Apple Event LIVE: Apple News \, Apple Card\, Apple Arcade launched

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Mar 25, 2019 11:42 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com

Apple Event LIVE: AppleTV+, Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade launched

Welcome to our Live coverage of Apple's first keynote event of 2019 'It's Show Time'. In this blog we will bring you all the updates straight from Steve Jobs Theater.

  • So, Apple's new service is called AppleTV+.

    The service will come with Apple produced content.

  • The Apple TV app will be available on smart TVs from multiple brands along with Amazon's Fire TV device and Roku devices. The service will be extended to more than 100 countries.

  • The app combines all Apple sold content, shows from the Apple Channels selections and cable subscription on demand offerings.

    Apple TV app will be available from May. Mac users can avail the app from this fall.

  • Apple TV comes with kids experience which has character driven selections and show driven selections.

  • Apple TV app bundles iTunes, cable and satellite, HBO, Showtime, Starz, CBS, CNN, NBC, all in one place.

  • Apple TV Channels is “only the channels you want. On demand”.

  • Let's move on to the Apple TV app.

  • Apple Arcade will be available from this fall. Apple does not reveal the pricing yet.

  • Apple Arcade does not collect any data about its users without their consent.

    Apple Arcade comes with Family Sharing.

  • Apple Arcade will work across all Apple devices.

  • With Apple Arcade, gamers can enjoy their favourite games even if they are offline.

  • Apple Arcade to feature more than 100+ games.

  • Apple shows off popular games like Lifelike, Overland, Beyond a Steel Sky, Where Cards Fall, which is part of Apple Arcade.

  • This is the world's first gaming subscription service for mobile, desktop and living room: Apple.

  • Apple introduces 'Apple Arcade'.

    With Apple Arcade subscription service users can play paid games for free for a month.

  • iOS is the largest gaming platform in the world with more than 1 billion players and more than 300,000 games.

  • Tim Cook now shifts the focus to App Store.

  • That is Apple Card for you.

  • Apple Card will make its debut in the US this summer.

  • The card will be made of titanium with your name etched on it.

  • Apple Card will work similar to Apple Pay. All transactions require Face ID or Touch ID. 

  • There are no fees whatsoever on Apple Card, be it late fees, annual fees, international or over limit fees.

  • Users will get 2% Daily Cash as reward on payments made using Apple Pay and 3% for purchases made directly from Apple like hardware or services.

    Users can have unlimited amount of Daily Cash.

  • Rewards in the form of cash back will be called 'Daily Cash'.

  • Apple Card will be a MasterCard credit card designed for the iPhone.

  • Apple Card will be "changing the entire credit card service," Tim Cook.