苹果发布会宣布推出流媒体视频、新闻订阅、信用卡等服务
中国日报网 2019-03-26 13:13
北京时间3月26日凌晨,苹果公司2019年春季发布会在苹果总部的史蒂夫乔布斯剧院举行。
此次发布会堪称星光熠熠,好莱坞导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格、脱口秀女王奥普拉·温弗瑞、奥斯卡奖得主瑞希·威瑟斯彭,以及女星詹妮弗·安妮斯顿等均到场为苹果站台。
苹果公司在发布会上推出了苹果电视Apple TV+、苹果新闻Apple News+以及苹果信用卡等一系列服务业务。
流媒体视频服务Apple TV+:可在竞争对手设备下载
The Apple TV+ app was unveiled by Steven Spielberg and will launch in the autumn. The platform will include shows from existing services like Hulu and HBO.
苹果电视Apple TV+由史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格介绍,将于今年秋季正式发布。该平台可以收看Hulu、HBO等现有流媒体平台的节目。
The app will be made available on rival devices for the first time, coming to Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio smart TVs as well as Amazon's Firestick and Roku.
同时,苹果还将首次与三星、LG、索尼、Vizio等电视机厂商以及电视机顶盒提供商Roku和亚马逊Firestick合作,这些终端也将能够下载Apple TV+的应用。
苹果信用卡:没年费、有返现
The Apple Card credit card will launch in the US this summer.
苹果信用卡将于今年夏季在美国推出。
There will be both an iPhone and physical version of the card, with a cashback incentive on every purchase.
该信用卡将有手机版和实体版,每一笔消费都会有返现奖励。
The credit card will have no late fees, annual fees or international fees, said Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey.
苹果支付业务副总裁珍妮弗·贝利表示,苹果信用卡没有滞纳金、年费以及国际交易费。
It has been created with the help of Goldman Sachs and MasterCard.
苹果信用卡由高盛银行和万事达公司协助推出。
苹果新闻Apple News+:每月9.99美元纵览300多种报刊杂志
The firm also revealed a news service, Apple News+, which will include more than 300 magazine titles including Marie Claire, Vogue, New Yorker, Esquire, National Geographic and Rolling Stone.
苹果公司还推出了新闻服务Apple News+,里面包含《嘉人》、《时尚》、《纽约客》、《时尚先生》、《国家地理》、《滚石》等300多种杂志。
The LA Times and the Wall Street Journal will also be part of the platform, the firm said.
该平台还包括《洛杉矶时报》和《华尔街日报》等报纸内容。
Apple News+ will cost $9.99 per month and is available immediately in the US and Canada. It will come to Europe later in the year.
新闻服务Apple News+将立即在美国和加拿大推出,月订阅费9.99美元,今年下半年将在欧洲推出。
Unlike TV+, the news platform will only be available on Apple devices.
不过,与苹果电视Apple TV+不同的是,Apple News+只能在苹果设备上下载使用。
游戏服务Apple Arcade:可离线玩100多个独家游戏
A new games platform, Apple Arcade, will offer over 100 exclusive games from the app store which will all be playable offline.
新的游戏平台Apple Arcade将提供100多个在苹果设备上独家发行的游戏,支持离线玩游戏。
It will be rolled out across 150 countries in the autumn but no subscription prices were given.
该游戏平台将于今年秋季在150个国家推出,不过订阅价格尚未公布。
【相关词汇】
订阅服务 subscription services
应用内购买 in-app purchase
双卡双待 dual-SIM dual standby, DSDS
操作系统 operating system
自动续订服务 auto-renewing subscriptions
流媒体服务 streaming services
参考来源:BBC
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