With all the talk about Apple News Plus, Apple Card, Apple Arcade and Apple TV Plus, this was an unusual Apple event, as it skipped any new hardware in favor of services and software. But before you lament the lack of hardware, know that Apple front-loaded all its new hardware into a series of stealth announcements …
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Apple News Plus is a $9.99
Apple on Monday unveiled Apple News Plus, a $9.99 per month subscription service that lets you access articles from different publications including more than 300 magazines. The service traces its roots back to Texture, a digital magazine distributor that was billed as a sort of Netflix for magazines. It gave users unlimited access to different magazines for a single fee. …
Read More »Apple releases iOS 12.2 with Apple News Plus and support for new AirPods
Monday’s Apple event introduced TV and services, but alongside it came a new version of iOS, too. iOS 12.2, available for iPhones and iPads, introduces some key features: it brings Apple’s new subscription news service, Apple News Plus, which is only available in the US and Canada for now. iOS 12.2 is also necessary to set up the imminently arriving …
Read More »Oprah brings two documentaries and her book club to Apple TV Plus
Apple CEO Tim Cook saved the biggest surprise for last regarding its Apple TV Plus streaming service . Media mogul Oprah Winfrey took the stage Monday to announce she would be bringing two documentaries to Apple TV Plus. The first documentary, with a working title of Toxic Labor, deals with sexual harassment in the workplace. The second is currently unnamed and …
Read More »Roku deal: Streaming Stick Plus 4K for $49 ($10 off)
If you’re looking for a deal on a video streaming stick, both Walmart and Amazon are selling the Roku Streaming Stick Plus ($50 at Target) 4K for it for $49. That’s $10 of its already affordable price and about the lowest price we’ve seen on it. (It’s literally the same price as the non-4K Roku Stick, in fact.) As you …
Read More »Beats Powerbeats Pro image leaks, confirms CNET’s earlier report
I got a tip last week that Beats was getting ready to launch a totally wireless version of its Powerbeats wireless sports headphones in April. Now thanks to an image that 9to5Mac dug up in the just-released iOS 12.2 update I can confirm the product is indeed coming and that the new earphones will be called Powerbeats Pro. According to …
Read More »Multideal Monday: Apple Watch, Fire tablets, crazy
The deals are coming out of the woodwork today, cheeps, so I thought I’d just wrap them all in one tidy little box for you. In no particular order… Fire-sale prices on Amazon Fire tablets I know: That “Fire-sale” joke has been done to death. But I wanted to get your attention, because Amazon has once again slashed Fire tablet …
Read More »Apple Card: After mocking credit cards, Apple creates one
It’s not enough that your iPhone stores your credit card information. Apple wants to be on your physical card too. Apple on Monday introduced Apple Card, a new credit card that will live both virtually in Apple’s Wallet app and in the physical world as a minimalist-designed, laser-etched titanium card. The virtual card will become available in the US this summer. Now playing: Watch …
Read More »Use Siri to play videos on your Apple TV
As part of a huge presentation on Monday that introduced a slew of new services for your iPhone, iPad and TV, Apple released iOS 12.2 for all compatible iOS devices. With the update comes Apple News Plus, the company’s newest subscription service, as well as new Animoji and improvements a long list of other features. Another feature included in the update …
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Just in time for March Madness, Best Buy has a host of TVs on sale this week. Even if you don’t care about college basketball and haven’t filled out a bracket, we are less than a month away from the final season of Game of Thrones, which is as good an excuse as any for a TV upgrade. Here are the …
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