According to Piper Jaffray’s fall 2019 survey, teens prefer watching videos on YouTube more than Netflix. CNBC reports: Piper Jaffray found 37% of teens surveyed are streaming video most often on the Google-owned platform, narrowly edging out longtime leader Netflix, which came in at 35%. The firm attributed the shift to YouTube’s diversified content library, which includes a “wide array of…
Tag: Apple TV
Apple TV Plus Movies Might Hit Theaters Before Streaming Service
Apple is reportedly talking to movie theater chains to try and get its Apple TV Plus movies shown in theaters a few weeks before they hit the streaming service. CNET reports: Apple’s apparently hoping to attract established directors and producers to the $5-a-month service, and avoid creating industry tension like Netflix — Martin Scorcese’s The Irishman won’t be playing in several…
Disney CEO Bob Iger Resigns From Apple Board As Companies Come Into Conflict On Streaming
Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board of directors, Apple said in an SEC filing on Friday. CNBC reports: Disney is launching streaming video service Disney+ on Nov. 12, which will compete with Apple’s Apple TV+ service, scheduled to become available on Nov. 1. Iger resigned on Sept. 10, the day Apple announced the price and release date for…
Apple Arcade Will Be Available On September 19 For $4.99
Apple’s Arcade video game subscription service is launching on September 19 for $4.99 per month for up to six members in your family. “There will be new games released every month, and will have perks like game guides and sneak peeks,” reports Gizmodo. “In addition to a new Frogger, Apple also demoed new games Sayonara Wild Hearts and Shinsekai Into the…
Streaming Video Will Soon Look Like the Bad Old Days of TV
An anonymous Slashdot reader shares an opinion piece from The New York Times, written by Matthew Ball, former head of strategic planning for Amazon Studios. Here’s an excerpt: The next 12 months will see several video services come to market, including Disney+, AT&T/WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, Comcast/NBCUniversal’s unnamed service, Apple TV+ and Quibi from the Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg. This increased competition…
Apple Confirms $1 Million Reward For Anyone Who Can Hack An iPhone
Apple says it will offer up to $1 million for hackers who can find vulnerabilities in iPhones and Macs. “That’s up from $200,000, and in the fall the program will be open to all researchers,” reports Forbes. “Previously only those on the company’s invite-only bug bounty program were eligible to receive rewards.” From the report: As Forbes reported on Monday, Apple…
Apple Expands tvOS Gaming With PS4, Xbox One S Controller Support
Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced that the company is expanding Apple TV controller support to include “two of the best and most popular game controllers available, Xbox One S and PlayStation DualShock 4” with the next tvOS update. Unfortunately, as Ars Technica notes, this “does not include original Xbox One control pads that shipped with the 2013 version of the…
Apple Debuts SwiftUI and New Xcode Interactive Development Experience
Apple today announced SwiftUI, a framework that complements its open source compiled programming language for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, Linux, and other platforms alongside a reimagined development experience in Xcode 11. VentureBeat reports: SwiftUI lets developers specify UI with simple declarations. In practice, it reduces hundreds of lines of code to just a few, and it provides default support for common…
Apple’s MacOS Catalina Will Open Up To iPad Apps, Be Available In the Fall
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: Apple on Monday announced the next version of MacOS. Called Catalina, the next major revision of the MacOS will replace the iTunes app with three dedicated media apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. The update coming this fall will also let Mac users run iPad apps they can download through the…
Steam Link Finally Comes To iOS, One Year After Apple Initially Rejected It
Valve’s Steam Link app, which brings streaming games to your mobile device, is now available as a free download for iOS and Apple TV. The iOS launch comes nearly one year after Apple rejected the app due to “business conflicts.” GameSpot reports: The Steam Link app promises to bring “desktop gaming to your iPhone or iPad.” Users can pair a Steam…