With new iPhones poised to launch in just a few months, Apple today increased the amount of store credit consumers receive when they trade in their existing iPhone devices at Apple retail stores. Notably, the credit can only be used towards the purchase of a new iPhone, perhaps dashing any hopes you may have had for purchasing a new iMac or MacBook on the cheap.
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Score a win for BlackBerry. Per The Wall Street Journal, BlackBerry has reached a settlement with Ryan Seacrest’s company Typo in which Typo has agreed to stop selling its smartphone keyboard attachments for any devices whose screens measure in at less than 7.9 inches. Since Typo primarily made keyboard attachments for iPhones, this effectively means it’s game over for Seacrest’s knockoff keyboard.
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One of the most exciting new Google products the company unveiled during Google I/O is the new Google Photos application. Free, unlimited photos and videos storage and backup are some of its most important features, but there’s one thing you should be aware about Google Photos before you start using it.
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We’ve mentioned this before but Microsoft’s arsenal of mobile apps has become really impressive. The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft added yet another first-rate app to its ranks on Monday by buying German app developer 6Wunderkinder, the company behind popular list-making app Wunderlist. According to the Journal, the deal to buy 6Wunderkinder is worth between $100 million and $200 million.
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All things considered, Google I/O 2015 was an entertaining showcase for one of the largest technology companies on the planet. Virtual reality Expeditions, Now on Tap and the unlimited cloud storage service Google Photos all made a splash during the keynote presentation on Thursday, but, even as predictable as its reveal was, Android M was the star of the show.
That said, even with all of Android M’s improvements, two former Googlers told the Financial Times that they’re still not sure if Google can beat Apple in the mobile arena in the long run.
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When detailing all of the reasons why Netflix is such an incredible service, it’s hard to know where to even begin. From its impressively cheap pricepoint to its ever increasing library of compelling and original programming, you’d be hard pressed to find a more beloved and addicting service than Netflix.
What also makes Netflix so appealing is that it’s 100% pure content, with no advertisements to be seen at any turn. As it turns out, that may soon change.
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If we only gave you one try to guess which two nationwide pay TV and Internet service providers are the most hated in the country when it comes to customers satisfaction, we would wager that almost all of our readers would nail it on the first try. That’s right, among all pay TV companies in the country, the two that received the lowest customer satisfaction ratings in Consumer Reports’ latest poll are indeed the usual suspects.
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The freight train that is the iPhone continues to surge ahead with no signs of slowing down any time soon. But before we look at where iPhone sales might go in the future, let’s quickly recap the tremendous boom in iPhone sales Apple has enjoyed over the past few months.
During the company’s most recent April quarter, Apple sold 61 million iPhones, representing an astounding year-over-year increase of 40%. During the previous quarter — the always lucrative holiday quarter — Apple sold 74.5 million iPhones, representing a year-over-year increase of 46%.
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Try to act surprised: Apple is set to unveil a completely revamped streaming music service next week during the annual Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. The service will cost $10 per month, as expected, but contrary to some rumors there will indeed be a free streaming tier that is ad-supported. And as reported over the weekend, there will also be a series of high-profile guest DJs to help draw attention away from streaming music mainstays like Spotify and Pandora.
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Google unveiled Android M last week during Google I/O and showed off key new features such as fingerprint scanner support and fast USB-C battery charging. The search giant did not mention anything about new Nexus hardware during its developers event, but the company already has a Nexus 5 that sports a fingerprint sensor.
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