Report: Spotify punishing artists that take Apple Music exclusives by limiting promotion
Following reports that Universal Music is preventing artists from agreeing to exclusive streaming deals with Apple Music and others, new reports claim Spotify is now limiting promotion of artists that take deals with rivals.
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Apple seeds tvOS 10 beta 7 for Apple TV to developers
Apple has just started seeding out the seventh beta for tvOS 10 today to all current testers and developers. To update, check through the Software Update section on the Apple TV, or grab the Configuration Profile from Apple’s Developer center if you’d like to install it for the first time.
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Apple issues iOS 10 beta 8 for developers + public beta 7 for testers
Apple has released iOS 10 beta 8 for developers to test on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iOS 10 brings a refreshed look to Apple Music and News plus loads of new features to the platform. The software update will be ready for everyone likely sometime next month, and we’ll dig through the eight developer version of the iOS 10 beta below. The seventh public beta version of iOS 10 is also available.
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Report: iPhone could switch to Intel chips over TSMC and Samsung by 2018
Apple could potentially put Intel processors inside iPhones as early as 2018, according to industry experts. Nikkei Asian Review published a new report today that highlights comments made by semiconductor analysts who believe Intel’s recent embrace of ARM could mean new competition to TSMC and Samsung sooner than previously expected.
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: Apple Watch 42mm (refurb) $190, Samsung 128GB Flash Drive $30, Power Strip w/ 4 USB ports $17, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
Pick up a 42mm Apple Watch Sport in Gold/Navy (Geek Squad Refurb) for $190 shipped (Orig. $349)
Save up to $200 on Apple Watch in Best Buy’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Sale, priced from $249
Store your data in style: Samsung 128GB Metal USB 3.0 Flash Drive $30 shipped (Orig. $40)
Smartphone Accessories: Aukey Power Strip with 4 USB Ports $17 Prime shipped (Reg. $22), more
Apple’s most powerful standard config 13” Retina MacBook Pro just received a massive $319 price cut, now $1,480 shipped
Apple’s latest 13-inch 256GB MacBook Air and 128GB Retina Pro are on sale right now, save up to $269
This 27-inch 5K Retina iMac (Refurb) is down to $1,500 (Reg. $1,769)
Twelve South’s gorgeous aluminum MacBook stand has never been cheaper at Amazon: $52 shipped (Reg. $70)
Get Apple’s tricked out 12″ iPad Pro 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular (refurb) for $680
Why buy iPad mini 2 when you can grab this iPad mini 4 deal for only $30 more?
App Store Free App of the Week: MindNode for iOS/Apple Watch goes free for the first time (Reg. $10)
Assassin’s Creed Identity for iOS is now matching its lowest price ever: $3 (Reg. $5)
The new Riptide Renegade hydro-jet racer title for iOS is now $3 (Reg. up to $10)
The best DJI Phantom Accessories to take your flights to the next level: filters, lenses, backpacks, more
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Games/Apps: DOOM X1/PS4 $20 Prime shipped, Bloodborne $13, Xbox One S deals, iOS freebies, more
- Daily Deals: HP x3000 Wireless Optical Mouse $7, Think Tank Messenger Bag $60, more
- Audible is celebrating its 3rd anniversary with hundreds of audiobooks at $4 or less
- This Klipsch 5.0-Ch. Home Theater System still goes for as much as $550, on sale for $249
- Here’s how you can play Forza Motorsport 6 for free this weekend (Reg. $40)
- Put 5-lbs. of Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein Powder in your pantry for less than $50, more
- Today’s Amazon Gold Box is packed with home goods from Clorox, Tide, Finish, and more
MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:
Newegg’s storage sale includes a nice discount on the Seagate 2TB Portable Hard Drive for $70 (Reg. $90), more
Nomad’s all-in-one 1800mAh Pod adds days of battery life to your Apple Watch: $22 shipped (Reg. $30)
Nomad’s solid aluminum Apple Watch Stand is a nice complement to your Mac: $30 $27 Prime shipped (Reg. $40)
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Report: Apple’s iPhone 7 launch could experience supply shortages
According to a report from Nikkei Asian Review, Apple could face supply shortages of the iPhone 7 at launch as the publication claims Apple suppliers are facing low yield rates for certain components.
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Sprint launches new ‘Unlimited Freedom Premium’ plan w/ HD video streaming
Comment: The Catch-22 position Apple is in regarding the iOS 9.3.5 security fix
One of the major benefits of Apple’s ecosystem is that it’s a pretty secure environment. Take OS X (soon to be macOS). The first ever example of OS X ransomware seen in the wild was earlier this year, when it was major news. Other Mac malware exists, but it’s rare enough that individual examples make the news – and most of those require users to do something irresponsible, like install software from an unknown source.
Contrast that with Windows, where the BBC reported that the number of viruses, worms and trojans in circulation topped the one million mark as long ago as 2008. That may be somewhat exaggerated, but most sources agree that the number is in six figures.
iOS is an even more secure platform. Sure, if you jailbreak an iPhone, all bets are off, and there are ways to install sketchy apps on iOS devices using an enterprise certificate. But absent those two things, it wasn’t until this year that the first example of iOS malware was found …
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Dropbox requiring password changes for some users, but no cause for concern
UK carrier EE offering six months free Apple Music, Kevin Bacon & Britney Spears promoting [Video]
UK mobile network EE is offering six months of free Apple Music subscription to new and upgrading customers from 1st September – just in time to tune into the Apple Music Festival later this month.
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