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China outpaces U.S. in iOS App Store revenue

The Chinese user base is apparently even more app-crazy than its U.S. counterpart. According to a new report out this morning from app intelligence firm App Annie, the country earned over $1.7 billion in Q3 2016, which puts it ahead of the U.S. by over 15 percent. The U.S. had been the number one iOS […]

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Fantastical 2.2 features highlighted, explained

The spiffy people over at Flexibits have been busy and have finished a hefty number of updates to one of our favorite applications, Fantastical. Fantastical, which has been updated to version 2.2, adds the following updates and changes which are explained via the following YouTube masterpiece:

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Leaked document shows Apple Music to pay industry standard subscription revenue to artists upon launch

When Apple Music hits, it’ll pay artists about the industry standard. A leaked document shared by Digital Music News shows that with Apple charging between US$9.99 and US$14.99 per month for its upcoming on-demand Apple Music service, with 58 percent of its subscription revenues going to record labels. For every US$9.99 Apple collects from subscribers […]

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Rumor: Apple to release updated Apple TV with A8 processor, Siri interface at WWDC

Apple may be updating the ol’ hockey puck come WWDC… Citing sources familiar with Apple’s plans, John Paczkowski of Buzzfeed News reported on Friday that Apple will introduce a next-generation Apple TV in a matter of months. It will also apparently provide developers with a new software development kit to write applications for the new […]

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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.