“If Apple has ‘one more thing’ to add at the end of its event on Monday, it might just be something you’ll read or watch in the near future—not the hardware you’ll watch it on,” Lauren Goode writes for Wired. “The event, which was announced via a private online invitation with an old-school film countdown clock, is being hosted at the Steve Jobs theater in Cupertino, California. It starts at 10 AM Pacific Time.”
“On Monday, Apple is widely expected to reveal a new news subscription service that has the bones of Texture but the glossy hair and shiny white teeth of an Apple app,” Goode writes. “But established newspapers are a mixed bag. The New York Times reports that The Wall Street Journal has signed on to be a part of Apple’s new news app… The Washington Post and The New York Times have not agreed to Apple’s terms… There are still plenty of other unanswered questions. The new service is rumored to cost $10 per month, but we don’t know if there will be other options or bundles offered.”
“Apple is taking on Netflix and Amazon. Sort of. Well, maybe not at this event,” Goode writes. “It’s widely expected that streaming video services will be front and center at Monday’s event; the question is whether Apple will highlight is own new original series, or show off some kind of service that aggregates content from other places. Perhaps both.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s nice that we don’t know everything there is to know ahead of the event (unlike iPhone events where pretty much everything about the devices leak months beforehand), so they’ll actual news come Monday!
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New Iphone SE would be great news
Yes! But, we may have to wait until September for any SE news. Only 6 more months.
Oh, I’d like that. I’d be happy to replace my 8 with something comparable but smaller.
How about AirPower? Not last year. This year? Shipping 2020?
DigiTimes is reporting late March for AirPower. They did not specify which year, though. Maybe 2019.
Who cares. I can get a dozen wireless mats at my dollar store or pharmacy let alone tech stores and online. Why do I need the sure-to-be overpriced Apple one ? That wasn’t a real question I have no need to any mat charger, I’m perfectly happy to plug it in. I asked my wife if she wanted one and she thought its a stupid waste of money. To each their own, I guess.
I am not sure that I would go for a video service. It really would depend on the level of content. Already have Netflix and prime video. Netflix’s original content is good but their selection of other video is becoming sparse. Prime video had a lot of content but finding items is clunky.
There is already too much good stuff out there to watch. I don’t want to pay another 9.99 per month for even MORE choices… even if it is quality programming. I read that Apple-created content might be free. I like free… especially on my $1,350 iPad and my $1,450 phone. Come on, Apple! Be reasonable!
Very true. The other day I saw a YouTube video about all the shows I don’t know exit, and they were right. There’s too much tv in too many places to keep track of now. And I’m not going to pay 5 or 6 streaming services $15 a month trying to see it all.
Funny, I watch YouTube more than anything else now. This is my favorite new show!