Apple launches TV app, video gaming service and credit card

Apple on Monday launched streaming and videogame services, looking to tap into 1.4 billion users of its gadgets to counter slowing demand for its iPhones. At a special event held at the Steve Jobs Theater at its Cupertino, California headquarters, the company also unveiled News Plus subscription service and a credit card.   
          
Apple Card
 

• Credit card to be approved in minutes and to be used with Apple Pay
• No international fee, no penalties and no sign-up fee
• Goldman Sachs to be issuing bank for the card and MasterCard to manage payment processing
• Apple Pay to be available in more than 40 countries by end of the year

 

Television
 

• Apple unveils 'all New' TV app
• App to include streaming services Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and PlayStation Vue
• Will feature shows from HBO, Showtime and Starz in Apple TV channels
• Users can buy or rent movies on Apple TV
• Apple TV app will be available as a software update in May, including Apple TV channels
• Apple TV app will be available on Macs as well as televisions from Sony, LG, and Vizio, and devices from Roku and Amazon FireTV
• Apple TV app to be available in more than 100 countries

 







































Gaming
 

• Launches Apple Arcade service with game developers
• Apple Arcade to work on mobile devices, desktop computers, and televisions
• Apple working with Walt Disney, SEGA Games and Annapurna Interactive on new games
• Service to feature more than 100 new games exclusive to Apple’s mobile platform and subscription service
• Games can be accessed through tab in App Store and will work on iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, also available for offline play News Plus
• To feature content from 300 publications, including the NatGeo, the People, the Popular Science, the Billboard and The New Yorker; service to cost $9.99 per month