9to5Mac Happy Hour

Summary:

This week Benjamin and Zac unpack 9to5Mac's Apple Watch Series 2 review, the launch of macOS Sierra, iOS 10.1 beta's Portrait mode blur effect on iPhone 7 Plus, and much more.

Hosts:

• Benjamin Mayo
• Zac Hall

Here’s what we discussed in this episode:

• Top new iPhone 7 features + some not-so-good features [Video]
• iPhone 7 waterproof tests: submerged in water, hot coffee and more … comes out unscathed
• iPhone 7’s 25% brighter display only reaches max brightness w/ ‘Auto-Brightness’ enabled
• Latest iPhone 7 & Apple Watch Series 2 ads focus on water-resistant designs, fitness features
• James Corden stars in comical new Apple Music ad with Eddy Cue, Jimmy Iovine, and Bozoma Saint John
• Review: Apple Watch Series 2 improves speed and unlocks new workouts, GPS performance mixed
• Top new Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 features – which one should you buy? [Video]
• macOS Sierra software update for Mac rolling out now, here’s everything new
• Use this macOS Safari extension to easily watch videos in PIP from YouTube, Netflix and more
• Apple issues first macOS 10.12.1 + Xcode 8.1 developer betas
• Apple releases iOS 10.1 and watchOS 3.1 beta seeds for developers (tvOS 10.0.1 too)
• Hands-on with the new Portrait Mode beta on iPhone 7 Plus [Video]
• Tumblr launches support for Apple’s Live Photos on the web, releases tool to let other services do the same
• Apple reportedly considering an acquisition of supercar manufacturer McLaren [Update: denied]
• Apple denies it has interest in acquiring Jay Z-owned Tidal streaming service
• Tweetbot updated for macOS Sierra and iOS 10, adds extended Tweet support