Apple had its huge spring event and this time they focused on services – all around what you currently do on your iPhone – read stuff, play stuff, watch stuff and pay for stuff. We’re not exactly sure what a world with Apple being a financial services company would be like. Will it disrupt the industry? Will the shows produced by Apple be strong enough to grab the mindshare of a Netflix-dominated audience? How much will the gaming subscription service be? So many questions
Full episode:
Episode 122. Recorded Wednesday 27 March 2019.
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0:00 – Intro & more Facebook issues
3:22 – Apple hardware announcements
- Apple’s new Airpods come with wireless charging, Hey Siri support | The Verge
- New Apple iPad Mini review: No competition | The Verge
11:36 – Apple News+ service
- Apple event hot take | Digital Trends youtube
- Apple launches News+, an immersive magazine and news subscription service | Apple Newsroom
- Magazine list, cost and release date | Techradar
19:46 – Apple Arcade service
- Apple Arcade announced: new game subscription service on iOS, Mac, Apple TV | Gamespot
- What we know so far | Mac Rumors
- Apple Arcade has game developers excited but questions remain | The Verge
24:50 – Apple TV+ service
- Apple TV+ and Apple TV app explained | The Verge
- The best thing about Apple’s new TV app is that you don’t need a Apple TV | Quartz
- Apple unveils Apple TV+, home for the world’s most creative storytellers | Apple Newsroom
- Apple TV+ makes Facebook Watch look like a joke | Techcrunch
34:28 – Apple Pay & Apple Card
- Apple Card “coming this summer” (in the U.S. only) | apple.com
- When is Apple Card coming to Australia? | Finder
- Should you get the new titanium Apple credit card? | Brian Jung youtube
- “there is a secret, powerful revenue machine built into Apple Card” | @brianroemmele
- The Apple Card is a perfect example Apple’s post-iPhone strategy | The Verge
The Lazy Couch is a geek culture podcast hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim, based out of Sydney Australia. Topics range from the latest trends in technology to comic book movies and all things geeky. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @thelazycouch.
The outro music is ‘Sorry’ by Comfort Fit.