Apple Events app for tvOS updated ahead of education event, confirms no live stream
Apple Events for Apple TV has been updated ahead of Tuesday’s education event in Chicago. The new version includes a theme refresh to match the event invitations with the Apple Pencil-sketched logo, but it also includes confirmation on live streaming plans.
Apple begins notifying WWDC 2018 lottery winners ahead of June conference
After announcing WWDC 2018 earlier this month, Apple has officially shared the lottery winners for WWDC 2018.
MSNBC to air Tim Cook interview on April 6, likely discussing education plans coming next week
Announced via a tweet, Tim Cook will be interviewed by Vox Media’s Recode. The special segment will air on MSNBC on Friday, April 6 at 8PM ET.
KGI: Cheaper 9.7-inch iPad will likely support Apple Pencil, cause sales to double in 2018
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new report that predicts Apple Pencil shipments will double this year. Kuo believes it is possible the iPhone could eventually support Apple Pencil, but it’s more likely that the new 9.7-inch iPad expected to be unveiled next week will work with Apple Pencil.
As a result, Kuo forecasts Apple Pencil sales — which the company doesn’t specifically disclose — while double to 9-10 million this year from what Kuo estimates at 4-4.5 million last year.
Apple submits new accessibility emoji to Unicode Consortium, includes prosthetic limbs, guide dogs, more
Apple has today proposed a new set of accessibility emoji to the Unicode Consortium. The new set includes at least nine new emoji.
Spotify reveals that 2 million users are listening to ad-free music without paying
Apple’s stance on streaming music is that there’s no such thing as free music. The company offers a three-month free trial, and charges $9.99 a month onwards if the user decides to continue using the service. Apple Music’s biggest rival, Spotify, however offers a freemium tier, which allows users to play music for free but will serve up ads every couple of songs and restricts the order of songs played.
Grovemade releases new HomePod stands made from aluminum, wood, and cork to keep away white rings
Grovemade has today announced its latest Apple accessory, the HomePod Stand. The new hand-finished stands offer a clean, minimal aesthetic to prop up your HomePod and prevent the speaker from damaging wood tops.
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9to5Mac Happy Hour 165: microLED future, Apple ad ups and downs, March event predictions
This week Benjamin and Zac discuss Apple’s plans for microLED displays in future Apple Watches and iPhones, the new iPhone X Face ID ad and lingering bugs in iOS, the behind-the-scenes video showing how the HomePod ad was created, 9to5Mac’s new HomeKit Weekly series, new features recently added to Alexa, what we expect from Apple’s education event next week, new Apple Watch bands that were announced, and the roll out of GymKit workout equipment.
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Sketchy report says iPhone SE 2 to be manufactured exclusively in India
The fate of the iPhone SE remains murky. We’ve had some reports claim it is coming, others saying it probably isn’t happening, and even videos of fake units posing to be the next iPhone SE. For some reason, the SE 2 is attracting a lot of sketchy reports from websites with little-to-no track record …