Apple announced TV, news, gaming and credit card services at an event in Cupertino, Calif., Monday. WSJ’s Joanna Stern breaks down all the new offerings and explains why Oprah was there. Photo: Reuters/Stephen lamIn some ways, Apple News+, the company’s new all-you-can-read news and magazine subscription service, feels like the same idea that powered the Kindle and even the original iPod. Take a bunch of physical things—books or CDs—and make them available en masse on a single device. “To have your whole music library with you at all times is a quantum leap in listening to music,” Steve Jobs said of the iPod back in 2001.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 31, 2019 12:56 UTC