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Apple acquires weather-focused developer Dark Sky, will discontinue Android and Wear OS versions of its app on July 1st

Because it’s never a bad idea to snag weather-related properties. Software developer Dark Sky announced on Tuesday that the company had been purchased by Apple. The iOS app will be available in the App Store, although the Android and the Wear OS app will be shut down. Existing users and subscribers on the Android and […]

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Apple Watch could help lend data to hyper-local weather prediction apps

A lot of attention has gone into the upcoming Apple Watch’s biometric and health-centric sensors, but the device could also be great for weather forecasting. Last fall, after the announcement of the iPhone 6 and its barometer, meteorologist Cliff Mass wrote a giddy blog post about the promise of smartphone barometers. He said experimental results […]

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Rumor: Apple TV software update expected for September 18th, will provide additional AirPlay features

There shall be nifty new Apple TV software in the relatively near future… Per AllThingsD, sources have indicated that come next week, Apple will update its set-top box, the Apple TV, with new software that will offer enhanced AirPlay capabilities with the software update reportedly set to arrive on Wednesday, Sept. 18. While Apple apparently […]

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Apple TV News Software

Apple TV update adds support for Vevo, Disney, Weather Channel and Smithsonian Channel

The Apple TV console received several new channels via an update today. Per AppleInsider, an update released for the set top box added Vevo, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Weather Channel, and content from the Smithsonian Channel. The launch of new content options on Apple TV comes just days after it was revealed that Apple had […]