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Mitchel is the Deals Editor at MacRumors and has been writing for the site since 2014. Starting as a contributing writer, and then editor, he now oversees the day-to-day deals coverage for MR, which includes writing dedicated articles, updating deals guides and roundups, managing affiliate partnerships, and more.

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Apple Working on Video-Sharing Social Network App for Launch in 2017

Thursday August 25, 2016 5:16 am PDT by
Apple is working on its own social networking app, in the style of Facebook and Snapchat, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The company, "seeking to capitalize on the popularity of social networks," will focus on video in the new app, letting users record a video, edit it, apply a filter, add doodles, and then send it out to friends. Apple's goal is said to make the app quick and easy to...
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Apple Music's Reliance on Exclusives Coming Under Fire From Labels and Critics

Wednesday August 24, 2016 9:26 am PDT by
In the wake of the much-anticipated launch of Frank Ocean's new album "Blonde," Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge has sent out an email to UMG executives, saying that the company is prohibiting the practice of exclusive music streaming moving forward (via The Lefsetz Letter). The email officially ends "all future exclusives with Universal artists," meaning popular artists like Kendrick...
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Fake 'iPhone 6 SE' Packaging Surfaces Online

Wednesday August 24, 2016 7:44 am PDT by
A handful of photos claimed to show packaging for a device called the "iPhone 6 SE" have surfaced online today, presumably countering rumors that the next iPhone will be called the iPhone 7, but the photos have quite clearly been digitally altered. The photos have circulated on a number of sites with varying amounts of redaction, but the highest quality, least edited versions we've found were...
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LG Announces New Collection of Bluetooth Speakers Coming This Fall

Tuesday August 23, 2016 8:13 am PDT by
LG recently unveiled a trio of new Bluetooth speaker collections ahead of the IFA 2016 tech conference taking place in Berlin September 2-7. The new speakers are called the PH2, PH3, and PH4 and "run the range from casual to audiophile grade" in order to suit the listening style of each LG customer. The cheapest speaker starts with the small PH2, measuring 3.8 inches in diameter and just 1.5...
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Lyft President Says 'We're Not Looking for a Buyer' Following Reports of Attempted Sale

Tuesday August 23, 2016 7:04 am PDT by
Lyft co-founder and president John Zimmer today refuted reports from over the weekend that the ride-hailing company was seeking out buyers for a potential purchase -- reportedly including Apple -- outright telling Business Insider that "Lyft is not seeking a buyer." According to Zimmer, Lyft itself was approached for a purchase opportunity, which was misconstrued in reports by The New York Times...
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Shopify Expanding Apple Pay Hardware and Software to United Kingdom

Tuesday August 23, 2016 5:49 am PDT by
After launching its point-of-sale system app in the United States in 2013, Shopify today announced that both the company's POS app and physical hardware will finally be made available to business owners in the United Kingdom (via TechCrunch). The app and "Tap, Chip, and Swipe" card reader work in conjunction to accept various kinds of retail payments from customers, while also providing merchants ...
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New Charts Detail Steady Decline in Popularity of 'Pokémon Go'

Tuesday August 23, 2016 4:58 am PDT by
After weeks of intense usage, new data from Axiom Capital Management (via Bloomberg) paints a picture of Pokémon Go's overall waning popularity as August comes to a close. With research lead by Senior Analyst Victor Anthony, the investment advising firm collected various user engagement statistics -- and even figured out how much attention Pokémon Go brought to augmented reality gaming -- in a...
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Nike Rebrands Running App to 'Nike+ Run Club' With Personalized Workouts

Monday August 22, 2016 9:44 am PDT by
Nike today updated its popular "Nike+ Running" iOS app with a new name, "Nike+ Run Club," as well as introducing various user interface changes and features (via Fast Company). The big new addition centers around "coaching plans" that let users choose a workout and running plan, which then dynamically adapt to the specific progress made by each user. Some of these plans include categories like ...
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Barbra Streisand Called Tim Cook to Fix Siri's Mispronunciation of Her Name

Monday August 22, 2016 7:13 am PDT by
NPR posted an audio interview with singer Barbra Streisand over the weekend, focusing on Streisand's North American tour of her new album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. In the middle of the 8-minute interview Apple gets mentioned briefly, specifically regarding the way that voice assistant Siri has mispronounced Streisand's name over the last five years. Siri uses a hard 'z' sound when...
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Apple Acquires Personal Health Data Recording Platform 'Gliimpse'

Monday August 22, 2016 6:13 am PDT by
Apple has acquired personal health and wellness startup Gliimpse, continuing its push into the health and fitness landscape that it began focusing on with the launch of the Apple Watch. The company made the acquisition earlier in the year, according to Fast Company, but Apple has now confirmed the purchase with its usual response: "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time,...
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Pandora Set to Introduce Two New On-Demand Paid Subscription Tiers

Friday August 19, 2016 8:16 am PDT by
Streaming radio service Pandora is getting ready to introduce two new on-demand paid subscription tiers, in addition to keeping its popular free option available, according to people familiar with the matter speaking with The Wall Street Journal. The company is said to be "close to inking deals" with some major record companies that will let it expand the two new tiers in both the United...
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Sony Reveals Its First CarPlay-Supported Audio System, Coming in November

Friday August 19, 2016 6:56 am PDT by
Sony today announced its first CarPlay-supported in-car audio system, the XAV-AX100, which the company touts as offering "everything you need" for long car journeys, including smartphone connectivity, a high-quality sound system, and voice command features. Following Alpine, Kenwood, JVC, JBL, and Pioneer, Sony is the newest company to manufacture aftermarket CarPlay systems. Thanks to the...
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The New York Times Announces Closure of News Curation App 'NYT Now'

Friday August 19, 2016 5:05 am PDT by
The New York Times has announced that its curated news app, NYT Now [Direct Link], will officially shut down and no longer be available to download from the week of August 29. The app was originally announced in early 2014 as a way to provide readers with a cheaper alternative to the digital subscription service offered by the company, coming in at $8 per month, "roughly half the price of the...
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iPhone 7 Camera Module Confirms Optical Image Stabilization for 4.7-Inch Model

Thursday August 18, 2016 8:53 am PDT by
A new leaked image of the iPhone 7's rear camera module has been posted online today (via Nowhereelse.fr), bringing with it more concrete evidence that the 4.7-inch iPhone 7 will include optical image stabilization alongside its various other camera improvements. Previous reports surrounding the smaller-screen iPhone have hinted at the inclusion of image stabilization, but today's camera module...
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Uber Will Begin Picking Up Pittsburgh Users in Self-Driving Cars This Month

Thursday August 18, 2016 5:23 am PDT by
After years of planning, and testing phases over the last few months, Uber this month will begin allowing customers in Pittsburgh to summon self-driving cars from within its ride-hailing app. As noted by Bloomberg, "no automotive or technology company has yet achieved" the public launch of a self-driving service, passing rivals Google, Tesla, and Ford, who have so far only performed tests in the...
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'iPhone 8' OLED Display Could Be Limited to 'Specialized' Edition, Analyst Speculates

Wednesday August 17, 2016 8:57 am PDT by
The "mega cycle" iPhone 8 and, presumably, iPhone 8 Plus, might have different displays according to new speculation from Gabelli & Co. research analyst Hendi Susanto (via Barrons). In a discussion with Universal Display executive Darice Liu, Apple's potential use of OLED displays in an upcoming iPhone model surfaced, leading to the talk about overall display technology for the iPhone 8....
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New Report Confirms 'iPhone 7' and 'iPhone 7 Plus' Names, Effectively Ending 'iPhone 7 Pro' Rumors

Wednesday August 17, 2016 5:42 am PDT by
The assumed names of this year's iPhone lineup -- "iPhone 7" and "iPhone 7 Plus" -- have been confirmed by "reliable sources" speaking with Japanese site Mac Otakara. The sources said that Apple is following this name scheme to avoid confusion of having back-to-back iPhones with "S" in the name, even though the iPhone 7 will largely be a minor update over the iPhone 6s. The new report nixes...
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New Surface Pro 4 Ad Takes on Apple's 'What's a Computer?' iPad Pro Campaign

Tuesday August 16, 2016 8:07 am PDT by
Microsoft today launched a new commercial for its Surface Pro 4, comparing the tablet computer to Apple's iPad Pro and Smart Keyboard. The ad -- titled "What's a Computer? Just ask Cortana" -- was posted on YouTube today with a description claiming that "just because you call something a computer doesn’t mean it fits the description." The new ad is clearly targeting Apple's new "What's a Computer?...
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Nuance Updates Dragon Dictation for Mac With 24% Accuracy Boost, New Batch Mode

Tuesday August 16, 2016 7:21 am PDT by
Voice dictation company Nuance today announced a collection of new software upgrades, including Dragon Professional Individual (version 15), Dragon Legal Individual (version 15), and Dragon Professional Individual for Mac (version 6). As with all versions of Nuance's software, the new updates are said to feature "powerful dictation, transcription and customization capabilities" to allow users...
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Tim Cook Announces R&D Center to Be Built in China 'By the End of the Year'

Tuesday August 16, 2016 6:22 am PDT by
Apple is planning an all-new research and development center in China, attempting to boost its presence and market share in the country following multiple reports of the iPhone's dwindling returns as users flock towards low-cost alternatives. The R&D center, said "to be built by the end of the year," will mark Apple's first location of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region (via Reuters). The...