Access 300 magazines on Apple News+ for $9.99 a month

IANS  |  San Francisco 

on Monday launched an all-new service called News+ where users can read latest issues of 300 magazines in categories like entertainment, politics, lifestyle, health and

Apple News+ will be available for $9.99 per month across Apple devices, starting with the US and and the first month's subscription will be free.

"The idea is to harness the power of journalism and its cultural impact. It is a great opportunity for publishers," Apple told the audience at the Steve Jobs theater at its

Apple won't allow advertisers to track you so it is private and secure, he added.

Cook said the Apple Pay feature will cross 10 billion transactions in 2019.

The company also announced designed for iPhones.

The users can sign up for and start using it via Wallet. is the issuing authority for that will be acceptable all over the world.

"will not sell your data to third parties," said the company.

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First Published: Mon, March 25 2019. 23:16 IST