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Why the Beatles’ bootleg 1963 album is coming to iTunes Tuesday
“There’s still some life in the old download dog yet,” wrote Macworld‘s Joel Mathis last week, reaching for a theme to connect the surprise unleashing of Beyonce’s self-titled album last Friday with...
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Apple’s 800M accounts spent $3.29 each last quarter, down 24%
Click to enlarge. FORTUNE — “Online services is an under-appreciated growth and margin lever for Apple,” writes Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty in a note to clients Wednesday. It’s all the more...
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Bob Pittman doesn’t believe streaming will kill radio. But he’s built a...
Considering Internet radio has been around since 2000, youd expect the market to have shaken out by now. Butcompetition has actually becomemore fierce. Spotify has grown to 50 million users, with ten...
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Can you erase the new U2 album? Achtung maybe
Apple has released software that will wipe U2’s new album from customers’ iTunes accounts. Six days ago, Apple gave the new album away for free. U2 took to the stage after the company announced two new...
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No, Japan is not an oasis for CD sales
In the past 10 years, CD stores have more or less disappeared from the American landscape. Tower Records had hundreds of locations across the U.S., and was once the place for American music fans to go...
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81 million people listened to the U2 album Apple gave away
This post is in partnership with Time. The article below was originally published at Time.com By Victor Luckerson, TIME Despite all the gripes that Apple had no right to shove U2s Songs of Innocence...
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Sony expands ‘The Interview’ to pay TV, more theaters
(REUTERS) – Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday added more viewing options for its controversial comedy “The Interview,” distributing the film on demand through U.S. pay TV operators and expanding...
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Apple just bought this startup to help take on Spotify
This post is in partnership with Time. The article below was originally published at Time.com. By Victor Luckerson, TIME Apple has reportedly snapped up a music analytics service as it plots out a...
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Despite complaints, Apple users are still listening to that free U2 album
When Apple used its September iPhone launch event to announce it was giving away the latest U2 album for free, not everyone thought it was a “Beautiful Day.” In fact, enough people complained about the...
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Report: Apple’s new music service will cost $10/month, no freebies
In the end, Apple just didn’t have the leverage. Even after spending $3 billion to acquire Beats. Even with Jimmy Iovine’s deep industry connections. Even with 75% of the music download business. Even...
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You can finally download Star Wars movies on Friday
Rebels and Empire supporters alike rejoice: The Star Wars films will soon be available for digital download for the first time ever. Starting Friday, April 10, all of the iconic movies--the...
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Why Apple should buy Netflix
Streaming video provider Netflix recently reported record subscriber growth of 2.3 million in the U.S. and 2.6 million internationally for the first quarter. The company now boasts 62 million...
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Everything Apple could announce next week
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference is almost upon us, and it's promising to be an event full of big announcements. New operating systems for the iPhone, iPad and Mac are expected to be...
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Tim Cook’s attack on Google and Facebook masks a massive blind spot for Apple
There’s been a lot of coverage of Tim Cook’s rhetorical attack on competitors such as Google and Facebook, and how they hold no regard for the privacy of their users. The Apple CEO said at an event in...
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This is what Apple considers a win in streaming music
Apple’s announcement of music-streaming service Beats is expected during Monday’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Its goals for success are pretty lofty, too. The Associated Press, citing an unnamed...
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Apple Music is the company’s long-awaited streaming service
Apple Monday unveiled a streaming music service to rival popular products from the likes of Spotify which let users listen to songs without buying them outright. Dubbed simply Apple Music, the service...
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Here’s the real reason Apple caved in on fees for its new music service
If you follow the music industry at all, then you know that the biggest story so far this week is how Apple suddenly reversed the strategy it had planned for its new music service, after an open letter...
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Spotify wants you to stop paying Apple’s extra fees
Spotify wants to save you from paying extra charges to Apple. Music streaming service Spotify’s ad-free paid tier costs $9.99 per month, but because Apple charges a 30% fee for purchases made through...
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Apple Music, App Store, and other Apple services suffer outages
Apple is reporting that many of its services are experiencing problems Tuesday, including the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, the iBooks store, iTunes, and the Mac App Store. The service problems...
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Roddenberry Entertainment takes VR where no one has gone before
Roddenberry Entertainment has partnered with Immersive Media to launch Roddenberry 360?, an entertainment company that creates VR content filmed with 360-degree cameras. Trevor Roth, COO and head of...
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