Gift Gude: Chance’s top products and accessories for Apple fanatics
Every year I discover new Apple products and accessories that become integral to my day-to-day lifestyle. It’s been an eventful year for Apple technology, with the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, new MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar, and the Apple Watch Series 2, and with the new products come a variety of new offerings from other companies.
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iTunes Store & App Store suffering from outage as users report connectivity issues
Pokémon GO adds more Pokémon incl. holiday-themed Pikachu & characters from Gold & Silver video games
The popular Pokémon GO mobile game is today adding new Pokémon characters and an upcoming limited edition, holiday-themed Pikachu that players can find in the game.
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Apple reportedly held talks to invest up to $1bn in Softbank’s $100bn technology fund
Apple has held talks to invest in a Softbank technology ‘vision’ fund worth a total of $100 billion, according to Dow Jones (via CNBC). President-elect Donald Trump announced last week that Softbank will use about half of that money, around $50 billion, to invest in American businesses.
Apple’s cash pile is currently estimated to be worth more than $200 billion, with the majority kept outside of the United States. Apple does not have a history of investing in venture capital funds, so this is an interesting new direction for its capital. It’s not known how much Apple will contribute of the $100 billion total and the deal is still not confirmed.
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Instagram’s Live video begins rolling out to everyone in the US today
Following their previous announcement, Instagram has begun rolling out live video to all their US users. To commemorate the occasion Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Instagram’s CEO and CTO respectively are live streaming the event over at their official account.
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tvOS 10.1 with new TV app now available for Apple TV
Apple has released the tvOS 10.1 software update for the fourth generation Apple TV. The latest software update includes Apple’s new single sign-on feature which lets you authenticate with your cable provider to unlock all compatible paid video apps. tvOS 10.1 also includes Apple’s new TV app which works with various video services plus iTunes movies and TV shows.
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watchOS 3.1.1 with Unicode 9 emoji support now available for Apple Watch
Apple has released the watchOS 3.1.1 software for all Apple Watch models. watchOS 3.1.1 includes support for new Unicode 9.0 emoji as well as the ability to change skin tones when picking certain emoji characters.
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Apple releases iOS 10.2 w/ new emoji, Messages effects, TV app, wallpapers, more
You can now play Pac-Man (sort of) on the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar [Video]
If you’ve ever looked at those function keys on your MacBook and wished you could play Pac-Man there instead of controlling iTunes, today might be your lucky day. It’s super limited considering the tiny display height, but someone has created a somewhat functional version of the arcade game Pac-Man on the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar.
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Mario-creator Shigeru Miyamoto talks about working with Apple ahead of Super Mario Run launch
In a recent interview with Wenner Media’s Glixel, Mario-creator Shigeru Miyamoto opens up about the creative development process, working with Apple, and the upcoming Super Mario Run for iOS. Miyamoto describes approaching Apple on the idea for the game, and working with Cupertino leadership that was willing to listen.
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