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Microsoft launches Xbox Music streaming service for iOS, Android devices

If you’re hankering for additional streaming music on your iOS device, Microsoft has its own offerings prior to Apple’s release of its iTunes Radio streaming service. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Microsoft has released Xbox Music app for iPhone. Xbox Music was first unveiled last October and allows users to listen to ad-supported or ad-free […]

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Apple exec Bob Mansfield switched to “special projects” team, wearable technology rumors gain strength

Apple is assigning Bob Mansfield to a “special projects” team. Not bad for a guy who looks like a middle school football coach. Per The Mac Observer and AllThingsD, Bob Mansfield quietly disappeared from Apple’s executive team webpage on Sunday and the company said it’s because he’ll be working on “special projects” instead. Mr. Mansfield […]

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Verizon follows trend, announces Edge smartphone upgrade program

If you’re a Verizon aficionado, this isn’t the worst thing in the world. Per AppleInsider, in response to similar offerings from rivals AT&T and T-Mobile, Verizon on Thursday unveiled its new Edge smartphone upgrade program, offering subscribers the ability to upgrade to a new handset after six months. Verizon Edge is pitched as a “flexible […]

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AT&T announces Jump device upgrade/payment plan for smartphone/tablet early adopters

If you’re in the habit of snagging the new stuff as it comes out, this might come in handy. Per Mac|Life, wireless carrier AT&T announced Tuesday a new initiative called AT&T Next, which allows consumers to buy a new smartphone or tablet each and every year with no downpayment, no activation fee, no upgrade fee […]

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Rumor: Apple to ship Retina display-equipped iPad mini in early 2014

There’s gotta be a nugget of truth in here somewhere. Per the Economic Daily News and AppleInsider, Apple’s iPad mini may not gain a high-resolution Retina display until early next year, if the latest rumor about the second-generation 7.9-inch tablet proves accurate. The claim was published on Friday which said that though Apple originally planned […]