9to5Mac Happy Hour

Summary:

This week Benjamin and Zac offer up a Touch Bar tip for MacBook Pro users, discuss Fitbit potentially buying Pebble, Apple's Thanksgiving Day 5K fiasco, unwanted iCloud Calendar spam, Apple's Black Friday promo, AT&T's new DirecTV Now streaming service, and much more.

Hosts:

• Benjamin Mayo
• Zac Hall

Here’s what we discussed in this episode:

• Fitbit reportedly purchasing and phasing out smartwatch maker Pebble
• Reminder: Complete a 5K run / walk workout today to earn special Thanksgiving Apple Watch achievement and iMessage sticker
• Apple apologizes for iCloud calendar invite spam, actively ‘identifying and blocking’ senders
• Apple’s Black Friday deals are all gift cards, don’t apply to latest products (we found better Apple deals!)
• Apple’s Black Friday page now live in USA: offers gift cards on older products only
• LG UltraFine 5K Display now available to order from Apple’s website for $974
• macOS 10.12.2 beta 4 includes new ‘Color Burst’ wallpapers from MacBook Pro marketing
• AirPods expected to ship in next few weeks according to alleged Tim Cook email
• AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming TV service: launching November 30 from $35/month + free Apple TV offer
• Hands-on with AT&T’s new DirecTV Now streaming TV service [Video]