Amaya Toman The extraordinary spring Apple Keynote is upon us. Whoever guessed that we would see at least AirPower is probably disappointed. Apple presented a handful of new services at yesterday's conference, but many of them will not be available to Czech users. Still, it's worth summarizing what Keynote brought.
Apple Card
One of the novelties was its own Apple Card payment card. The card is particularly proud of its high security and emphasis on the protection of its owner's privacy. Users can add their Apple Card directly in the Wallet application. The card will be accepted worldwide without any problems. Users can monitor movements on the card practically in real time, and the card will also include a cash back service. The card will also offer cooperation with some applications in the iPhone, such as Calendar. Apple Card partners are Goldman Sachs and Mastercard, the card will be available to users in the United States starting this summer.
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TV+
One of the most anticipated items on the agenda of yesterday's conference was the streaming service TV+. It will bring users completely new, original video content based on a regular subscription. Director Steven Spielberg, actresses Jennifer Aniston and Reese Whitherspoon and actor Steve Carell introduced the service at the Keynote. In terms of genre, TV+ will have a relatively wide range, the emphasis will be on family friendly content, within which there will be no shortage of educational programs for the little ones, in which characters from Sesame Street will teach children programming. TV+ is part of an update to the Apple TV app, available in more than a hundred countries around the world. The service will be available online and offline and without ads, the price has not yet been specified.
Apple Arcade
Another of the newly introduced services is Apple Arcade - a gaming service based on a subscription, available for mobile and desktop devices from Apple. Its goal is to make a wide range of different games available to users. Users should have more than a hundred popular games at their disposal, the offer of which will be constantly updated by Apple. Apple Arcade will be accessible from the App Store and will also offer parental control tools. Apple Arcade should be available in more than 150 countries around the world, specific locations and prices will still be specified.
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Apple News +
Another expected novelty that Apple introduced yesterday is the so-called "Netflix for magazines" - the Apple News+ service. It is an expansion and improvement of the existing news service Apple News, and will offer users access to a huge number of magazines and other publications of all possible genres and origins, from big names to lesser-known titles, for a regular fee. The service will work across devices, but it will not be available here - at least for now.
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Which of the presented novelties caught your attention the most?
Everything looks relatively usable, only Apple Arcade is crap in my opinion. Or maybe not completely crazy, but I don't think it will catch on.
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And ApplePower nowhere. And it never will be. Their wireless charging plate has been run over by a train and they can't produce anything revolutionary, so it's better to cancel it than come up with a mess.