[UPDATED] There were no major Apple Music announcements or Beats hardware launches at today’s Apple launch event. But there were a number of important announcements about how music is consumed and shared across Apple devices.
Music And Other Related Announcements From Today’s Apple Event
- Apple is renaming its retail stores “Apple Town Squares” with greater emphasis on classes, workshops
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Apple Watch OS4 has “completely revamped music experience” via cellular built in to new watches. Available 9/19. No details offered.
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40 millions songs available via Apple Music on new the new Apple Watch. (Won’t this be as annoying as walking around playing an AM radio?)
- Apple is bringing Augmented Reality to the iPhone8. (Gaming is the first example, but so much is possible.)
- After the announcement, Apple released and updated and streamlined iTunes 12.7 with new social features