Apple puts a spotlight on a new Follow button in Apple News+
The most recent iOS and macOS software updates have finally brought a dedicated Follow button to Apple News+ and the company wants you to know all about it.
Magazines
More people signed up for Apple News+ in the first 48 hours than Texture had amassed at its peak
The company’s brand new all-you-can-eat magazine and newspaper subscription service has managed to zoom past Texture in just 48 hours, apparently.
Apple-owned Texture is shutting down May 28
Texture, a digital magazine subscription service, announced on their website that they’ll shut down on May 28, 2019 due to the release of the new Apple News+ service.
Apple News+ is a new $10 subscription service with 300+ magazines, newspapers and more
We’re following along live with Apple’s ‘It’s show time’ media event, and Tim Cook has just made the first big announcement: Apple News+. As the name suggests, it’s a premium news service that offers access to over 300 magazines, subscriptions for digital outlets like TechCrunch and theSkimm, and more traditional outlets like Wall Street Journal and LA Times.
Apple’s already signed up many publishers for a news service with a 50:50 revenue split
Some publishers bet that Apple’s brand and marketing power will prompt millions of people to become subscribers.
iOS 12.2 seemingly confirms plans for a new Apple News Magazines subscription service
The iOS 12.2 beta includes a previously unseen landing page within the news app for a subscription feature, called Apple News Magazines.
Apple News launching subscriptions in Spring, but publisher response reportedly muted
Apple’s acquisition of Texture, a service billed as the Netflix for magazines, is set to evolve into a new subscription feature in the News app, but publisher response is muted.
Apple could bundle premium video, music and news services
Apple might be planning to develop a single subscription service that will offer original video programming, music, and digital magazines.
Apple signs a deal to buy digital magazine subscription service Texture
Apple has signed an agreement to acquire the Texture service which gives users unlimited access to their favorite digital magazines for one low monthly subscription fee.
Latest New Yorker cover illustrated using iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
The latest cover of the popular New Yorker magazine was drawn on an iPad. The artist, Jorge Colombo,Ā used an iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil stylus and the app Procreate to sketch the image for the New Yorker’s cover story “Waterways.”
Colombo saysĀ that he likes to workĀ at the localĀ cafĆ©, library, or the Staten Island ferry. “The ferry is a great place to work: thereās the smell of the water, and late at night there arenāt many people. Itās like being in a grand hotel lobby.”
Report claims Apple bought magazine platform Prss
Apple may have acquired the magazine platform Prss (pronounced āpressā) for an undisclosed amount, according to an unverified report filed Tuesday by Dutch publication iCulture.nl [Google Translate] and corroborated by TechCrunch.
Citing a source knowledgeable with the situation, the article claims that several Prss employees are now working for Apple. An Apple spokesperson responded with the usual boilerplate message.
āApple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,ā the company representative told TechCrunch.
Prss is a browser-based collaborative tool that allows anyone to create and publish their own magazine on Appleās Newsstand,Ā no programming skills required whatsoever.
Apple extends iPhone 5c ad push to Rolling Stone magazine
Continuing with its advertising push for theĀ iPhone 5c, Apple has taken out a high-profile ad in this month’s issue of Rolling Stone. The print ad, which resembles the art we have seen in online spots, can be found on the back cover of the magazine.
Earlier today we noted that Apple had launched a rather aggressive campaign for the handset, which it launched last fall. In the past few weeks, animated 5c ads have popped up on expensive real estate, including Yahoo.com and NYTimes.com…