Following in the footsteps of Netflix and YouTube, Amazon has announced that it will also reduce streaming quality in Europe in order to lessen the strain being put on broadband networks. European officials have instructed streaming services to reduce the amount of bandwidth their services use, in order to reduce strain on internet networks. Usage […]
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Watch the first trailer for ‘Amazing Stories,’ Steven Spielberg’s Apple TV Plus show
Apple has shared the first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Amazing Stories revival. The series will hit the tech giant’s TV+ streaming service on March 6th, with five different stories to watch. The new Amazing Stories is a revival of Spielberg’s NBC series that first aired in 1985. The original show dipped its toes into […]
The Apple TV app is available on Roku
Apple wants Apple TV+ in as many places as possible, even if that means moving beyond its own devices. Today, it announced that the Apple TV app is now available on Roku, and beginning November 1st, Roku users will be able to access Apple TV+ through the app. For $4.99 per month, they’ll have access […]
Apple will reportedly release its films in theaters weeks before they come to Apple TV Plus
People might be able to trek out to theaters to see some of Apple’s biggest movies before they hit Apple TV Plus. Apple is reportedly going to pursue a traditional theatrical release plan. Sources familiar with the matter recently told The Wall Street Journal that Apple plans to debut its original feature-length films in theaters […]
Apple TV Plus will launch in India for $1.40 a month
Apple’s upcoming streaming service, Apple TV Plus, will launch in India for 99 rupees, or $1.40 a month. The subscription fee is cheaper than the plans that services like Netflix and Amazon offer in India, which are also competing to capture the growing market. With over 500 million users on the internet, India has more […]
Apple is reportedly planning to launch Apple TV+ by November at $9.99 per month
Apple TV+, Apple’s upcoming streaming video service, is expected to launch by November and will lead off with a free trial period according to sources familiar with the matter as reported by Bloomberg. Sources said Apple is considering a rate of $9.99 per month, the same as Apple News+ and Apple Music. In comparison, Netflix […]
Apple says that it’s focused on quality over quantity when it comes to its TV shows
Apple TV+, launching this fall, will focus on a small but high-quality lineup, said Apple’s software and services VP Eddy Cue in a recent interview with The Times. Cue notes that Apple hasn’t always been the leader when it comes to hardware, pointing out that they weren’t the first to produce computers, smartphones, or tablets. […]
Apple TV beta tests iOS-like picture-in-picture
The latest beta version of Apple’s upcoming tvOS 13 has an unexpected surprise. The company is introducing support for a picture-in-picture mode that allows you to browse while continuing to watch a video. The feature, available in tvOS 13 beta 2, was not previously announced by the company and wasn’t mentioned during its WWDC keynote […]
Valve’s Steam Link app is available for iOS and Apple TV
Valve’s Steam Link app is now available on iOS devices and the Apple TV. Apple has very strict restrictions on apps that let you buy through them, especially if that is something Apple itself also provides. That is true for ebooks on Amazon’s Kindle app but it’s even truer for games. That was supposedly the […]
The new Apple TV app is here a step towards a Netflix rival
Today Apple released the redesigned version of the Apple TV app. Apple has unveiled big changes to its TV app, rolling out visual improvements and setting things up to integrate the hotly anticipated Apple TV Plus streaming service later this year. The app is now live on Apple TV devices, iPads, iPhones and iPods assuming […]
Apple’s latest services breathe new life into the Apple TV 4K
At Apple’s March Special Event, Tim Cook and Co. announced a bevy of new subscription services, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade chief among them. And while this isn’t Apple’s first foray into the world of digital subscriptions, these two new services go a long way to making some of Apple’s older devices – like the […]
Apple confirms March 25th event, expected to announce new TV service
Apple is ready to yell ‘action’ to launch its long-awaited video streaming service in a bid to take on Netflix. Apple has officially confirmed that it will hold an event on March 25th where it’s is expected to announce its long-rumored TV streaming and Apple News subscription services. The Apple keynote will takes place on […]