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The three-year old Apple TV has finally been refreshed. Apple detailed the next generation Apple TV at its fall media event. Highlights include a brand new remote control, which adds touch controls and Siri integration to the experience. The top surface of the remote is designed with a glass surface for easy swiping and touch selection. Siri brings voice search to the device, spanning multiple content sources such as Netflix and Hulu and returning all relevant watching options in one place.

The iPad Pro is a reality. With a 12.9-inch oxide TFT display and a resolution of 2732 x 2048 pixels, the iOS software keyboard will appear full sized. A 64-bit A9X processor promises faster-than-desktop class performance, a full 22 times faster than the original iPad.

Apple kicked off its fall media event with an exploration of updates coming to Apple Watch. Version 2 of watchOS will include several enhancements, such as Time Travel. Turning the Digital Crown forward previews one's entire day. In addition to third party complications, which can display an array of data right on the watch face, Transit will be added to map functions. Overall, there are 10,000 watch applications currently available.

Ironhide Game Studio's hit tower defense title Kingdom Rush has gone free forever on the Apple App Store. This is a steal for iOS users since playing the game does not require any in-app purchases.

The medieval tower defense game put the indy developer Ironhide on the map, and it is still considered one of the best tower defense games ever released. Most importantly Ironhide never forget its fans and has been releasing regular updates for Kingdom Rush even since it was released in 2011.

Apple this week released a new Twitter account dedicated to App Store games. The @AppStoreGames account has already hosted an "AppStoreChat" with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, and has promised to tweet exclusive looks at the "hottest" games every Monday. Apple's old @AppStore account will now only cover apps released to the App Store.

Minecraft: Pocket Edition version 0.12 will drop around September 8th, according to developer Tommaso Checchi. The update will add a slew of new features which you can see here.