Pandora will begin limiting mobile listeners to 40 hours of free listening per month, the company revealed in a blog post today. The change was made in response to a rise in the royalty rates that the company must pay to record companies. Users who wish to listen to more than 40 hours per month can subscribe to the Pandora One service and get unlimited listening, as well as no advertising...
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Six months after it started carrying the iPhone, U.S. regional carrier Cricket reports that it will only purchase half of its first-year commitment of iPhones by June 2013, reports BGR. Back in June 2012, Cricket started carrying the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S after committing to buy at least $900 million worth of iPhones from Apple over the life of its deal with Apple. It got the iPhone 5 a...
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Apple’s annual shareholder’s took place at the company’s Cupertino campus this morning. The meeting is held to allow shareholders to address corporate officers and to handle certain corporate business like reelecting the board of directors and voting on certain proposals. According to CNBC‘s Jon Fortt, preliminary results show all directors reelected, Apple’s...
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South Carolina-based accessory maker Twelve South has released a new version of its BookBook case, this time for the 15″ MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The case matches those available for the iPad and iPhone, as well as existing ones for the 11″ and 13″ MacBook Air models. The 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina fits into the existing case designed for the 13″ MacBook...
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Apple has released its Cloud Player app for the iPad, some six months after it came out for the iPhone and iPod touch. Your music. Everywhere. Listen to your music collection from the cloud on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad anywhere you are. You can download or stream your library from the cloud – or play the music you already have on your device. Amazon has made several moves to expand its...
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