Apple Watch coming to seven more countries, retail sales begin on June 26

With supplies finally ramping up and most editions of the Apple Watch becoming available, Apple has announced that their wearable is coming to seven more countries.  Apple also announced today that interested customers will finally be able to buy Apple Watch and bands in store starting June 26.

The Watch comes to Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan on June 26. "We're making great progress in our backlog of Apple Watch orders," said Jeff Williams, Apple's SVP of operations. Anyone who ordered an Apple Watch in May (except for the super rare Space Black Stainless Steel with Black Link Bracelet), should receive a shipping notice from Apple within the next two weeks.

Apple Watch gets to-do and list app with latest Fantastical update

Fantastical and Fantastical 2 for Mac OS and for iOS are examples of truly user focused and intuitive apps. The latest iOS update of Fantastical now features a Watch component which will work as a great complement to the native Apple Calendar app. Fantastical can give a good overview of to-do items as well as appointments from the Watch app or from the Glances feature which enables users to cycle through favourite apps.

Source: 9to5Mac

Apple now shows editorially-curated lists on App Store

Moving away from algorithmically-generated lists, the Apple App Store now shows editorially-curated content. There is no longer a “New,” “What’s Hot,” and “All iPhone (Free & Paid)” categories for games. What takes its place are curated lists like “Best New Games” and “More Games You Might Like,” which is based on your download/purchase history. This shift seems like a good idea particularly to help app developers that need exposure for apps that truly deserve the attention.

Source: MacRumors

Netflix promises no third-party ads will be coming to its service anytime soon

A report has surfaced the Netflix was planning on adding pre- and post-roll ads to its original shows. Thankfully, the company is quick to deny the possibility. According to a Netflix spokesperson, third-party ads won’t be coming to their platform. The company said that what it’s done for a while now is tease Netflix originals with short trailers after finishing watching a show. Some members of the service are seeing limited test run of these teasers. But that doesn’t automatically dictate that the service will implement it.

Source: BGR + Gizmodo