Universal Music Group has reversed its course on exclusives, and has signed a deal with Spotify allowing for artists to limit new releases to Premium subscribers only — with the deal terms reportedly costing Spotify less per subscriber assuming it meets some metrics.
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Despite being one of Apple’s most neglected lines, the Mac mini is an “important” product and won’t be cancelled anytime soon, according to Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller.
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The Touch Bar, Apple’s thin touchscreen display above the keyboard on the MacBook Pro, could make an appearance on other Apple peripherals, with recently-published patent application illustrations revealing a version of the Touch Bar has been considered for the Magic Keyboard accessory.
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Apple isn’t planning to offer touchscreens on any of its upcoming professional-level Macs, the company’s worldwide marketing head said in revealing upcoming new Mac Pros and iMacs on Tuesday.
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Despite the delay in new Mac Pro models arriving on the market, Apple is still aiming to target professional users looking for new Macs, and has revealed plans to release new iMacs this year with new configuration options that could be attractive to prosumer and creative users.
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Simultaneous with teasing redesigned Mac Pros due next year, Apple on Tuesday announced modest upgrades to existing 2013 models, increasing the performance of stock configurations.
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Though they won’t arrive this year, Apple has revealed that the Mac Pro will live on with an entirely new design that will be easier to update on a regular basis, and that Apple-branded professional displays are also in the product pipeline.
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President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a bill that repeals a set of privacy regulations that would have required internet service providers to request authorization before selling sensitive customer data to advertisers, or using that same information for marketing campaigns.
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Apple on Monday began processing refunds for customers who recently purchased Workflow, an automation app the Cupertino tech giant acquired last month.
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Ten years after Apple effectively created a viable, high-end mobile graphics business for Imagination Technologies–and a year after the iPhone maker publicly declined to acquire the company–the British graphics technology firm now appears to be in full panic mode that its mobile technology may end up abandoned like MIPS, PowerPC, Nvidias Tegra and Texas Instrumentss OMAP.
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