It was once again my pleasure to join John Gruber of Daring Fireball fame for his annual year-in-review episode of The Talk Show. This year we discussed: the new one-port MacBook, Apple Watch’s launch, WWDC and Apple Music, the iPhones 6S, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Apple TV, iPad Mini 4, iOS 9, Mac OS X 10.11, and, of course, the most important new product of the year, the Smart Battery Case. So, roughly, one hour per event. Enjoy! …

As the rumor mill heats up around Apple’s exploration of OLED displays for a future iPhone, a new report says that the company has tapped both LG and Samsung to supply the displays. According to Korean outlet, Electronic Times, Apple is close to finalizing a deal with both companies to supply OLED display panels for an upcoming iPhone. The deal is reported to be worth a combined $12.8 billion (15 trillion won), and both firms are said to be planning to build up production capacity over the next two to three years in order to meet demand. It’s unclear which future iPhone may see the addition of an OLED panel, but it is pretty clear it won’t be in time for next year’s iPhone 7, given the reported timeline. A report from last month pegged the possibility that OLED panels could make their way to the iPhone in 2018, after Apple has had time to work through some technical hurdles. Though its far from confirmed at this stage, and OLED iPhone screens have been rumored for years, the switch …

It’s only a few days until New Year’s, and you can start counting down now with the Times Square Official New Year’s Eve Ball app. The app presents an on-going countdown to 2016, which is customizable to your timezone. You can also watch the ball drop live on New Year’s Eve. In the Times Square Official New Year’s Eve Ball app, you’ll find: Watch live streaming of the events in Times Square leading up to New Year’s Eve and throughout the year as well as the highlight promo and other exclusive video content. Customize your Countdown Clock with your time zone of choice. Find out what’s happening in and around Times Square – Follow and interact with the Times Square Ball on Twitter This year’s livestream will also feature a performance by pop star Jessie J, who will sing John Lennon’s Imagine moments before midnight. You can grab the Times Square Official New Year’s Eve Ball app from the App Store now. Free – Download Now …

Here’s how to connect a newly-purchased (or gifted) Ecobee3 to your HomeKit network. Just purchased or received a new Ecobee3 HomeKit-enabled thermostat? Once you’ve done all the initial wire-work and installation, it’s time to get your thermostat talking with HomeKit. How to set up your Ecobee3 with HomeKit Open the Ecobee3 app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap the Settings button in the upper right corner. Tap Add HomeKit-enabled Ecobee3. If you don’t already have a HomeKit home set up, you’ll be asked to create one now. The app will display all HomeKit-connected Ecobee3 thermostats. If you have more than one, you can tap Say hi to identify the right one. When you know which one you want to add, tap Add. On the Ecobee3 thermostat screen, the HomeKit code will appear. Scan it with your iOS device (or manually enter the code) to pair the two. On the thermostat, you’ll see a ”Paired with HomeKit” alert, along with a note about the disabling of Auto mode. Press OK to continue. You can now…

Every week, the iTunes Store adds new movies and TV content to its catalog. This week, check out Sicario, deals on 2015’s hit movies, and discounts on Editors’ Choice shows. We start this week in movies with Sicario, an action-thriller about a group sent to hunt the leader of a drug cartel. You can also grab a number of hit films from 2015 for $9.99 and under, including include films like Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Spy. The Movie of the Week is Love & Mercy, which is available for a $0.99 rental and a $7.99 purchase. Sicario – $14.99 – Download Now Mission: Impssible – Rogue Nation – $9.99 – Download Now Mad Max: Fury Road – $9.99 – Download Now Spy – $9.99 – Download Now Love & Mercy – $0.99 (rental) – $7.99 (purchase) – Download Now This week in TV, you can grab the Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song Christmas special for $4.99. You can also grab season passes for shows that will premiere in the new year, including Downton Abbey’s fi…

Want perfectly-lit holiday photos? You may want to check out Aurora HDR. Friend of iMore and contributor Jeff Carlson is an ace photographer and recently wrote a new book on MacPhun’s new Aurora HDR software. Over the holidays, he’s graciously allowing us to run an excerpt from the new ebook, Aurora HDR and Aurora HDR Professional: A Photoversity Guide ($8). In the book, Jeff offers tips for capturing the best source photos and then walks you through not just building HDR images, but using Aurora HDR’s professional tools to creating holiday photos both hyper-realisitic and fanciful. MacPhun’s Aurora HDR application for the Mac makes it easy to create and edit HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos. You’ve certainly seem them: brilliant landscapes with ethereal glows, or architectural photos where you can see every detail. HDR is broader than that, though, allowing you to balance details in a scene without going overboard. The secret to HDR is combining two or more exposures (which Aurora…