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Apple To Hold Major Event On September 9th: Apple TV And Siri Are The Stars
Picture Credit: Apple.Com
It will be a Year to the Day and Minute when Apple hosts it’s huge event on Wednesday, September 9th at 10:00 AM Pacific in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.
And for the first time in forever, I will be away from my virtual desk and cannot live blog the event. How can this be? Poor planning on my part – or multi- tasking which clearly went out of my control.
However, you can watch the event on Apple.Com or stream it via your Apple TV.
And, speaking of Apple TV, get ready to be dazzled by an all-new, Siri-enabled Apple TV, one which will take your entertainment preferences to the next level. Or next several levels. And, if we believe the rumours, this new Apple TV will come equipped with a new remote and Siri capability which will make surfing for shows, music, gaming etc. incredibly easy and seamless.
Also, set for the grand unveiling is the new IPhone, iPad Pro and Watch OS2. Additionally, the availability of iOS 9 and OS X update El Capitan will be revealed.
Apparently, the new phone will be named iPhone 6 S. Again with the “S”. What does this S stand for? $$$$$$? Or is it a tribute to Apple Co-Founder and CEO, the late Steve Jobs. Please enlighten me Apple or somebody out in the blogosphere hit the comments below and have your say. I am confused!
And if, like me, you cannot watch the event in real time – oh my goodness, I am dying inside just saying these words – you can stream it later on by clicking on Apple.Com or the Apple Event App on your Apple TV.
Poor Apple TV 3 – the September 9th Event will quite possibly be one of the last things I view on it. I will be all over that new Apple TV unit and handing over its pre-decessor to family members.
If you are watching live, feel free to jump in and add updates in the comments section below.
Apple TV Streaming Service Is Coming Your Way Sooner Than Later.
Get ready to cut the cord – the cable cord that is! According to the New York Post, Apple Inc. honchos are in final negotiations with the major U.S. networks – ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX – to offer consumers live streaming television broadcast via their little black hockey puck known as the Apple TV Unit.
This has been a monumental feat for Apple. In hindsight, the development of iTunes and Apple Music for music streaming must seem like a walk in the park compared to the copyright clearance and financial negotiations encountered when dealing with the television industry people. Read the rest of this entry
Surprise! Taylor Swift’s New Album – 1989 – To Stream On Apple Music On June 30th
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Looks like Taylor Swift and Apple made “nice, nice” after this past week’s -uhm – “misunderstanding“.
According to Taylor Swift’s Twitter account, the popular recording artist has decided to release her 1989 Album for streaming on Apple Music.
Apple Music is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, June 30th and, although Taylor Swift stipulated that the album will initially be released to Apple for live streaming, it will be available to other streaming sites, such as Spotify, in the future. Just not now. Because that would not play well with Apple.
So, as predicted here a couple of days ago, it seems that this lovely, very creative and oh so fun PR stunt played out as planned. And just in time for the launch of Apple Music.
I love when show business and technology collide. My two favourite worlds. Steve Jobs dream really has come true over and over and over again.
Memo To Apple And Taylor Swift: Well Played. Love GTG
Picture Credit: 1989/Taylor Swift
Now that two days have past and I have had time to contemplate the supposed brouhaha between Taylor Swift and Apple, a different sort of light is shining on this historic event.
Yes, I said historic, because when has Apple ever listened to anyone regarding its policies and made an abrupt change to a policy in a 24-hour turnaround? Read the rest of this entry
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