Some of Apple’s upcoming original TV programming will be free for device owners
The latest report from Bloomberg indicates that Apple may employ interesting tactics when it comes to charging customers for its original television shows.
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Apple is hiring strategists to campaign for top Hollywood awards, like the Oscars and Emmys
Apple has reportedly hired a bunch of Hollywood strategists to help it chase sought-after awards like the Oscars and Emmys as it seeks to catch Netflix.
Apple’s credit card codenamed “Project Cookie” may be announced at the March 25 event
Apple is inviting journalists who cover the payments industry to attend the March 25 event so that’s your clue right there.
Bloomberg: Apple’s TV service to debut with licensed content, original programming coming no earlier than the fall
The service will sport shows funded, bought or developed by Apple, plus programming from outside media companies.
Disney CEO Bob Iger may lose his seat on Apple’s board due to conflict of interest
Apple’s upcoming video-streaming service could push Disney’s chief executive Bob Iger off the company’s board of directors.
2020 Apple Watch could sport a sleep monitor
Apple is reportedly holding studies at its headquarters to track sleep habits as it preps to add a sleep monitor to a future version of Apple Watch to better compete with wearables from Fitbit and Withings.
Apple is considering previewing its upcoming modular Mac Pro architecture at WWDC in June
Apple is apparently mulling internally whether it should preview its modular high-throughput Mac Pro at WWDC this summer, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Bloomberg: universal iOS/macOS apps coming by 2021 as Apple plans its own Mac chips
Before y’all get too excited: despite the app merger plan, Apple has said it won’t combine iOS and macOS into a single operating system.
Apple invites Hollywood stars to the unveiling of a “paid” video-streaming service on March 25
Hollywood actresses Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner and director JJ Abrams will reportedly be in attendance (all are working on shows for Apple).
2020 iPhones to rock laser cameras capable of recreating the real world in 3D
2020 iPhones will have longer-range laser cameras out the back designed to scan the environment to create 3D reconstructions of the real world.
2019 iPhones getting better cameras, triple-lens system headed to an iPhone XS Max successor
The follow-up to the flagship iPhone XS Max model will ostensibly feature a third camera out the back, resulting in a wider zoom range, a larger field of view and increased pixel count.
Apple is allegedly testing USB-C iPhones
Moving to the industry-standard I/O would make iPhone compatible with USB-C chargers and other accessories.