Why does the iPhone have a barometer? (And how to use it)

Of all the features you may have noticed on your iPhone, one that stands out is the Barometer. What does this tool do, and ...
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You can use your phone's barometer to predict the weather — here's how

When I wrote about the hidden sensors on Android phones, the two sensors that stood out the most were a magnetometer that turns your phone into a metal detector and a barometer, which is supposed to ...
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Trend of barometer readings more important than number itself

I've had a couple of recent e-mails asking about barometer readings, what they measure and what those readings mean. What a barometer measures is the weight of the air above it. The standard ...
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Under pressure: Barometer helps predict precipitation, fair weather

What a barometer measures is the weight of the air above it. The standard atmosphere will support a column of mercury nearly 30 inches high, so most barometer readings you see will be somewhere near ...
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Barometric pressure readings peg Hurricane Wilma as most intense ever recorded in the Atlantic

Hurricanes Camille (1969) and Allen (1980) were estimated to have winds of 190 mph, the highest ever recorded, but those readings are suspect because of problems with wind gauges, forecasters said. A ...