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Thursday, 19 December 2019

Warner Bros. Has Found a Director (and a Wild Idea) for a New Looney Tunes Movie

Robert Kirkman’s next comic book already has a movie deal. Our first fleeting look at whatever the hell Chris Nolan’s Tenet is has appeared. Alan Tudyk gets his alien on in a first look at Resident Alien. Plus, Batwoman and Supergirl are the world’s finest, and Shaggy goes ultra instinct for Scoob. May the spoilers be…

Apple Open Sources Portions of Its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit

Apple has open sourced portions of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit after announcing a new industry effort called Project Connected Home over IP.

The initiative aims to develop an open standard that will increase the compatibility of smart home products across multiple platforms, with security and privacy as fundamental design tenets. The new standard will make it simpler for developers to build one device that is compatible with smart home services and voice assistants, while ensuring consumers can easily choose smart home products that seamlessly work together.

To accelerate the development of the new universal standard, Apple is open-sourcing portions of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit (ADK). HomeKit has grown to become the most extensive, powerful and secure smart home platform available on more than a billion iOS and iPadOS devices. Built from the ground up to protect customer data, HomeKit and the Home app use innovative privacy technologies and techniques to help minimize the amount of data anyone — including Apple — can access as well as powerful security features that protect personal information. By open-sourcing its HomeKit technology, Apple will be helping to jump-start the initiative and ultimately deliver an even better experience to customers.

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How to Watch Apple TV+ If You Haven't Got an Apple TV

The trusty Apple TV box is the most obvious device for watching Apple TV+ on—but if you don’t have one of the black boxes, then there are other ways to tune into The Morning Show, The Servant, For All Mankind, Dickinson and all the other shows Apple is pumping out. Here’s how to watch Apple TV+ (almost) everywhere.

Deals Spotlight: Get the 1TB 16-Inch MacBook Pro for $2,549.00 ($250 Off, Lowest Ever)

Anyone on the hunt for Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro should check out Amazon today, which is discounting the notebook by as much as $250. As with most Amazon sales, some models have low stock, so if you're interested be sure to check them out soon.

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With these sales, you'll find lowest-ever prices on the 1TB model of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, which is available for $2,549.00, down from $2,799.00. There are also a few 512GB models being discounted on Amazon, available for $2,199.00, down from $2,399.00. You can find them all in the list below.

16-inch MacBook Pro Sale

2.6 GHz 6-Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Silver - $2,199.00, down from $2,399.00 ($200 off)

2.6 GHz 6-Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray - $2,199.00, down from $2,399.00 ($200 off)

2.3 GHz 8-Core, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Silver - $2,549.00, down from $2,799.00 ($250 off, lowest ever)

2.3 GHz 8-Core, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Space Gray - $2,549.00, down from $2,799.00 ($250 off, lowest ever)

Amazon is also discounting the 27-inch iMac from early 2019 (3.7 GHz, 8GB RAM, 2TB), available for $1,999.00, down from $2,299.00. This $300 discount is the lowest we've tracked on this model of the new Retina iMac.

For more sales and offers, be sure to visit our full Deals Roundup.

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Hong Kong's Octopus Card Delays Apple Pay Support Until 2020

Hong Kong transit riders will not be able to use their Octopus card with Apple Pay this year as originally promised.

As noted by the blog Ata Distance, Octopus Cards Limited today announced that Apple Pay support has been delayed until later in 2020, after previously indicating that the rollout would be completed by the end of 2019.

Apple Pay support will allow the Octopus card to be added to the Wallet app for contactless fare payment using an iPhone or Apple Watch. Express Transit mode will likely be supported, allowing for tap-and-go payment without needing to authenticate the iPhone or Apple Watch with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode.

2019 was a big year for Apple Pay with Express Transit mode, with major cities like London and New York City rolling out support. Other cities like Philadelphia, San Diego, Shenzhen, and Washington, D.C. also have plans to support Apple Pay in 2020. Apple maintains a list of supported cities on its website.

(Thanks, Kanjo!)

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