Month: July 2015

‘iPhone 6s’ Again Rumored to Feature 12MP Camera With 4K Video Recording

July 5, 2015 admin

A sketchy and unconfirmed internal document posted by an alleged Foxconn employee on Chinese microblogging website Weibo (via PhoneArena) corroborates rumors that the next-generation iPhone could feature a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera with 4K video recording and 240 FPS slow-motion capabilities. Weibo user KJuma has since removed the pair of leaked documents he shared on the…

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This week on AppleInsider: Apple Music, Beats 1, new iPods, car plans & more

July 5, 2015 admin

The week’s news was dominated by the launch of Apple Music and Beats 1 on Tuesday, but other developments percolated under the surface — including Apple losing its last appeal of a long-fought e-book antitrust case. AppleInsider – Frontpage News

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How Apple Music’s Liking System Works to Customize ‘For You’ Recommendations

July 5, 2015 admin

Apple Music’s main draw is its focus on curation and its ability to learn about your music preferences to provide recommendations that suit your tastes. Apple’s new Music app focuses heavily on content discovery, with an entire “For You” section dedicated to recommendations. According to Apple, its music experts “handpick songs, artists, and albums based…

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How-To: Go beyond OS X Photos + make amazing wall art from your Mac’s pictures (Part 1)

July 4, 2015 admin

Apple knew it had something special to share with the world when it released iPhoto in 2002: in addition to printing 20″ by 30″ poster-sized photos, the original iPhoto’s “most stunning feature” (according to Apple) was a page layout tool that quickly turned digital photo collections into printed hardcover books. These were Apple’s acknowledgements that tangible photos still had…

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‘iPhone 6s’ Logic Board Suggests 16GB Base Model and Updated NFC Hardware

July 4, 2015 admin

New images of the logic board from the next-generation “iPhone 6s” have been obtained by 9to5Mac, a few days after the site shared photos from an unnamed source which showed that a new, updated Qualcomm LTE chip could be in store for the iPhone this year. Today’s images suggest that, on top of the Qualcomm…

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Zane Lowe’s interview with Ed Sheeran on Beats 1 now available via YouTube

July 4, 2015 admin

After launching Beats 1 with an interview featuring Eminem, Zane Lowe followed up yesterday by interviewing singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran. If you missed the live interview, though, it has now been added to the Beats 1 YouTube channel. Unfortunately, it’s audio-only at this point, although Zane did share a video clip on his Instagram so it…

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Music streams surged to 135 billion songs ahead of Apple Music debut

July 3, 2015 admin

During the first half of 2015 Americans streamed some 135 billion audio tracks and music videos over the Internet, despite the absence of any major new services such as Apple Music, according to newly-published data from market research firm Nielsen. AppleInsider – Frontpage News

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New video showcases Apple’s participation in 2015 San Francisco Pride Parade

July 3, 2015 admin

Apple on Thursday posted a video depicting its participation in the 2015 edition of the San Francisco Pride Parade, which celebrates support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. AppleInsider – Frontpage News

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Apple shares video of its San Francisco Pride Parade participation

July 2, 2015 admin

Just like last year, Apple has posted a well-produced video showcasing thousands of Apple employees participating in San Francisco’s annual Pride parade. On June 28, 2015, thousands of Apple employees along with their families and friends joined together to march in the San Francisco Pride Parade. They came from all over the world to help…

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UBS calls Apple ‘the Shake Shack of technology,’ advises investors to buy in

July 2, 2015 admin

In making its case for investors to buy Apple stock, investment bank UBS this week made an interesting analogy, comparing the iPhone maker to growing fast food restaurant Shake Shack, saying the two companies are responsible for "the era of consumer experience." AppleInsider – Frontpage News

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Jony Ive officially moves to Chief Design Officer as Dye & Howarth are promoted to VPs

July 2, 2015 admin

After announcing the change in a company-wide memo last month, Apple today has officially updated Jony Ive’s executive bio on Apple.com to reflect his new role as Chief Design Officer. Ive was promoted from Senior Vice President of Design earlier this year. Ive’s bio notes that he reports directly to Tim Cook and is responsible for…

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Opinion: Apple Watch + Music show intuitive software should be top priority for Apple’s new VP of UI Design

July 1, 2015 admin

Like many other people, I signed up for Apple Music yesterday because it was intriguing and free. Having skipped earlier subscription music services, I didn’t have Spotify playlists to worry about losing or importing, and I hadn’t experienced truly unlimited access to a giant music selection before. Apple Music’s sign-up process turned out to be great: attractive, simple, and just…

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Unofficial Beats 1 web streams let your Android-owning friends join the party

July 1, 2015 admin

If you’ve been more impressed by Beats 1 radio than I have, and want to invite your Android-owning friends to check it out, there are a number of unofficial web streams for that. Developer Benjamin Rumble found an unencrypted HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) URL for the service and embedded it in a webpage on his personal site. You can…

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Beats 1 Radio appears to be down for many (Update: back up after 30+ mins)

July 1, 2015 admin

Update: after about 35 minutes, it appears that the Beats 1 stream is back online. The outage may have been caused by an Amazon Web services outage on the East Coast of the US. Many readers are reporting Beats1 Radio is offline with error -12880 on iOS and just a spin on iTunes for Mac….

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