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Google opens up Android wear so iphone users get a choice for smartwatches am i as apt are filling in for Bridget Carey this is your cnet update google announced that Android wear watches will now work with Apple iPhones sort of first up right now only one watch is compatible and that's the LG watch urbane which became available in May iPhones five and higher will be supported also iphone users won't have access to the 4,000 Android wear apps found in the Google Play Store iphone users will not be able to use Wi-Fi directly on their android wear watch either ok so what works with an android wear watch paired with an iphone then when the two were paired thanks to a new Android wear app for iOS and Android watch will be able to receive notifications from google now cards Apple calendar gmail and google calendar also if an app shows you notifications on your iPhone those notifications will appear on your watch google says that the urbane is just the first watch to support iOS and that all future Android wear watches will be compatible with iOS expect a whole bunch of iOS compatible watches to be announced later this week at the ephah electronics trade show in berlin in other Apple news a report from nine to five max says that the next Apple TV could cost a whole lot more right now the third generation Apple TV cost $69 9to5 mac says the new fourth generation Apple TV could be priced at either one hundred and forty nine dollars or one hundred and ninety-nine dollars that's a huge price jump the same report says Apple would keep the third generation Apple TV in the lineup as an entry-level option the new Apple TV would actually be a bit wider and thicker feature a new remote access to an app store Siri support and a new interface the older model while that wouldn't get access to that app store we'll see what turns out to be true when Apple holds its big event on September ninth speaking of September a new month is starting which means a whole lot of change is on netflix streaming catalog netflix announced it is not renewing its deal with the cable network epics so what does that mean to you say goodbye to titles like star trek into darkness World War Z and hunger games catching fire on Netflix however you will still be able to watch those movies online at announced a new multi-year deal with Hulu those titles and more will be available to stream on hulu starting october first for hulu this deal seems pretty big by bumping up its movie offerings that's it for this tech news update and you can always get more news at cnet com from our studios in New York I Maya's Akhtar