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Analyst predicts Apple streaming TV service to be below $40 per month

No one’s quite sure how much an Apple streaming/Web TV service would cost per month, but guesses are being made. Rod Hall of J.P. Morgan issued a note to investors on Wednesday, in which he said a US$40-per-month price tag for a subscription TV service would be too high. In his view, the incremental cost […]

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Apple Store employees undergoing final Watch training, units to be in stores on April 10th

With April 10th and the launch of the Apple Watch approaching, Apple Store retail employees have been receiving special training on the device, but special meetings will take place at retail stores starting next week to give all retail employees a chance to go hands-on with the watch. Many employees will see the watch in […]

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Rumor: Apple in talks with Discovery, Viacom for streaming TV service content

Apple is apparently hunting down content for its purported streaming television service. The Wall Street Journal now claims Discovery and Viacom are also in talks with Apple to offer programming through the service. Yesterday, the publication cited sources as saying Apple is discussing options with Disney, CBS and 21st Century Fox. Netting one or both […]

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Life Clock projects uses Apple Watch to determine when you might die, encourages healthier habits

If an Apple Watch face that counts off the seconds until you die doesn’t motivate you, nothing will. The Life Clock application for the Apple Watch, designed by digital design group Rehabstudio, estimates how much time you have left on this rock, adding minutes for healthful activity and subtracting them when you indulge in bad […]

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iFixit teardown, tests reveal 2015 13-inch MacBook Air SSD architecture significantly faster than previous generations

If you were hoping for a tangible reason to invest in a new 2015 MacBook Air, it might have arrived in the form of a faster solid state drive. Last week, Apple refreshed its MacBook Air lineup, adding Broadwell chips and Intel 6000 graphics. Both models received the same processor updates, but the 13-inch MacBook […]