Month: March 2021

Billie Eilish Drew Record Numbers of New Subscribers for Apple TV+

CompuScoop Staff March 4, 2021 0

"Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry" has become the biggest Apple TV+ hit among young adults so far and has driven a record number of new subscribers to the service, according to Deadline.

Apple does not divulge subscriber numbers or viewing figures for ‌Apple TV+‌, but according to industry sources speaking to Deadline, the documentary drew a record-breaking 33 percent new viewers to the service. Young adult audiences reportedly fueled the momentum of new subscribers since the film premiered on Thursday, February 25, and half of the film's audience came from outside the United States.

The documentary is described as a "true coming of age story," following the young singer-songwriter and her rise to stardom. It offers an intimate look into her journey as a seventeen-year-old navigating life on the road, stage, and at home with her family while she writes, records, and releases her first album.

Apple paid $25 million for the R.J. Cutler-directed documentary in December 2019, battling against other streaming services for the rights in a bidding war. The record-breaking increase in subscribers and the capture of the young adult audience indicates that the move seems to have paid off.

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Via: MacRumors.com

Apple launches ‘Apple for Kids’ for parents and Guardians

Dan Uff March 4, 2021 0

Apple has launched a new portal called 'Apple for Kids' that enables parents and guardians to assist them with setting up a child's Mac with parental controls and other associated items.

The portal allows them to setup items such as:

Family Sharing.
Set up a child's device.
Setting up a child's Apple Watch.
Help to keep track of a child's activities.
And more.

To see the new portal, click here.

YouTube app no longer works with 3rd Generation Apple TVs

Dan Uff March 4, 2021 0

Persons who try and use the YouTube app on their 3rd generation Apple TV may get a surprise, because without warning, the app no longer works on 3rd generation Apple TV devices. Users will now have to use AirPlay from a Mac own iOS device if they wish to view videos on their TVs.

However, for those of you who are considering upgrading to a newer model, you may want to hold off as it is rumored that Apple will be introducing a new model sometime in 2021.

Rumor: Rosetta 2 being removed in some regions sooner rather than later?

CompuScoop Staff March 3, 2021 0

Installing the upcoming macOS 11.3 software update on an M1 Mac may result in Rosetta 2 being removed in one or more regions around the world.

In the third beta of macOS 11.3 seeded to developers for testing today, MacRumors contributor Steve Moser uncovered new strings in the beta's code indicating that "Rosetta will be removed upon installing this update." Another new string reads "Rosetta is no longer available in this region. Applications requiring Rosetta will no longer run."

Apple did not specify which regions where Rosetta 2 would be "no longer available," and no further details are known at this time.

Rosetta 2 enables Macs powered by Apple silicon like the M1 chip to run x86 apps built for an Intel-based Mac. The translation layer works in the backgroundwhen a user opens an app compiled only for Mac computers with an Intel processor, and automatically translates the app for use with Apple silicon the first time the app is run.

It's unclear why macOS 11.3 might remove Rosetta 2 on M1 Macs in some regions, but perhaps there are legal or copyright reasons involved. Apple did not immediately respond to our request for comment, but we'll provide an update if we hear back.

The third beta of macOS 11.3 also adds some new settings with imagery for mapping game controller buttons to keyboard layouts, according to Moser's code-level findings, but we are not fully sure what this entails.

Via: MacRumors.com