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Joe joined MacRumors in January 2015, and is now a Senior Reporter. Based out of Stoney Creek, Canada, he has been writing about Apple since 2008, with a focus on breaking news coverage.

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Eminem Provides First Beats 1 Guest Interview With DJ Zane Lowe

Thursday June 25, 2015 5:17 am PDT by
Beats 1 DJ Zane Lowe has teased an image on Instagram that confirms hip-hop artist and rapper Eminem will be the first guest interviewed on the global radio station, which launches as part of Apple Music next week. Eminem's appearance is largely unsurprising given that he has a close relationship with Beats co-founder Dr. Dre and is signed to his record label Aftermath Entertainment. Lowe...
Top Grossing iPhone Apps

App Store's Emphasis on Chart Positioning Squeezing Out Developers and Media Publications

Wednesday June 24, 2015 12:45 pm PDT by
When the App Store launched in 2008, it provided an exciting new way for developers to distribute third-party apps and games on the iPhone. With the release of iPhone OS 2.0, developers were no longer constrained to web apps and could take advantage of the possibilities afforded through fully native apps. At the time, it was an exciting and opportunistic new chapter for iPhone users, developers...
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Pharrell's Single 'Freedom' Will Be Exclusive to Apple Music

Wednesday June 24, 2015 8:11 am PDT by
Apple plans to attract users to sign up for Apple Music by offering a free three-month trial period, but another way it will attempt to lure subscribers is by offering exclusive content through the incoming streaming music service. In late April, it was reported that the company was in talks with multiple artists, including Florence and the Machine and Taylor Swift, about exclusive content deals. ...
Kenwood CarPlay

Kenwood's Aftermarket CarPlay and Android Auto Systems Now Shipping

Wednesday June 24, 2015 6:59 am PDT by
Kenwood today announced that its two aftermarket CarPlay and Android Auto systems unveiled at CES 2015 are now shipping to retailers with a suggested price of $900 to $950 each. The Kenwood DDX9702S and Kenwood Excelon DDX9902S are the only aftermarket units that allow drivers to switch between CarPlay and Android Auto without having to manually change settings or reset the unit. For...
Adele

Apple Music Lands Over 20,000 Indie Labels as Beggars Group and Merlin Sign Deal

Wednesday June 24, 2015 5:15 am PDT by
Apple Music has signed two major indie music rights holders Beggars Group and Merlin Network, which represent over 20,000 indie labels and distributors, reports Billboard. The licensing agencies agreed to sign up for Apple Music after Apple changed course and agreed to pay artists on a per-stream basis during the streaming music service's three-month trial period. British singer Adele is ...
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Buick and GMC Announce CarPlay Coming to Select 2016 Vehicles

Tuesday June 23, 2015 8:08 am PDT by
General Motors today announced that select 2016 model year Buick and GMC vehicles will support CarPlay and Android Auto through the IntelliLink system, including the 2016 Buick LaCrosse and Regal and 2016 GMC Canyon, Yukon and Sierra. Buick and GMC will support CarPlay at the beginning of the model year and add Android Auto compatibility to select vehicles later in the model year. The...
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Apple Named Promoter Member of Bluetooth SIG

Tuesday June 23, 2015 5:25 am PDT by
Apple has become a promoting member of the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) alongside existing promoters Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Nokia, and Toshiba, giving the company the ability to vote on Bluetooth SIG corporate matters and allowing the iPhone maker to hold a continual seat on the SIG Board of Directors. “Apple has long been a key participant in the Bluetooth...
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iOS 8.3 Untethered Jailbreak Released for iPhone and iPad

Tuesday June 23, 2015 4:48 am PDT by
Chinese team TaiG has released an iOS 8.3 untethered jailbreak tool on Windows for compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. TaiG warns that some jailbreak tweaks are not compatible with iOS 8.3 as Jay Freeman (saurik) has yet to update Cydia Substrate/Mobile Substrate to be compatible with the latest jailbreak. An iOS 8.3 jailbreak tool for OS X has not been released. Jailbreaking...
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Apple Plans to Release iOS 8.4 GM and iOS 9 Beta 2 Later Today [Updated]

Monday June 22, 2015 7:57 am PDT by
Apple plans to seed iOS 8.4 Golden Master (GM), which has historically been release candidate software, to registered developers today ahead of the Apple Music launch on June 30, reports BGR. iOS 9 beta 2 is also reportedly scheduled for release today, although it is possible that the release date is pushed back by one week to next Monday, June 29. The iOS 8.4 GM will succeed iOS 8.4 beta 4...
imac roundup

Apple Launches 27" iMac 3TB Hard Drive Replacement Program

Friday June 19, 2015 10:40 am PDT by
Apple has determined that a small number of 3TB hard drives used in late 2012 27-inch iMacs sold between December 2012 and September 2013 may fail under certain conditions. The company has initiated a replacement program to replace affected hard drives free of charge through Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). Apple is contacting affected iMac owners that provided a valid...
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Apple Removes Original iPad Mini From Apple Online Store

Friday June 19, 2015 6:55 am PDT by
Apple has quietly pulled the original iPad mini from the Apple Online Store this week and removed other references of the tablet from its website, as noted by 9to5Mac. The nearly three-year-old iPad mini was announced in October 2012 as a smaller 7.9-inch version of the iPad, but the tablet has since been succeeded by the iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3, the latter featuring a Retina display, Touch...
Apple WatchOS 2

Apple Watch 2 Said to Feature FaceTime Camera, Expanded Wi-Fi Capabilities and New Models

Thursday June 18, 2015 8:19 am PDT by
Apple is planning a second-generation Apple Watch with new features including a front-facing FaceTime video camera, expanded Wi-Fi capabilities and possibly additional models based on new materials, according to 9to5Mac. The report claims the so-called "Apple Watch 2" is likely to be introduced in 2016 following the release of WatchOS 2 and native Apple Watch apps in the fall. The new...
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Full Video of Jeff Williams Interview at Code Conference Now Available

Thursday June 18, 2015 7:15 am PDT by
Re/code has shared the full video and transcript of Apple senior vice president of operations Jeff Williams speaking with journalist Walt Mossberg at Code Conference in Ranchos Palos Verdes last month. Williams reflected on a number of topics during the half-hour session, ranging from the Apple Watch and wearable technology to running Apple's supply chain and overseeing the development of...
Apple Watch Sport Blue

Apple Watch U.S. Sales Estimated at 2.8 Million, Sports Band May Have Base Cost of Just $2

Thursday June 18, 2015 5:40 am PDT by
The latest data from Slice Intelligence, a digital commerce research firm that tracks email receipts, estimates Apple Watch sales at 2.79 million in the United States nearly two months after the wrist-worn device launched, according to Reuters. Slice Intelligence previously estimated 1 million Apple Watch pre-orders on April 10 and 2.5 million orders processed through late May. The report...
Apple Music Radio Beats 1 Beta

New Radio Tab With Beats 1 Demo Appears on iOS 8.4 and iOS 9 Betas

Thursday June 18, 2015 4:53 am PDT by
With less than two weeks until the launch of Apple Music in over 100 countries, the latest signs of the streaming music service continue to appear in iOS 8.4 and iOS 9 betas. A number of users running the pre-release software versions have shared screenshots showing a new Radio tab in the Music app that displays a Beats 1 demo alongside a list of other stations and genres. The new Radio tab...
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Publishers Upset Over Apple's Opt-Out Terms for Inclusion in iOS 9 News App

Wednesday June 17, 2015 11:57 am PDT by
Apple recently sent a mass email to news publishers to introduce them to Apple News, an upcoming Flipboard-inspired app for iOS 9 that will deliver curated news and magazine stories with custom layouts, photo galleries, videos and animations optimized for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The email has ignited some controversy in the news and blogging community over the past week, according to the B...
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Next-Generation iPhone Again Rumored to Adopt 7000 Series Aluminum

Wednesday June 17, 2015 8:23 am PDT by
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a note to investors, a copy of which was obtained by Japanese blog Mac Otakara, in which he corroborates rumors that the next-generation iPhone will adopt 7000 Series aluminum as used in the Apple Watch Sport. Kuo also claimed that Apple will retain the same design as the iPhone 6, although the smartphone may have slightly different dimensions....
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Apple Maps Vehicles Begin Surveying England, Coming to New Orleans Next Month

Wednesday June 17, 2015 7:34 am PDT by
Apple's fleet of vehicles collecting street-level mapping data has arrived in the United Kingdom as planned, with the first verified sighting in Solihull, England, approximately two hours northwest of London. While camera-equipped fifth-generation Dodge Caravans have been used to collect mapping data in the United States, Apple appears to be using Mercedes-Benz Vito vans marked with "Apple Maps"...
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iOS and OS X Security Flaws Enable Malicious Apps to Steal Passwords and Other Data

Wednesday June 17, 2015 6:21 am PDT by
A team of six researchers from Indiana University, Georgia Tech and Peking University have published an in-depth report exposing a series of security vulnerabilities that enable sandboxed malicious apps, approved on the App Store, to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data stored in other apps, including iCloud passwords and authentication tokens, Google Chrome saved web passwords and more. ...
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Apple Yet to Contact Indie Publishers for Apple Music Streaming Rights

Tuesday June 16, 2015 12:35 pm PDT by
With exactly two weeks until the launch of Apple Music, details about the revenue sharing model for the streaming music service continue to emerge. Billboard reports that Apple has yet to contact independent music publishers about Apple Music, leading many indie labels to believe that the Cupertino-based company will soon send a bulk email to publishers with an opt-in contract attached....