Apple’s in the video entertainment business is a fun, new way.

Apple TV+, the company’s new streaming video service, is launching with content for the entire family. Here’s a look at which shows the iPhone maker is dropping first on the new service, plus those coming soon.

What’s new with Apple TV+

October 31, 2019: One day to go

We’re just a day away from the official launch of Apple TV+! You can now log into Apple TV+ via your Apple ID on the web. However, the service isn’t yet online/

Ready at launch

The following web-based television series are available on Apple TV+ on Day 1:

Dickinson

This series offers a comedic take on the life of Emily Dickinson, written by Alena Smith and starring Hailee Steinfeld in title role. Other actors in ”Dickinson” include Jane Krakowski, Toby Huss, Adrian Blake Enscoe, Anna Baryshnikov, and Ella Hunt.

The first 10 episodes of ”Dickinson” are available on Apple TV+.

”Dickinson” on Apple TV
For All Mankind

In real-life, the Ame…

Get in the ~~spooky~~ spirit with these Halloween-y iPhone and iPad wallpapers!

Halloween is arguably the most magical time of year. I mean sure, Christmas is great and everything, but when else do you get to dress up like a goblin and scream at people for candy? (Note: if you are over the age of 18 and doing this, you might get arrested, but all’s fair in love and candy, y’know?)

If you’re dressing yourself up this Halloween, it’s fair to say that you should also be dressing up your iPhone or iPad with some spooky backgrounds, too!

Here are the best Halloween wallpapers available for your iPhone and iPad!

1. Pusheen and Halloween = Spoopy and adorbs

2. Ghosts, pumpkins, mummies, oh my!

3. Think Halloween

4. Chibi peeping pumpkin

5. Happy Haunts materialize

6. Do you dare enter this haunted house?

7. Jack-o-lanterns everywhere

8. All hail the Pumpkin King!

9. A spooky pattern

10. Get your jack-o-lantern on!

11. The Rocky Horror Vampire Show.

12….

Best answer: Sort of. Nintendo has revealed a new trading and storage cloud service called Pokémon Home, which will be compatible with Pokémon Sword and Shield. You’ll be able to transfer Pokémon from your Pokémon Bank account into your Pokémon Home account. Pokémon Home will release on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android devices in 2020.

Blue Sword: Pokémon Sword ($60 pre-order at Amazon)
Red Shield: Pokémon Shield ($60 pre-order at Amazon)
Pokémon Bank: Pokémon Bank for 3DS ($5/year at Nintendo)
What is Pokémon Bank?

Pokémon Bank is a Pokémon storage service that was introduced on the Nintendo 3DS. For just $5 a year, you can store and manage up to 3,000 of your captured Pokémon from Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon, Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby, and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. That way, players can trade Pokémon from compatible Pok&eac…

What you need to know

RBC claims that ISBC sold the trademark to Apple.
ISBC confirmed that it had sold it, but not who to.
References to ”AirTag” have also been spotted in iOS 13.2.
It’s all starting to come together.

Following some trademark sleuthing earlier this week that suggested Apple now owns the ”AirTag” trademark it looks like that might actually be the case. Russian site RBC reports (via MacRumors) that a group has sold the trademark to Apple.

According to RBC, a group called ISBC recently sold the ”AirTag” trademark to Apple. The report goes on to say that the deal included a clause which means the group would continue to develop its products under a single brand.

ISBC has since confirmed that it has indeed sold the trademark but that it won’t say who bought it because of a confidentiality agreement.

ISBC® group of companies have decided to bet on enhancing development of its own products under a single namesake trademark ISBC®. This rebranding decision i…

Reduced costs, user experience and privacy are the aims.

What you need to know

The US Census Bureau will use iOS devices in the 2020 US Census.
Apple announced the partnership during its earnings call yesterday.
iOS will hopefully bring better user experience, privay and reduced costs.
One of the most interesting pieces of news to come from Apple’s earnings call yesterday was the news that the US Census Bureau will use hundreds of thousands of Apple devices to support the 2020 US Census.

In the call, Tim Cook said:

We’re also helping government agencies around the world use technologies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the way they deliver critical services to the public. For example, the U.S. Census Bureau is making fundamental changes to the design and implementation of next year’s census, with the goal of producing quality results by reducing costs by leveraging the mobility, user experience, and privacy of iOS. Hundreds of thousands of Apple devices will be d…

Apple has added some much-needed privacy to Siri across all devices.

You can now delete Siri and Dictation historical data across your Apple devices and opt-out of sending this type of information to Apple. The move comes after a public outcry earlier in the year over privacy concerns. Here’s how to do it.

How does Apple use this information?

According to Apple, it collects specific data about you to help it respond to requests via Siri or Dictation. In doing so, it doesn’t tie this information to your Apple ID. Instead, it uses a random identifier. The information collected gets stored on your devices for six months. After that time, the content is no longer associated with the random identifier. However, the information ”may be retained” for up to two years to ”help Apple develop and improve Siri, Dictation, and other language processing features like Voice Control.”

What you can now do

With iOS 13.2, iPadOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1, tvOS 13.2, and macOS Catalina 10.15.1, you can now…

Take on spooky specters as you explore a haunted hotel.

It feels like it’s taken forever for a new Luigi’s Mansion to finally grace us. After all, it was six years ago that the last Luigi’s Mansion game released. From what we’ve seen in trailers for this upcoming game, it looks like the wait was well worth it. There are plenty of new features and game modes to get you excited about this new entry in the series. Here’s everything you want to know about Luigi’s Mansion 3.

I see dead people

Luigi’s Mansion 3

$60 at Amazon

Defeat ghosts as you search for your friends

The newest game in the Luigi’s Mansion series has you playing once again as the scared plumber. But this time, you’ll be exploring a haunted hotel, using new fighting elements, and have the help of a gooey doppelganger. You can even play the main story with two-player co-op. This game also includes multiplayer modes where up to 8 players can play together either locally or online.

Release date
What’s the plot?
Who i…

David Tsay is the second cardiology heavyweight to join Apple.

What you need to know

Apple has hired another leading cardiologist in its health push.
David Tsay was previously a professor of cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center.
During Apple’s earnings call, Tim Cook expressed hope that Apple’s greatest contribution would be to people’s health.
According to a report from CNBC, Apple has hired leading cardiologist David Tsay, a professor of Cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center.

The report states:

Apple has hired another prominent cardiologist as it adds more medical talent to its growing team.

The company brought on David Tsay, a professor of cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center and an associate chief transformation officer, where he focused on implementing digital services. Tsay just updated his LinkedIn to note that he’s joined Apple and a person familiar said he’s just started his new role this month.

Tsay is the second such hire ma…

What you need to know

AirPods Pro went on sale yesterday.
iFixit has completed its customary teardown.
AirPods Pro are full of…lots of small things.
Turns out small earbuds use small parts.

The arrival of AirPods Pro yesterday seems to have gone well both for the people who bought them and the company that sells them. Early reviews are very much on the positive side of awesome, and queues around the world suggest people are eager to pay the $249 asking price, too. And now we know what that money gets you.

The teardown masters at iFixit have done what they do best and we now know exactly what’s on the inside of AirPods Pro.

The thing that immediately jumps out at me is the fact that everything is so, so small. I’m aware that’s a silly thing to say for something so small on the outside, but still. Seeing all of the chips, batteries, and boards laid bare is still a sight to behold.

That’s absolutely the case with the new system-in-package (SIP) that powers AirPods Pro. It’s a lit…