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Pokemon Go developer Niantic under fire for “full access” to Google accounts, states fixes coming soon

If you’re looking to install Pokémon Go on your iOS device, you might want to wait a few days. Amid revelations that the popular Pokémon Go game for iPhone offers universal access to Google accounts, Google and Niantic have said that user emails and other sensitive data are not being harvested, and that a pair […]

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Beatles catalog to be available on Apple Music on December 24th

It’s official. Apple will be releasing The Beatles catalog on Apple Music on Thursday, December 24th. The current report says that The Beatles’ music will be available on nearly every streaming service beginning December 24th. That includes Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, Tidal, and Amazon Prime Music.

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Apple Music data added to Billboard 200 chart system

This is pretty interesting. You know that incredibly complex group of sources that tallies the data for the Billboard charts? Apple is now part of it. Music magazine Billboard has quietly added Apple Music to the list of streaming services factored into its music charts, which are often treated as the main gauge of popular […]

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“The Interview” becomes available on the iTunes Store, now available for rent or purchase

The Interview has finally come to iTunes. Per Macworld, Sony has brought the comedy, which features Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists sent to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un to the iTunes Store. The movie can be rented for US$6 or bought for US$15 in HD or SD.

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South Korea may inspire global App Store policy change

According to CNET, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Google and Apple to remove specific clauses pertaining to refunds contained within applications’ terms and services on both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store (for iPhone and iPad). The Commission declared that the clauses were, “explicitly unfair and responsible for damages to the consumer”. In a press release, […]