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Apple news

Apple is ringing in the holidays at Apple Store locations and its official website by launching the Holiday Gift Guide.

By visiting apple.com/shop/gifts, you can discover how Apple’s innovative products and world-class services keep users connected with friends and family during the holidays, and shop for Apple products with ease. Apple’s Holiday Gift Guide provides at-a-glance buying options for all of the latest Apple devices, and showcases a range of items that you can get personalised for that special person with free engravings. You will also find links to purchase Apple Gift Cards that the recipient can redeem against products and services – such as Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, iCloud+ and Apple Arcade – as well as hardware.

“Throughout the holidays and year round, our teams are excited to connect with customers and help them discover Apple’s latest products and services,” said Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail + People. “In stores and online, customers can get support choosing the device that is right for them and receive gift ideas for everyone on their list.”

It is also possible to book free sessions at your local Apple Store to learn, explore and get the most out of all of your Apple products.

Fitness+ news

All iPhone users now have access to the Apple Fitness+ subscription service, even if they don’t own an Apple Watch.

With over 3,000 studio-style workouts and meditations led by a diverse and inclusive team of trainers available on demand, you can get three free months of Fitness+ with the purchase of any new iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. Update to iOS 16.1 now to unlock Fitness+.

Apple TV news

Apple has just dropped its next-generation Apple TV 4K – the most powerful one yet. And with a starting price of £149/$129, it is also notably less expensive than the 2021 version. The biggest change over previous Apple TV 4K versions is the company’s use of the A15 Bionic chip, the same one used in recent iPhones and the iPad Mini (6th gen). Another key update is HDR10+, which is now supported along with the Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range formats.

Apple’s new streaming box will be sold in two configurations. One is Wi-Fi-only with 64GB of storag