The AppAdvice Tech Week in Review: WWDC, 'iPhone 7,' Amazon Versus Apple and More
In just a few days, we’ll be celebrating WWDC. For now, we’re left with rumors and projections. He’re a look back at the week that was.
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Let’s talk WWDC
In eight days, developers from around the world will arrive in San Francisco, California for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). During the Tim Cook era, this gathering has focused almost exclusively on software, not hardware.
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Amazon Video won’t be coming to Apple TV anytime soon
There’s a lot we can do on the fourth-generation Apple TV. Watching Amazon Video isn’t one of them. This week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made it very clear why his video streaming service wasn’t on tvOS: because the company is seeking “acceptable business terms” before making the move.
See also: Amazon Isn’t About to Go to War With Apple Over Video, Right?
The latest on the next iPhone
More details about the so-called “iPhone 7” leaked this week. The next handset is expected to launch with 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB of storage capabilities. Finally missing from the mix is an entry-level 16GB model.
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On the App Store
On the App Store
Ahead of WWDC, things are mostly quiet on the app front. In app update news, the popular Alto’s Adventure gained its long-rumored Zen Mode, while the unique Human Resource Machine was perhaps the biggest app launch of the week.
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Games in review
Christine Chan reviews new App Store titles
I highly recommend checking out Warp Fish if you’re looking for a zen-like puzzle game to check out over the long weekend. Or if you’re just a fan of FISHLABS and want all of their games in your collection, this is a refreshing change of pace from their normal fare.
- Christine Chan
Recent reviews include some puzzler games, the latest title from Spry Fox, and more:
- Become a Legend in Lost Frontier, Mika Mobile’s New Strategy Game
- Make Squares, Not Lines in Eklips, a New Tetris-Inspired Puzzler
- Tap Towards Your Dreams in VOEZ, a New Music Rhythm Game
- Warp Shift is an Enchanting New Puzzler from FISHLABS
- Dash and Slice Through Foes in Bushido Bear from Spry Fox
- Trace Your Way Past City Lines in This Charming Puzzler
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Wearables and Other Accessory News
We took a look at two new Twelve South products this week: the BookBook case for the iPad Pro and the TimePorter for Apple Watch.
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What will be making news next week? Stay with AppAdvice to find out.
Brent Dirks, Abdel Ibrahim, Sandy Stachowiak, and Joe Wright contributed to this report.
