insert_link Tech Made Simple T-Mobile is giving customers a free year of Apple TV Plus T-Mobile has announced a new promotional perk for its customers: starting on August 25th, both new and existing subscribers to its Magenta and Magenta Max plans can get a year’s subscription to Apple TV Plus. The deal applies to virtually any of T-Mobile’s post-paid customers that it classifies as part of those plans, including its Magenta 55 Plus, Magenta Military, Magenta First Responders, Sprint Unlimited Plus, Sprint Premium, and T-Mobile […] todayAugust 25, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple’s new TV remote is running into glitches with Disney Plus and HBO Max The Verge reports that users are complaining both the Disney Plus and HBO Max Apple TV apps aren’t properly supporting the excellent new Siri Remote. Reddit reports that Disney Plus has yet to be updated to make use of the remote’s helpful scroll wheel scrubbing feature, which works on rival Netflix and Apple TV Plus apps. The HBO Max app has more issues, Screen Times reports, and lacks support for several of the remote’s features […] todayJune 8, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple extends TV Plus trials to July According to 9to5Mac, Apple will be extending its free year-long trials of its TV Plus service to customers until July 2021. The trials were originally included with the purchase of any Apple device (e.g., an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV) and were initially set to last until November 1st, 2020, and then that first deadline was extended to February, 2021. Subscribers who had free subscriptions that were set to expire any […] todayJanuary 21, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Don’t cancel your Apple TV Plus trial until it’s almost over Apple TV Plus launched October 31st, and Apple has a pretty slick limited time deal: buy a new iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac, and you’ll get a free one-year trial of the company’s fledgling streaming service. But there’s a catch: claiming the free trial automatically signs you up for a monthly subscription that kicks in once the free trial ends, which will continue to automatically renew until […] todayNovember 7, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple NBCUniversal reportedly considering making its Peacock streaming service totally free Comcast and NBCUniversal are reportedly weighing whether to make its upcoming Peacock streaming service free for all customers, according to CNBC. This is different from the companies’ previously announced plans. Originally, the goal was to offer a free, ad-supported service to Comcast customers, while reports suggested that non-Comcast customers could subscribe to Peacock for a fee. But according to the CNBC report, the new plan will let anyone watch […] todayNovember 6, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Disney CEO Bob Iger Resigns from Apple’s board Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board, just a couple of months before both companies are set to launch their independent streaming services. Iger resigned on September 10th, according to a filing from Apple to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s the same day Apple unveiled the launch date and subscription price for Apple TV Plus, which officially made Apple and Disney competitors. “I have the […] todaySeptember 17, 2019