[[graham]] On Monday,Federico posted his thoughts on the iPhone 6s Plus, which I encourage you to read if you haven’t already. But I thought I’d take this opportunity to make three additional observations about my new iPhone 6s (the Plus was too expensive for me, and I’m not sold on its benefits yet), an upgrade...
MacStories Weekly Survey Results
[[graham]] In last Friday’s issue of MacStories Weekly we asked for some feedback on MacStories Weekly and Club MacStories generally. We’ve now looked at the results, read the comments and discussed it between ourselves. But we figure that this would also be a great opportunity to share some of the key insights with you all:...
Q&A
Question: I have been wondering if you guys knew of any there is a good Markdown readers for iOS. I am aware of and love to use the Markdown-enabled editors on iOS (Byword, Drafts, etc.), but would also like to have a way to read Markdown files without having to navigate to them and preview...
CARROT Fit
For months I’d heard great things about the collection of CARROT apps, but for whatever reason I never quite got around to buying them. Anyway, I stumbled across the CARROT Bundle (US$10.99)last week and I decided to grab it. Since then I’ve been using CARROT Fit and I think it’s fantastic. It’s essentially one of...
Orders for the New Apple TV Are Now Open, Begins Shipping This Friday
The new Apple TV is now available for order on Apple’s website, with deliveries expected to start arriving from this Friday, October 30.
The new Apple TV, now in its fourth generation, features a familiar but overhauled user interface, a new Siri remote and there’s now an App Store for apps and games. The new Siri remote, which primarily operates over Bluetooth and charges via a Lightning port, features a touch surface for navigation, as well as dual microphones so that you can use Siri to interact with the Apple TV. You can learn more about the new Apple TV here.
Pricing & Availability
When Apple announced the new Apple TV at its September Keynote, it noted that it will be available in 80 countries at launch and over 100 by the end of the year. It also revealed US pricing which is US$149 for the 32GB model and US$199 for the 64GB model. Now that the Apple TV is available for order we can see the international prices, some of which I’ve included below:
- United Kingdom:
- £129 for the 32GB model
- £169 for the 64GB model
- Canada:
- $199 for the 32GB model
- $269 for the 64GB model
- Australia:
- $269 for the 32GB model
- $349 for the 64GB model
- France, Germany, Italy:
- €179 for the 32GB model
- €229 for the 64GB model
Relax, It’s the Weekend
Ctrl-Walt-Delete Podcast Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes Learn more & find RSS feed Ctrl-Walt-Delete is a new podcast from The Verge, featuring the fantastic Walt Mossberg and Nilay Patel. I’m fairly certain I subscribed to it on day one and now that we’re a couple of weeks in, I can safely say that it is...
Revisiting Past Collections, Vol. 1
Managing Calendars & Reminders In Issue 1 of the Classic MacStories Weekly we featuredFantastical, Sunrise Calendar, Calendars 5, Week CalendarandLogacal. Today we add 2Do and Outlook. 2Do
Federico2Do has been around for a long time, and it’s gone through multiple visual transformations and feature updates that make it one of the most...
Apple Debuts Seven New Apple Watch Adverts
Apple today debuted seven new adverts for the Apple Watch, which follow in the same style as the six Apple Watch adverts that debuted on October 5. These short 15 second pieces highlight various features of the Apple Watch including Apple Pay, different watch bands, music controls and some third party apps including Uber and eBay.
- Dance: Apple Watch lets you control your music right from your wrist. Whatever song you want to hear, just say it and play it.
- Skate: If you need to buy something quick, Apple Pay lets you pay in a hurry.
- Move: Your Apple Watch helps you set and achieve new goals. Even a goal as simple as moving more each day.
- Play: Apple Watch can send you eBay alerts instantly, so you’ll never miss a bid.
- Style: New bands, new colors, new ways to change your Apple Watch to match your own look.
- Kiss: Your Apple Watch will gently let you know when your Uber arrives. But there’s no rush.
- Travel: Apple Watch puts your boarding pass right on your wrist. Now traveling is one step simpler.
You can view all the adverts below the break or on Apple’s website.
Tim Cook: New Apple TV Begins Shipping Next Week, Orders Start Monday
Tim Cook revealed today that Apple will start taking orders for the new Apple TV next Monday, October 26, with units shipping by the end of next week. Cook made the comment whilst speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s WSJD Live 2015 conference.
As Apple announced at its September Keynote, the new Apple TV will be sold for $149 for the 32GB model and $199 for the 64GB model. Apple said the initial late October launch of the Apple TV will see the product launch in over 80 countries, but by the end of the year it will be available in 100 countries.
Cook also revealed on stage tonight that there are now 6.5 million paid members of Apple Music and a further 8.5 million Apple Music members who are still in their 3 month trial phase. For comparison, Spotify announced on 10 June 2015 that it had over 20 million paying subscribers and more than 75 million active users.
Some of the other topics that Cook addressed in his interview at WSJD Live was the Apple Watch (where he declined to provide sales figures), debates over privacy and security, the future of cars and Apple’s broader role in public life. If you want to read more, be sure to check out the live blogs from The Verge, The Wall Street Journal and MacRumors.
[via The Verge]