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Apple hits snag with Sony Music over streaming music service
by Rebecca MacLary, 19 May 2013
Apple has been going for a summer rollout of its streaming music service, but apparently has run into issues with Sony Music due to some of the built-in features.
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Pentagon clears Apple Inc. devices for use on its networks
by Rebecca MacLary, 18 May 2013
It’s official: the Defense Department announced today that it has approved Apple products running iOS 6 to be used on its networks. This means Apple now gets to compe...
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App Store hits 50B downloads
by Rebecca MacLary, 17 May 2013
Thursday, Apple officials announced the App Store had hit its next big milestone: 50 billion downloads! That number does not include re-downloads or updates. The 50 billion...
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Highest bid on coffee date with Apple’s CEO tops out at $610,000
by Rebecca MacLary, 16 May 2013
An online auction organized by Charitybuzz.com has garnered a highest bid of $610,000 for a coffee date with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. The proceeds will go to charity: th...
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BBM for Android and Apple devices coming soon
by Rebecca MacLary, 15 May 2013
We learned at the annual BlackBerry Live conference that the company will soon make certain parts of its Messenger service available to Apple and Android users as free down...
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Harvard sells off Apple stock after the iPhone sales drop
by Rebecca MacLary, 14 May 2013
The world’s richest university, Harvard, has sold off its stake in Apple Inc. Reasoning for this was that the iPhone’s sales have dropped off and share values h...
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Will Apple skip the 5S entirely?
by Rebecca MacLary, 13 May 2013
According to a leaked report from a European smartphone vendor, Apple plans to skip the 5S and will go straight to the iPhone 6. But no one is sure if that means that Apple...
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Major changes to AppleCare may be coming soon
by Rebecca MacLary, 12 May 2013
An unidentified Apple employee has reported that Apple held a meeting on Thursday, May 9 where they discussed changes to the AppleCare customer service plans. Firstly, and ...
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The iPad and iPhone will receive security clearance by Pentagon next week
by Rebecca MacLary, 11 May 2013
On Friday, Alana Johnson of the United States Department of Defense said that it will allow Apple devices such as the iPad and the iPhone onto the Pentagon’s secure n...
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Microsoft embraces Nook; Amazon and Apple will celebrate
by Rebecca MacLary, 10 May 2013
According to reports, Microsoft may purchase Nook from Barnes & Noble for $1 billion. Currently, Microsoft has invested about one-sixth of the company which, although i...