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Apple Basically Launched a Patreon for Podcasters
On Monday, there were murmurs Apple might launch a podcast subscription service. Today, those rumours came true. Kind of. Instead of Podcast+, we’re getting what’s basically a redesign of the Apple Podcasts app — and Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, a new, Patreon-like program for creators.
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Apple, Combining a TV Box and Smart Speakers Isn’t Going to Fix Your Smart Home Woes
Listen, Apple’s great at a lot of things, but building smart home gadgets ain’t one of them. In fact, its dismal offerings in that space are a glaring weakness — especially when you look at the strides Google and Amazon have made in recent years. Apple is well aware of that, and it looks like…
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Apple Ordered to Pay $399 Million for Patent Infringement of Technology Used in iTunes and App Store
A years-old fight over the technology Apple uses in iTunes, App Store, and Apple Music has a new development. On Friday, a federal jury in Texas declared that Apple had indeed infringed a patent for a digital rights management technology held by Personalised Media Communications. As a result, it ordered the tech giant to fork…
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Setting Spotify as a Default Music App in iOS 14.5 Isn’t a Feature After All
What appeared to be one of the most exciting features of iOS 14.5 turns out to work a little differently than it originally seemed.