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Michael is an editor for 9to5Mac. Since joining in 2016 he has written more than 5,000 articles including breaking news, reviews, detailed comparisons, and tutorials.

Michael has also appeared on the 9to5Mac Watch Time podcast with Zac Hall and TWiT’s Tech News Weekly.

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Lumen metabolic analyzer update

Lumen metabolic analyzer gets precise fat and carb burn results with iOS update

Lumen, the pocket-sized device that measures your metabolism to help you achieve health and fitness goals has received a new update. The iOS-connected device with Apple Health support now offers granular results to show you the exact percentage of fat and carbs your body is burning plus new healthy combo meal suggestions that line up with your personalized nutrition plan.

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Here’s how many more Android users switch to iPhone than the other way around

Android switching to iPhone

Last month CIRP analyzed how many Android users were switching to iPhone and found it to be at a 5-year high. However, the report didn’t include what percentage of iPhone users were switching to Android. Now the data is out showing how much stronger Apple is at pulling Android users to iPhone than Google is at getting iPhone users to jump to Android.

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Nomad launches premium all-black MagSafe compatible Stand and Base [Hands-on]

Nomad Stand and Base MagSafe compatible hands-on

Following up on its premium Base One/Base One Max and Stand One official MagSafe chargers, Nomad is out today with two new products. Adding to the variety of the lineup with the same premium metal and glass build, the new Stand and Base are more affordable by going for MagSafe compatibility rather than official MFi certification. Along with a lower price, that also allowed Nomad to offer slick all-black variants.

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iPhone subreddit starting protest early, going dark indefinitely

Reddit announces new Developer Platform with resources for third-party extensions

Following Reddit announcing its new API costs for developers that are killing third-party apps like Apollo, one of the most popular Apple-related subreddits has announced it will be starting its protest early. Going further, the mods have shared that it won’t just be limited to a few days, they plan for the iPhone subreddit to go dark until “a reasonable resolution is proposed.”

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Zuckerberg on Vision Pro: Could be the ‘future of computing’ but ‘not the one that I want’

Zuckerberg Vision Pro comment

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared his thoughts on Apple’s Vision Pro headset. While he admits Apple’s high-end approach “might make sense for the use cases that they’re going for,” he sees the “values and vision” of Meta and Apple as divergent when it comes to headsets and says Apple’s future of computing is “not the one that I want.”

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