The AppAdvice Week in Review: It's a Mad, Mac World

Apple still loves Mac — as long as it’s a MacBook Pro

Once the dust cleared following this week’s “Hello Again” event, Apple showed that it remains committed to Mac. Unfortunately, that commitment doesn’t seem to extend beyond the MacBook Pro.

There were no updates announced for MacBook, iMac, Mac Pro, or Mac mini on Thursday. The MacBook Air? It’s on life support as just one model remains.

For more on the event, see:

• 10 Things You Can Do With Apple’s MacBook Pro Touch Bar
• What Apple Got Right, and Wrong, at Its ‘Hello Again’ Event

The new TV app

Cupertino introduced a new app for Apple TV. Simply called TV, it’s designed to make watching and finding content – including TV shows, movies, sports, and more – easier. Along with the Apple TV, it can also be accessed on iOS devices.

Apple announced that the TV app would launch in December. Developers will probably see the update arrive via new tvOS and iOS betas in the coming days.

Other news this week:

• Apple’s iPhone Sales Drop for the Third Consecutive Fiscal Quarter
• Marques Brownlee Chats with Apple’s Craig Federighi
• Microsoft’s Surface Studio Is the iMac We All Want
• Is Tim Cook Really Like Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer?

Faced with increasing financial difficulties, Twitter announced that the company is laying off approximately 9 percent of its workforce. At the same time, it’s making plans to end its video social service, Vine.

First introduced in 2013, Vine was expected to do for videos what Instagram had done for photos. Unfortunately, what actually happened is that Instagram added videos to its popular service, giving users little reason to make a switch.

Other app news:

• Apparently, Facebook Is Not Yet Done Copying Snapchat
• You Can Now Send Skype Messages With Siri
• Why Google Should Be Your Favorite Calendar App
• Say Goodbye to Google Cast and Hello to Google Home

Four new games were added to the AppAdvice review library this week, including:

• It’s Time to Wreak Havoc on Space Bugs as The Bug Butcher
• Eggggg is an Imperfect and Disgustingly Cute Platformer
• Bollocks! Oh…Sir! The Insult Simulator is Jolly Good Fun
• Pinball Meets Tron in PinOut! From Mediocre

The Apple Watch Nike+ edition finally arrived this week after first being announced in September. Featuring unique Nike Sport Bands, Nike+ Run Club integration, and exclusive faces, the Watch is available from $369.

What hasn’t yet arrived is Apple’s heavily anticipated AirPods. Originally unveiled during last month’s iPhone 7 event, the $159 AirPods have no wires and are charged in a small case. They were supposed to launch before the end of October. Now, they are “coming soon,” according to a recent report.

See also: Elgato’s Eve Light Switch Offers Built-In HomeKit Control.

What was your favorite tech event of the past week? Let us know using the comments below.