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• Touring through Apple’s September updates

  Posted on October 11, 2020 at 21:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  APPLE

  By Nathan Parker

  For those who follow Apple development, September is a special time of year.

  It’s when the company showcases major updates to its various consumer operating systems: iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Recently, I took each of them for a test drive.

  Here’s a quick summary of what I’ve found so far — both the good and the … not so good.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.40.0 (2020-10-12).

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• Apple’s “Time Flies” September 2020 event: The bottom line

  Posted on September 16, 2020 at 07:16 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  This just in from Nathan Parker:

  Apple showed its “Time Flies” September 2020 event on September 15. Here is the “bottom line” of Apple’s new product and service offerings:

  • Apple Watch Series 6: Now offers Blood Oxygen support, Brighter Screen, Always On Altimeter, New colors include (PRODUCT)RED and Blue, New “Solo Loop” option, New Watch Faces; No 5G on Cellular model, No Ceramic option
  • Apple Watch SE: More Affordable Apple Watch option, No ECG or Blood Oxygen sensor, Series 3 still available as a low-cost option as well
  • Apple Watch Family Setup: Works with Series 4 or later running watchOS 7, makes it easier for parents to manage children’s watches and communicate with family members with Apple Watches
  • Apple Fitness+: New monthly or annual service (one month free for all Apple Watch users and three months free for new Apple Watch purchases), workouts that integrate with Apple Watch and workout videos that work across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV; Coming late 2020, Apple Watch Series 3 or later required
  • New iPad Air: New All-Screen design similar to iPad Pro, Touch ID built into power button (no Face ID), A14 Bionic Chip, Apple Pencil 2 support, Magic Keyboard support, New Colors include Green and Sky Blue; Coming in October
  • New iPad: The low-cost option now includes A12 Bionic Chip and Apple Pencil support
  • iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, tvOS 14 will be available September 16
  • Apple One: Apple Services bundle, Three tiers; Individual (Includes Music, TV+, Arcade, 50GB iCloud Storage), Family (Everything in Individual plus 200GB iCloud Storage and Family Sharing included), Premier (Everything in Individual and Family plus 2TB iCloud Storage, News+, and the forthcoming Fitness+)

  I watched the event, and I came away impressed – and wondering if the time has come to start wearing a watch. That iPad Air looks mighty sweet, too. Let’s hope Apple has better luck with iOS 14 stability than they did with iOS 13.

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