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With downloads dwindling, music publishers throw a roadblock into Apple's iRadio plans

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For years, when it came to driving negotiations with internet music services over licensing, the top record labels were the locomotive and the publishers were the caboose. If the labels licensed songs, then usually the publishers dutifully followed. But now these publishers are in revolt, refusing to simply follow along, and holding up negotiations on Apple’s iRadio. At the heart of the...

Flickr, Vimeo could see deep integration with iOS 7, claims report

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Apple's iOS mobile operating system gained integration with Twitter and Facebook in recent years, and a new report from 9to5Mac claims that the next version of the platform will likely add similar integration with Flickr and Vimeo. Citing unnamed sources familiar with Apple's plans, 9to5Mac claims that users will be able to sign into their Flickr and Vimeo accounts through iOS 7's settings menus — much in the way you can integrate Facebook and Twitter accounts right now. Additionally, it is likely that third-party apps will be able to access Flickr and Vimeo services using the native integration with iOS. Earlier reports have claimed that Apple and Yahoo (owner of Flickr) have been in talks to develop a deeper partnership for iOS 7.

Users will allegedly be able to upload photos and videos directly from the iOS Photos app to Flickr...

Flickr and Vimeo could join Twitter and Facebook

Apple denies avoiding taxes, calls for reform in Senate testimony

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Apple has has officially released the statement CEO Tim Cook will give before Congress on May 21st, defending the company's tax practices and asking for an overhaul of the system. The Senate hearing is meant to illuminate the issue of companies shifting funds offshore to avoid taxes, though Cook has denied his company has done anything wrong. "Apple is likely the largest corporate income tax payer in the US, having paid nearly $6 billion in taxes to the US Treasury in FY2012," the statement...

Apple pulls Bang With Friends hookup app from the App Store

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Bang With Friends, the somewhat-controversial hookup app that lets users anonymously pick which of their Facebook friends they'd like to "bang" and then notifies users when there's a match, has had its iPhone app pulled from the App Store. There's...


iTunes security hole lets users download any pre-release album stream for free

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iTunes started streaming the highly-anticipated new Daft Punk album Random Access Memories earlier this week. However, it looks like a security flaw in iTunes is letting users download the full album in a high-quality 256kbps MP4 file with no DRM protection — with the right tool, you can grab this pre-release for free right from the world's biggest music retailer. We've tested ourselves and confirmed this leak to be real — and it works for...

Microsoft turns to Vine iOS app for entertaining Internet Explorer ads

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Twitter's video-sharing app, Vine, has been used for a variety of teasers, including a Wolverine movie, a TV series, and the new Daft Punk album. Keen to promote its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is taking to Vine to create some entertaining and unique six-second sequences. In a series of "not your father's browser" clips posted to its browser you loved to hate site, Microsoft is once again poking fun at the perceptions of its old web...

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