Steve Sande

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Apple's "Spring Forward" Watch event will begin in just a few hours, and an "Apple Events" channel on Apple TV will let you stream it live.</p><p>The new channel, which Apple busts out to live stream select media events, will appear automatically on your Apple TV. If you aren't seeing, go to the device's settings screen and restart it. </p>

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<p><span>Just a reminder for our US readers - be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour tonight, as we're finally going into </span><a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daylight Saving Time</a><span>. Everything changes at 2 AM tomorrow morning, so just get those non-Apple clocks set one hour ahead before you go to sleep tonight, and hopefully your Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch will all handle the change automatically for you... hopefully.</span></p>

<p><span>Cats of the past had some advantages over the new generation. For example, they could lay on top of hot CRT monitors and soak up a lot of the wasted energy. Sadly, the move to flatscreen displays made it hard for felines to lay on top of monitors and stay warm. Says owner Cookie Bonanza:</span></p>

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<p>Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. Today's notable apps include the now free Inspire — Paint, Draw & Sketch, new Breaking ~ News apps for the iPad, iPhone and Mac and a fmission-filled update to Space Marshals. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">It's Friday! Here's what's on the AWT News Update podcast: </p><ul><li>There's no denying it - you can't get away from Apple Watch news. It's enough to make you shout "SHUT UP!"</li></ul>

<p><span>Although Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told Apple Store employees in Berlin that his Apple Watch could make it through a day with a charge, the developers of </span><a target="_blank" href="http://reservestrap.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reserve Strap</a><span> aren't taking any chances. They think that the battery life of the first-generation Apple Watch will</span><span> be unacceptable to most buyers, so they're now taking pre-orders for their $250 product -- </span><span>an external battery pack in a wristwatch band.</span></p>

<p><span>CNBC is reporting that </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/102459031" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple will become part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)</a><span> beginning at the opening of trading on March 19, 2015. The company will be replacing AT&T in the group of companies that make up the DJIA.</span></p>

<p>Bloomberg today <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-06/apple-s-secret-lab-lets-facebook-fine-tune-apps-before-the-watch-s-debut"><span>provided details</span></a> on a secret Watch app development lab that allows select developers, pre-launch access to the wearable device. According to people familiar with the process, companies such as Facebook, BMW and United have been sending developers to Cupertino’s headquarters to work hands-on with Apple’s smartwatch. Internet access is blocked in the conference rooms and developers invited to the labs are not allowed to bring in any outside materials. Even app source code must remain at Apple headquarters until the Watch is closer to launch.</p>

<p>The Omni Group this week released an update to its popular diagramming tool, OmniGraffle for the iPad, which brings a highly-requested feature to the app – support for the iPhone. OmniGraffle was originally released as a charting, wireframing and diagramming tool for the Mac and then made its way to the iPad. The latest 2.1 version is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnigraffle-2/id899656932?mt=8"><span>a universal app</span></a> compatible with both the iPhone and the iPad.</p>

<p>It’s hard to believe that we’re already almost four weeks into the life of Apple World Today. In that short period of time we’ve written a lot of posts, made a few mistakes, and have started settling into a routine. I thought it might be fun to let you all in on how things are going. </p>

<p>Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. Today's notable apps include the now free Temple Run:Oz, a big update for Omnigraffle and the new "pixel-packed, adrenaline-fueled" game Lastronaut. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can.</p>

<p><span>We knew it was going to happen sooner or later, but for owners of Apple's </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.apple.com/aperture/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aperture</a><span> app for Mac, that day was today. Apple sent out an email to owners of Aperture informing them of the impending demise of the app, along with instructions on how to get on the public beta of OS X 10.10.3 if Aperture fans want to take the new Photos app for a spin...</span></p>

<p><span>Google just published a new update to Gmail for iOS. </span><a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gmail-email-from-google/id422689480?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gmail 4.0</a><span> has arrived in your App Store updates, bringing with it several new features designed to make life easier for those who use the app to handle multiple Gmail accounts... or even just a single Gmail account.</span></p>