The AppAdvice Tech Week in Review: WWDC, 'iPhone 7,' Amazon Versus Apple and More

In just a few days, we’ll be celebrating WWDC. For now, we’re left with rumors and projections. He’re a look back at the week that was.

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Let’s talk WWDC

In eight days, developers from around the world will arrive in San Francisco, California for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). During the Tim Cook era, this gathering has focused almost exclusively on software, not hardware.

For more on WWDC, see:

• All About Apple’s WWDC 2016: Predictions and Long Shots
• Apple Updates the WWDC App with a New Design and tvOS Compatibility

Amazon Video won’t be coming to Apple TV anytime soon

There’s a lot we can do on the fourth-generation Apple TV. Watching Amazon Video isn’t one of them. This week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made it very clear why his video streaming service wasn’t on tvOS: because the company is seeking “acceptable business terms” before making the move.

See also: Amazon Isn’t About to Go to War With Apple Over Video, Right?

The latest on the next iPhone

More details about the so-called “iPhone 7” leaked this week. The next handset is expected to launch with 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB of storage capabilities. Finally missing from the mix is an entry-level 16GB model.

Other iPhone news:

• Next Year’s iPhone Could Feature a Watch-Inspired Taptic Engine
• Purported ‘iPhone 7’ Rose Gold Back Panel Leaks
• This Apple Supplier Is Predicting Huge ‘iPhone 7’ Sales

On the App Store

Ahead of WWDC, things are mostly quiet on the app front. In app update news, the popular Alto’s Adventure gained its long-rumored Zen Mode, while the unique Human Resource Machine was perhaps the biggest app launch of the week.

With each level your boss will give you instructions for the job that needs to be done. If you need a little more help, you can tap on your boss at any time for helpful hints or even a silly few words. Just drag the commands onto the instruction area to perform the function.

Other app news:

• Mixatron by Funny Or Die Turns Your Videos Into Cool Clips
• Save Your Favorites and Crush the Rest in Candidate Crunch
• Race to the Coolest Tunes in the New Beat Racer

Get Alto's Adventure in the App Store Get Mixatron by Funny Or Die - Remix Your Videos With Video Filters in the App Store Get Candidate Crunch in the App Store Get Beat Racer in the App Store Get Human Resource Machine in the App Store

Games in review

Christine Chan reviews new App Store titles

Recent reviews include some puzzler games, the latest title from Spry Fox, and more:

• Become a Legend in Lost Frontier, Mika Mobile’s New Strategy Game
• Make Squares, Not Lines in Eklips, a New Tetris-Inspired Puzzler
• Tap Towards Your Dreams in VOEZ, a New Music Rhythm Game
• Warp Shift is an Enchanting New Puzzler from FISHLABS
• Dash and Slice Through Foes in Bushido Bear from Spry Fox
• Trace Your Way Past City Lines in This Charming Puzzler

Get Lost Frontier in the App Store Get Eklips in the App Store Get VOEZ in the App Store Get Warp Shift in the App Store Get Bushido Bear in the App Store Get City Lines for puzzle lovers in the App Store

Wearables and Other Accessory News

We took a look at two new Twelve South products this week: the BookBook case for the iPad Pro and the TimePorter for Apple Watch.

Other accessory news:

• The MEEM Memory Cable Automatically Backs Up an iPhone When Charging
• Co-Founder and CEO Tony Fadell Is Leaving Nest
• Is Crazybaby’s Levitating Mars Speaker More Than A One Trick Pony?
• Native Union’s New TAG Lightning Cable Will Charge Your iPhone or iPad In Style

What will be making news next week? Stay with AppAdvice to find out.

Brent Dirks, Abdel Ibrahim, Sandy Stachowiak, and Joe Wright contributed to this report.