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   ExtraBITS for 1 April 2015

   Josh Centers

   In today's collection of ExtraBITS, the Apple TV gets more channels,
   Adobe announces Flash for the Apple Watch, Apple is considering
   rebranding iCloud once again, and Apple's next big thing hits a
   regulatory wall.

   [1]Apple TV Gains More Channels -- Apple has added ten more channels to
   the Apple TV, including TED, Tastemade, Young Hollywood, CnnGo, The
   Home Shopping Network, QVC, The Game Show Network, SQUIRREL TV, The
   Indonesian Plumbing Channel, and Extreme Curling. All require
   activation with a cable or satellite provider; however, Comcast is not
   currently supported.

   [2]Adobe Announces Flash for Apple Watch -- In a surprise move, Adobe
   has announced that its beleaguered Flash platform will be supported by
   the Apple Watch at launch. Despite Flash being publicly rejected on iOS
   by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said that
   Apple was welcoming Flash to its new device 'with open arms.' Apple
   Vice President of Technology Kevin Lynch, who oversaw development of
   the Apple Watch, said, 'Apple Watch users are going to love being able
   to play Flash games and watch Flash movies on their wrists.' Before
   joining Apple in 2013, Lynch was Chief Technology Officer at Adobe and
   a vocal proponent of Flash.

   [3]Apple Considering Rebranding iCloud as eWorld -- Rumor sites are
   abuzz with the news that Apple is reportedly considering rebranding its
   iCloud suite of online services as eWorld. Some of you may remember the
   original eWorld as Apple's first foray into the online world back in
   the mid-1990s (see '[4]An Electronic World,' 7 February 1994).
   Reportedly, Apple CEO Tim Cook has been concerned that the iCloud brand
   has been tarnished by unreliability and security problems (see
   '[5]iCloud Flaw Not Source of Celebrity Photo Theft,' 2 September
   2014). Apple hopes to bring everything full circle, with the company
   convinced that it has finally gotten online services right.

   [6]Apple Car Air Delayed by FAA -- Red tape from the U.S. Federal
   Aviation Administration has reportedly delayed the still-unannounced
   Apple Car Air, currently being developed under a different name by a
   small company seemingly unaffiliated with Apple. While Apple wants the
   Apple Car Air to be flyable by anyone with a sport pilot license, the
   FAA is insisting that purchasers obtain at least a recreational pilot
   license, given that the Apple Car Air will be heavier than regulations
   allow for light sport aircraft. Originally slated for a debut in 2020,
   rumors suggest the Apple Car Air has been pushed off until 2025,
   pending successful lobbying efforts.

References

   1. https://www.apple.com/appletv/whats-on/
   2. http://www.cnet.com/news/meet-kevin-lynch-once-a-flash-point-now-winding-up-apple-watch/
   3. http://www.andreagrell.de/eworld/eworld_flash/index.html
   4. http://tidbits.com/article/2252
   5. http://tidbits.com/article/15040
   6. http://www.terrafugia.com/tf-x