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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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Apple releases iOS 8.4 update, launches Apple Music streaming service

iOS 8.4 is here. And so are the hefty changes to the Music app that have been noted over the past few weeks. Early Tuesday, Apple released iOS 8.4. The new version of the mobile operating system includes an overhauled Music app with access to Beats Music, Beats 1 and the new Apple Music streaming […]

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GMC, Buick announce wider array of CarPlay-compatible vehicles for 2016

Apple’s CarPlay feature is finding its way into more makes and models in the coming year. General Motors has announced that select 2016 model year Buick and GMC vehicles will support CarPlay and Android Auto through the IntelliLink system, including the 2016 Buick LaCrosse and Regal and 2016 GMC Canyon, Yukon and Sierra. Buick and […]

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Rumor: Apple negotiating with content providers, could launch streaming radio service this summer

There could be some nifty stuff coming down the pipe this summer. Per CNET, Apple is working to strike deals with both the Warner and Universal Music groups within the week to help add content to its upcoming streaming radio service. Sony would still be one of the major holdouts. Apple could sign deals with […]