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Apple Music first look: rich in features, smooth iTunes integration with good curated suggestions, but has no lyrics and is complicated — Apple Music First Look: Rich, Robust — But Confusing — Paid streaming music has arrived on Planet Apple, where it was regarded as unworthy for years.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Releases iOS 8.4 With Apple Music, Beats 1, and Revamped Music App — Apple today released iOS 8.4, the fourth major update to iOS 8. First seeded to developers in April, iOS 8.4 includes a newly revamped Music app and Apple's long-awaited on-demand streaming music service, Apple Music.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Releases iTunes 12.2 With Apple Music Support — Apple today released iTunes 12.2 for OS X Yosemite users, introducing desktop support for the new Apple Music service. Launched today as part of iOS 8.4, Apple Music lets iTunes users to listen to on-demand music, create playlists … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Apple's Beats 1 Radio includes short ads and bleeps out objectionable words or whole lines — Surprises From The First Few Hours Of Beats 1 Radio — There Are Ads - Apple never mentioned this and you'd be surprised considering how rich it is, but occasionally little promotional messages like … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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Leaked photos show external design of iPhone 6S will look nearly identical to iPhone 6 — Revealed: iPhone 6S will look nearly identical outside, but expect numerous changes inside [Gallery] — For fall 2015, Apple is preparing an “S” iPhone upgrade that superficially preserves … | Michael Yamartino / Pinterest Blog: |
Pinterest rolls out Buyable Pins today along with “Shop our picks” category in the US for iPhones and iPads — Buyable Pins start rolling out today! — Video of Introducing buyable Pins! — Earlier this month, we announced buyable Pins—the simple, secure way to buy your favorite products on Pinterest.| Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple loses federal appeal in e-books case and is expected to pay $450M, mostly to e-book buyers — Apple Loses Federal Appeal in E-Books Case — iPhone maker is expected to pay $450 million, most of it to e-book buyers — A federal appeals court upheld a 2013 decision finding Apple Inc. liable … | Charlie Savage / New York Times: |
FISA Court rules that 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals was wrong, NSA can temporarily resume bulk data collection for the next five months — Surveillance Court Rules That N.S.A. Can Resume Bulk Data Collection — WASHINGTON — The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled late Monday … | Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Cisco to buy cybersecurity firm OpenDNS in $635m deal — The deal will give Cisco better visibility into the security and threat landscape. — Cisco has announced its intention to purchase threat protection security firm OpenDNS in a deal worth $635 million.| Glyn Moody / Ars Technica: |
EU plans to destroy net neutrality by allowing Internet fast lanes — Potentially a big defeat for EU internet users, online startups and future innovation. — A two-tier Internet will be created in Europe as the result of a late-night “compromise” between the European Commission, European Parliament and the EU Council.| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
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Microsoft's latest Windows 10 preview for PCs gets Edge browser branding — Microsoft's Windows 10 preview build 10158 for PCs adds Edge browser branding and other tweaks, just a month ahead of the start of the operating system's rollout. — With exactly one month to go before it begins rolling … | Loretta Chao / Wall Street Journal: |
Xiaomi's $160 Redmi 2 smartphone, launching in Brazil, will be company's first sold outside Asia and first manufactured outside China — Xiaomi Smartphone Launch in Brazil Is First Outside Asia — Xiaomi's Redmi 2 smartphone will be the company's first sold outside Asia and first manufactured outside China| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed: |
Trucker Path raises $20M Series A to connect independent big rig drivers with shipping brokers — This App Keeps Truckers Rolling In An On-Demand World — Trucker Path started as a crowdsourced information hub for truckers, but it's about to become a marketplace with the potential to shake up how commercial shippers get paid.| Tricia Duryee / GeekWire: |
Amazon launches an all-new online store to sell physical goods in Mexico — Amazon heads south of the border, launches an all-new online store in Mexico … Amazon has finally launched retail operations in Mexico, allowing consumers to buy millions of items ranging from consumer electronics to video games and software.| Ben Woods / The Next Web: |
PushBullet overhauled on mobile and desktop with new messaging-focused features — PushBullet, an app that lets you move files easily between different devices or send them to friends, has rolled out a full overhaul of its mobile, desktop and browser-based apps.| Natt Garun / The Next Web: |
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Square Adds Payroll To Its Ever-Expanding Offerings For Small Businesses — Square is quickly becoming the one-stop shop for small merchants. — In the last year, the San Francisco-based financial services company has launched a scheduling and booking system, marketing tools and Square Capital, a small business cash advance program.
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