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Apps for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS power our modern world. 9to5Mac will update you on the latest news, review, and updates for all types of apps. “There’s an App for that”.

The term came became part of our vocabulary when Steve Jobs announced The App Store as part of the iPhone 2.0 software update in 2008.

Over the years, the term has become as common as kleenex for describing applications on all of our devices. Apple’s platforms have apps for just about anything from finance, banking, sports, social media, podcasting, music, and more. We have a guide for helping you discover the best ones as well. Apps are now on everything from our TV, to our smartphones, on our laptops, and all the way down to our wrists.

As new ones are released or existing ones have major updates, the team here at 9to5Mac will bring you the latest news and reviews. If you want to follow along with video footage, be sure to follow 9to5Mac on YouTube. Scroll down below our latest updates on all things relating to applications on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.

New AppleTV to to feature $.99 TV rentals?

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NewTeeVee today is bringing back the $.99 TV show rental rumor with the Cloud twist.  According to Ryan Lawler, the new $99 AppleTV that runs the iOS will feature the ability to buy and stream TV shows for $.99 each.  The TV shows will be watchable for 30 days after purchased and for 24 hours after watched for the first time.

As for competition in the Cloud streaming field, Roku (HD player is $129-ish) sells a box that streams Netflix and Amazon TV and movies.  Those TV shows are mostly the same price as those currently selling on iTunes.  If iTunes drops prices on their shows, Netflix and Amazon would likely follow.

Of course, GoogleTV is coming in the Fall but will have a different skillsets.

Pandora Radio with multitasking ships for iOS 4

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Pandora Radio — equipped with support for multitasking — has shipped, just in time for the release of iOS 4, which is expected within the hour.

This excellent app lets you create personalized radio, streaming music to your ears via your iPhone or iPad. All you need to do is input one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.

The introduction of multi-tasking support within the app means you

Skype slowly moves to upgrade VoIP app for iOS4.

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Skype is developing a multi-tasking happy iOS 4 compatible version of its eponymously-named VoIP app for the iPhone. The company promises the new version will exploit all the new features of the new iOS 4, but says it won