iTunes Match Bug Censors the Bad Words From Songs

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

iTunes Match, the cloud music-matching service that Apple launched last year, is a great way to sync one’s music library across numerous devices. If your collection happens to contain songs with profane lyrics, however, you may be in for a surprise… Tweet This Post

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Airport Utility 6.0 flies right into the iCloud, leaves old AirPorts behind

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

The latest version of Apple’s Airport Utility software has arrived, alongside those iCloud-supporting firmware updates for the company’s network hardware, including the AirPort Extreme, the AirPort Express and Time Capsule… Tweet This Post

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Apple Clarifies: We Don’t Own The Content You Put Into iBooks Author

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

When Apple first released its free iBooks Author software, some were upset about its end-user licensing agreement, which states that works created in the program must be sold exclusively through Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)… Tweet This Post

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Get Ready for the Apple … Treadmill?

Feb 03, 2012 1 Comment

Forget the Apple iTV — there might be an Apple-branded treadmill in the works. At least that’s the thrust of a patent the company applied for, which involves a “sports equipment apparatus” with smart components to let it interface with an iPod or iPhone… Tweet This Post

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Motorola Injunction Kicks 3 iPhones And An iPad Off Of Apple’s German Site

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a website called Apple.de. And on this website, in historical Deutschland, there lived three iPhones and an iPad. They were a happy bunch: some wise but slow with old age, others quick and lean, but they all had one tragic flaw in common… [...]

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Tablet History: 14 Devices That Laid the Groundwork for the iPad

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Telautograph (1888) Using a special pen connected to wires that tracked the pen’s position on paper, the telautograph sent handwritten messages via telegraph. Image courtesy of jmcvey.net.Click here to view this gallery… Tweet This Post

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Apple broadens Australian patent lawsuit with 278 claims against Samsung

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Its legal fortunes may be souring in Germany today, but that hasn’t stopped Apple from launching an all-out assault in Australia, where the company has just ramped up its ongoing patent battle against Samsung… Tweet This Post

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Apple On Motorola IP Claims In Germany: "This Old Pager Patent Is Invalid"

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in the last 24 hours has been dealt not one but two blows in court cases involving Motorola (NYSE: MMI) and patents in Germany, one involving IP licensing on older iPhone models (not the 4S) and one involving iCloud… Tweet This Post

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Avid Studio rolls onto iPad, treads on iMovie’s toes (video)

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

There may be a number of options for budding iPad Scorseses, now you can add Avid’s “Studio” to that list. Conveniently launching at the same price as iMovie, Avid’s intention to woo Apple’s users is clear… Tweet This Post

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ConnecTV social companion beta launches for iPad, PC and Mac (hands-on)

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

The old guard’s attempt at a social TV companion just got real with the launch of ConnecTV in open beta for iPad, PC and Mac — smartphones and Android tablet versions are coming soon. The idea is you’ll load up this app while watching TV and find a whole new way to discover details of [...]

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Sorry Facebook, mobile users just want to text

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments

Mobile content usage spanning everything from downloading apps to browser and social network usage continues to escalate, but nothing is taking off quite like texting. Nearly 75 percent of all U.S. mobile subscribers now send text messages, according to new data from analytics firm comScore… Tweet This Post

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Apple is Censoring Music on iTunes Match

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments

Apple is unintentionally censoring rap music and other explicit tracks downloaded using its iTunes Match service — by replacing them with the clean versions of the same songs. According to a report in Cult of Mac — confirmed in tests by Mashable — songs uploaded to the service with explicit lyrics are automatically replaced by [...]

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