch Classic Buckle band is beautiful to look at and is truly a timeless accessory that matches almost any outfit and occasion, the price can seem a little steep for some. Plus, Apple has such a limited color selection available each season. You’re in luck, though. There are plenty of reasonably-priced classic-style leather bands in a wide array of colors available all of the time. Most of these are available for every size and generation Apple Watch. Here are some of our favorites.

Best for Most

Fullmosa Genuine Leather Band

Staff Favorite

The Fullmosa Genuine Leather Band is a super soft and incredibly comfortable band replacement that can be easily adjusted to fit a variety of different wrist sizes. The stainless steel buckle is pretty much the same as the original Classic Buckle design, and it comes in a wide range of color options.

$12 at Amazon

Comfortable

Mifa Leather Apple Watch Band

This matte leather band with a black stainless steel clasp not o…

If you are a developer and want to know what to expect in macOS 10.15, here is how to install the developer beta.

macOS Catalina 10.15.2 will be arriving soon with new features that need testing before they’re launched to the public. As usual, Apple is providing an early version of this macOS release to developers so that they can test their apps against it and prepare for its release to Mac owners.

What’s new in the macOS Catalina beta?

January 24, 2020: Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.3 beta 3 for developers

Apple has just released macOS Catalina 10.15.3 beta 3 for developers. Follow the instructions below to get started with the macOS 10.15.3 beta. If you’ve been waiting for macOS 10.15.2 to start testing with macOS, now’s the time to start downloading.

January 14, 2020: Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.3 beta 2 for developers

Apple has just released macOS Catalina 10.15.3 beta 2 for developers. Follow the instructions below to get started with the macOS 10.15.3 bet…