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Amazon is quietly becoming a threat to Spotify and Apple Music
Spotify finished last quarter with 100 million paid subscribers, Apple hit 60 million paid subscribers earlier this year…
Apple’s next move to take on Spotify
Apple is eager to take on its biggest rival in music streaming, Spotify…
Apple funding exclusive podcasts could send shockwaves through the market
Podcasts were once widely accepted as a free and open medium, easily accessible if you had a free podcast app…
Amazon plans its own HomePod competitor
Amazon hopes to sell a high-end Echo/HomePod competitor boosted by a high-res music service, report claims…
Amazon Music Unlimited gaining subscribers faster than Spotify and Apple
Under the radar it looks like Amazon is becoming a major competitor in the streaming music wars…
Apple’s amazing HomePod is about to launch in Japan
Konnichiwa, Japan: It looks like good news for Japanese Apple Music fans, who can look forward to picking up a HomePod when it launches there later this summer…
What’s new in CarPlay in iOS 13?
A nice first look at all the improvements in CarPlay and how it puts a little Apple tech inside most every new car.
Apple Music now has over 60 million subscribers worldwide, including free trialists
Apple Music has passed the milestone of 60 million subscribers…
Apple: We collect fees on less than 1% of Spotify users
Music streaming service Spotify Technology SA pays Apple Inc a 15% fee on about 680,000 of its 100 million premium customers…
What’s Apple’s strategy for keeping the iPod touch alive?
Apple killed off all of its iPod models except for the iPod touch being the sole holdover and it finally was updated after four years…
With Apple’s new audio features in watchOS 6, it’s time for Spotify to ship or shut up
In watchOS 5, Apple offered streaming on Apple Podcasts and Apple Music, but it left out the ability for third-party developers to access it…
Apple’s iTunes to play last song
Apple on Monday announced the demise of its groundbreaking iTunes platform in favor of three more tailored apps…
Apple’s tvOS 13 powers the most personal cinematic experience ever
Apple today previewed tvOS 13, the operating system that makes Apple TV 4K the easiest and most personalized entertainment device for enjoying TV shows, movies, music, photos, games and apps on the biggest screen in the home…
Hands on Apple’s new 2019 iPod touch, plus benchmarks
The new iPod touch features Group FaceTime and AR experiences, a first for iPod…
Here’s why Apple’s new iPod touch is absolutely brilliant
On Tuesday, Apple launched a new version of the iPod touch, the first refresh of the device in four years…
The new 2019 iPod touch will support all of Apple’s new services
Apple on Tuesday announced a new iPod Touch, replacing the previous model that was introduced in 2015…
Apple unveils new iPod touch with even greater performance plus support for Group FaceTime and AR experiences
Apple’s new iPod touch is available in six finishes; space gray, white, gold, blue, pink and (PRODUCT)RED…
Vizio unveils all-new 4K HDR smart TVs, Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2 coming later this year
When Apple listed all the AirPlay 2-compatible TVs, there was good news for Vizio TV owners…
Why I switched from Spotify to Apple Music
I strongly suspect this is a scheme to make the music industry happy, but it’s user-hostile..
EU to launch investigation into Apple’s App Store over Spotify’s competition claims
The EU will launch a formal antitrust investigation into Apple in the next few weeks…
Apple: $300 is my new 12-month price target
After reading the Q2 earnings transcript, I am going to make another bold projection…
Apple’s services are largely software — and software sells systems
In yesterday’s FQ2 2019 earnings conference call, the word ‘services’ was stated 26 times…
Apple CEO Cook says Apple’s launch of streaming, gaming and other services is ‘unlike anything that’s been done before’
Last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a new direction for his company…
Spotify reaches 100 million subscribers worldwide, still losing money
Spotify now has 100 million paying users around the world, the company said…
Apple has been battered all year by bad headlines, but stock keeps rising
When Apple reports second-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell, sales will be down from the same time last year…
Amazon preps hi-def music streaming service for $15 per month
It’s a better bit rate, better than CD quality…
Apple’s Services division alone would be worth up to $450 billion as its own company
If Apple spun off its Services division as its own company, the business would be worth…
Sonos speakers enable Apple Music voice control via Amazon’s Alexa
Owners of Sonos speakers in the U.S. and U.K. can now use Alexa voice controls for Apple Music…
U.S. Republican congress members admonish Apple for censoring songs in China that reference Tiananmen massacre, democracy
Members of Congress are criticizing Apple for censoring its music to comply with the Chinese government…
Wiz Khalifa documentary series coming to Apple Music next week
Wiz Khalifa will launch a docuseries, ‘Wiz Khalifa: Behind the Cam,’ April 17 on Apple Music…
Apple is the real winner in Spotify’s battle against paying songwriters more
Streaming giant Spotify, after years of attempting to woo the songwriting community, is now at the front of an effort to pay it less…
Apple Music censors songs in China that reference Tiananmen massacre, democracy
Apple Music has removed a song by Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung from its Chinese streaming service…
How services could sour Apple
I have had a range of conversations with colleagues in the tech industry…
Hands-on with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on a Vizio smart TV
Vizio yesterday launched a beta version of its updated Smartcast software…
Apple cuts Apple Music subscription rate in India
The move comes just weeks after both Spotify and YouTube Music started becoming available in India…
Apple Music overtakes Spotify in paid U.S. subscribers
Apple Music has surpassed Spotify Technology SA in paid U.S. subscriptions…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Alexa in the UK with new skill update
Amazon has brought Apple Music to Alexa smart speakers for the first time in the UK…
Apple still has a lot to prove with its new subscription services: It promised, now it has to deliver
I knew Apple had lost me when the lights came up from total darkness for what felt like…
Morgan Stanley ups Apple price target to $220 from $197
Big picture, this strategy aligns with our thesis that Services, not devices, hold the key to Apple revenue…
Inside Apple’s sports surveillance room that could change the way we watch live events
On the second floor of a Silicon Valley office complex, in a conference room crowded…
Apple: Spotify wants all the benefits of a free app without being free
Apple Inc on Thursday responded to Spotify Technology SA’s complaint with EU antitrust regulators…