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  • Ted Lasso confirmed for a fourth season, pre-production to begin in January 2025

    Ted Lasso confirmed for a fourth season, pre-production to begin in January 2025

    Ted Lasso fans will be happy to hear that the show is returning for a fourth season.

    Per MacStories, Sigmund Judge, a co-host of the Magic Rays of Light podcast, stated via social media that pre-production of the hit Apple TV+ comedy series will begin in January in London, England. Apple has yet to confirm the fourth season, and there is no set release date yet.

    The third season of Ted Lasso ran from March through May of 2023.

    The series won several major awards since it debuted in 2020, with its overall positive tone proving especially comforting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors, MacStories, and @sigjudge

  • Apple offers several ways to watch the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address

    Apple offers several ways to watch the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address

    Apple’s 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference starts today and runs through June 14. And like the last four years, it will be mostly an online event, albeit select developers and students will be invited on-site to Apple Park.

    During today’s keynote speech, Apple is expected to unveil iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2. The company is also likely to announce new artificial intelligence features collectively called Apple Intelligence, a heavily rumored partnership deal with OpenAI, and possibly more.

    You can watch the keynote speech starting at 10 AM Pacific Time, as well as at the following times around the world:

    • Honolulu, Hawaii — 7:00 a.m. HAST
    • Anchorage, Alaska — 9:00 a.m. AKDT
    • Cupertino, California — 10:00 a.m. PDT
    • Phoenix, Arizona — 10:00 a.m. MST
    • Vancouver, Canada — 10:00 a.m. PDT
    • Denver, Colorado — 11:00 a.m. MDT
    • Dallas, Texas — 12:00 noon CDT
    • New York, New York — 1:00 p.m. EDT
    • Toronto, Canada — 1:00 p.m. EDT
    • Halifax, Canada — 2:00 p.m. ADT
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 2:00 p.m. BRT
    • London, United Kingdom — 6:00 p.m. BST
    • Berlin, Germany — 7:00 p.m. CEST
    • Paris, France — 7:00 p.m. CEST
    • Cape Town, South Africa — 7:00 p.m. SAST
    • Helsinki, Finland — 8:00 p.m. EEST
    • Istanbul, Turkey — 8:00 p.m. TRT
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates — 9:00 p.m. GST
    • Delhi, India — 10:30 p.m. IST
    • Jakarta, Indonesia — 12:00 a.m. WIB next day
    • Shanghai, China — 1:00 a.m. CST next day
    • Singapore — 1:00 a.m. SGT next day
    • Perth, Australia — 1:00 a.m. AWST next day
    • Hong Kong — 1:00 a.m. HKT next day
    • Seoul, South Korea — 2:00 a.m. KST next day
    • Tokyo, Japan — 2:00 a.m. JST next day
    • Adelaide, Australia — 2:30 a.m. ACST next day
    • Sydney, Australia — 3:00 a.m. AEST next day
    • Auckland, New Zealand — 5:00 a.m. NZST next day

    The YouTube stream is set to kick off at 10 AM PST, and may be the easiest way to watch it given the app’s presence on computers, smartphones, and tablets.

    You can watch the WWDC keynote on any Mac, iPhone, or iPad using Apple’s native Safari browser or another browser like Chrome. iOS devices must be running iOS 10 or later, and Macs need to be running macOS Sierra 10.12 or later to access the stream.

    In addition, you can readily watch the WWDC keynote via the Apple TV app on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV via the following steps:

    • Open the TV app on your chosen device.
    • Scroll down the Watch Now category and select WWDC 2024. Alternatively, type “WWDC” into the Search field and select WWDC 2024 from the results.
    • Click Play.
    • The app may tell you to tune in at your local time to watch the event live prior to when the WWDC keynote begins.

    If you’re on a Windows PC, just open the Microsoft Edge web browser or a recent version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Be sure to have MSE, H.264, and AAC codecs/extensions installed to view the content).

    Finally, Apple also plans to stream the keynote in the Apple Developer app, and on the Apple Developer website.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors, developer.apple.com, YouTube,

  • Apple posts several means of watching its “Scary Fast” media event

    Apple posts several means of watching its “Scary Fast” media event

    All eyes will be on Apple for product announcements during the company’s “Scary Fast” media event today, which is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

    There are an assortment of ways to watch the event, as noted here:

    You can watch the event live on a Mac, iPhone, ‌iPad‌, PC, or any other device with a web browser. The Apple Events website works in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and other main browsers. Just navigate to www.apple.com/apple-events/ using a web browser at the appropriate time to watch. You can visit the site now to add an event reminder to your calendar.

    Apple also plans to stream the event live on YouTube, which can be used by pretty much all platforms, including computers, smartphones, tablets, consoles, and smart TVs.

    Apple has posted a placeholder for the October 30 event on YouTube, and you can visit it now to set an event reminder.
    Apple TV App.

    You can also tune into the event via the time zones:

    • Honolulu, Hawaii — 2:00 p.m. HST
    • Anchorage, Alaska — 4:00 p.m. AKDT
    • Cupertino, California — 5:00 p.m. PDT
    • Phoenix, Arizona — 5:00 p.m. MST
    • Vancouver, Canada — 5:00 p.m. PDT
    • Denver, Colorado — 6:00 p.m. MDT
    • Dallas, Texas — 7:00 p.m. CDT
    • New York, New York — 8:00 p.m. EDT
    • Toronto, Canada — 8:00 p.m. EDT
    • Halifax, Canada — 9:00 p.m. ADT
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 9:00 p.m. BRT
    • London, United Kingdom — 12:00 a.m. GMT next day
    • Berlin, Germany — 1:00 a.m. CET next day
    • Paris, France — 1:00 a.m. CET next day
    • Cape Town, South Africa — 2:00 a.m. SAST next day
    • Helsinki, Finland — 2:00 a.m. EET next day
    • Istanbul, Turkey — 3:00 a.m. TRT next day
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates — 4:00 a.m. GST next day
    • Delhi, India — 5:30 a.m. IST next day
    • Jakarta, Indonesia — 7:00 a.m. WIB next day
    • Shanghai, China — 8:00 a.m. CST next day
    • Singapore — 8:00 a.m. SGT next day
    • Perth, Australia — 8:00 a.m. AWST next day
    • Hong Kong — 8:00 a.m. HKT next day
    • Seoul, South Korea — 9:00 a.m. KST next day
    • Tokyo, Japan — 9:00 a.m. JST next day
    • Adelaide, Australia — 10:30 a.m. ACDT next day
    • Sydney, Australia — 11:00 a.m. AEDT next day
    • Auckland, New Zealand — 1:00 p.m. NZDT next day

    As always, stay tuned for additional details and we’ll try to scrounge up every detail we can as to the news event and its associated product releases.

    Have a safe and happy Halloween!!!

    Via MacRumors

  • Apple expands Today at Apple Creative Studios sessions to additional markets, looks to offer new curricula to participants

    Apple expands Today at Apple Creative Studios sessions to additional markets, looks to offer new curricula to participants

    This is pretty nifty.

    Apple on Tuesday announced plans to expand its Today at Apple Creative Studios to additional markets, hoping to bring its efforts to more young creators from underrepresented communities around the world. This expanded program offers career-building mentorships, training and resources across disciplines, including all-new curricula in app design, podcasting, spatial audio production and filmmaking.

    The company is looking to launch its Creative Studio efforts in seven new cities including Nashville, Miami, Berlin, Milan, Taipei, Tokyo, and Sydney. The program will also return for its second year in Chicago, Washington D.C., New York City, London, Paris, Bangkok, and Beijing.

    The program is designed to connect young creators that face challenges regarding a quality creative education with mentors, opportunities, and resources. This also coordinates with more than 30 nonprofit community partners that specialize in areas such as books and storytelling, app design, radio and podcasts, photography, film and TV.

    Those that participate will receive hands-on education, training and feedback on their projects. Furthermore, mentors will also encourage participants to think of ways their talent can help develop social change within their communities.

    The sessions are held at designated Apple Store retail locations and are led by established artists that are mentoring young participants in Creative Studios and Apple Creative Pros. These events are free, open to the public, and can be registered for via the link below.

    Last year saw over 400 young participants in Apple’s Creative Studios programming. These communities celebrated the books, films and music the partisans developed. They also showcased participants’ art via Apple TV, Apple Books and Apple Music.

    Per individual cities and their select focus, New York will look at app design, while Berlin, Nashville, Chicago and Paris will explore Music, Radio and Podcasts. Miami and Washington will focus on books and storytelling, where as Taipei and Milan will focus on art and design. Lastly, London, Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo and Bangkok will have young creatives focus on photography, film and TV.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via The Mac Observer and apple.com/today