France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire criticized Apple and Google for the way they run the App Store and Play Store. According to him, Google and Apple have too much power against app developers. Le Maire will ask a court to look at it and fine tech giants if necessary. “When developers want to develop […]
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Tinkerer Jonathan Zufi talks about design and Escape From New York
This week on Technotopia I talked to Jonathan Zufi, creator of the LifeClock One, a replica of the watch worn by Snake Pliskin in Escape From New York. Zufi loves design and his insight on what makes something a timeless classic – even when it comes to computer hardware – is fascinating. Zufi is also the author of Iconic, a book that details Apple products from the earliest days to… Read More
Tinkerer Jonathan Zufi talks about design and Escape From New York
This week on Technotopia I talked to Jonathan Zufi, creator of the LifeClock One, a replica of the watch worn by Snake Pliskin in Escape From New York. Zufi loves design and his insight on what makes something a timeless classic – even when it comes to computer hardware – is fascinating. Zufi is also the author of Iconic, a book that details Apple products from the earliest days to… Read More
Apple is ending the iTunes LP album format
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The iTunes LP format is on its last legs.
Apple has announced that it will no longer accept new LP submissions to the iTunes store after March 2018, in an email to music industry workers obtained by Metro.
An LP is an interactive album format that allows users to view multimedia elements as they play music. It was often used to bundle extra features into purchased content.
“Apple will no longer accept new submissions of iTunes LPs after March 2018,” the email reportedly reads.”Existing LPs will be deprecated from the store during the remainder of 2018. Customers who have previously purchased an album containing an iTunes LP will still be able to download the additional content using iTunes Match.” Read more…
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The first-generation Apple TV was released more than 11 years ago and starting this May, Apple’s iTunes Store will no longer work on the device, along with other older computers.
In a recent Apple support post, the tech company announced that the online store to purchase music, videos, TV shows, movies, and apps won’t be accessible on first-generation Apple TVs and Windows XP and Vista PCs starting May 25.
Apple says new “security changes” will prevent the older PCS and the old Apple TV from using the store. Apple goes as far to call the first-gen TV “an obsolete Apple product.” But without updates iTunes isn’t going to work — you’ll need to upgrade to a second-generation or newer TV. Read more…
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MyBagCheck is a clever system that ensures you’ll be able to spend those extra few hours in a foreign city without having to lug around 50 pounds of Samsonite. The founder, Micah B. Lewis, created the app to allow people who have bags to get those bags picked up and stored during the day, something every traveler would love. The app is self-funded and Lewis spent $60,000 of his own money… Read More
A bunch of movies from your childhood are now half-price on iTunes
A bunch of movies from your childhood are for sale on iTunes, and they’re now half their usual price.
This week, iTunes has added a number of older titles to its “Under $8” collection, as spotted by 9to5Toys.
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Apple has a history of choosing cash over startups
Apple has more cash than any other tech company on the planet. Yet, that hasn’t translated into spending on acquisitions. Over the past five years, Apple has spent the least on M&A out of all the “Big Five” most valuable U.S. tech companies. That’s despite the fact that it is estimated to have more than $260 billion in cash and cash equivalents. So, is it buying… Read More
Drake, ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Moana’ top Apple’s 2017 most downloaded list
Over the past several years, tech year-end lists have become as much of an annual tradition as Twilight Zone marathons and going to a bar to get away from the family on Christmas Eve. Apple dropped its big list today and surprise, there aren’t really too many surprises here — though it’s a useful reminder that, at least so far as entertainment is concerned, 2017 wasn’t… Read More
Digital ethicist James Williams talks about the rise of bad social media
James Williams is a doctoral candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute. He studies the ethics of attention and persuasion in technology design and spoke with us about the rise of attention-grabbing advertising and media and how we can fight back…
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