Before its acquisition by Apple late last year, Shazam had bled millions. Breaking down the song recognition app’s public financial results for 2017, the company reported a gross profit of £38.4 million ($50.6 million at the historical exchange rate), …
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Apple Confirms That It Isn’t Killing iTunes Music Downloads — Yet
So, is iTunes really dead? Apparently, not just yet. Aiming to ease users’ anxieties over their previously purchased content on iTunes, Apple has officially released a support document detailing exactly what will happen once macOS Catalina officially l…
iTunes is Dead — So, What About My Purchased Music, Movies, and TV Shows?
According to most media outlets, Apple’s iconic (albeit often-maligned) iTunes is now dead. CNN’s headline proudly proclaims, “RIP iTunes as we know it. Apple breaks up iconic music platform.” Stating the digital hub “collapsed under its own weight,” …
Once Exclusive in Australia, Spotify Officially Launches Stations in the U.S.
Earlier this year, Spotify unveiled an interesting streamlined app for music listeners in Australia. Dubbed Stations, the app allows users to quickly stream curated stations. The app description on Google Play explains how users wouldn’t have to labori…
iTunes Is Dead: Apple Shifts Away from iTunes and Toward Its Music App
According to music industry insiders speaking with Digital Music News, Apple had formally prepared to shut down iTunes music downloads on March 31st, 2019. Pointing to an eventual shutdown of the revolutionary – albeit bloated – software, Jimmy Iovine,…
Apple’s New Music and TV Apps Leaked in New Screenshots
Several weeks ago, ahead of macOS version 10.15’s official debut, data miners revealed a rather interesting surprise. Instead of actually breaking up iTunes into standalone Music, Podcast, and Video apps – as previously reported – the famous software w…
Former App Store Approval Boss Expresses His “Worry” About Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, and unlike Facebook and Google, the Cupertino tech giant doesn’t focus on gathering and using consumers’ personal information for advertising. On the contrary, a massive billboard in Las Vegas boastfully proclaims, “Wha…
Are ‘Microbe-Grown Headphones’ the Future of Sustainable Audio Technology?
These Korvaa headphones were grown using fungus and a yeast-based bioplastic grown by microbes. But how do they sound? The answer is that these aren’t working headphones, just prototypes for a future, sustainable pair. But biodegradable, landfill-fre…
Kygo Spins Another Artist-Branded Headphone — the A11/800 Noise-Canceling
Is there still gas in artist-branded headphones? DJ and producer Kygo is now re-entering the extremely crowded field. The Kygo A11/800 noise-canceling headphones are designed to keep all distractions at bay, though of course, this has been done before…
A Smaller Samsung Smart Speaker Passes Through FCC Testing
Several months after revealing the Galaxy Home, Samsung appears to have another smaller smart speaker on the way. Recent FCC filing documents show a smaller Samsung smart speaker with a design that resembles its larger Galaxy Home cousin. The smart sp…