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Apple Music Now Has 60 Million Paid Subscribers

Apple Music has 60 million paid subscribers, according to iTunes chief Eddy Cue. Cue confirmed the new subscriber number with French site Numerama earlier today, and Music Business Worldwide shared details on the report. “In the Apple ecosystem, Apple Music is the number one streaming service,” Cue tells the publication. It’s easy to see how […]

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Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony collectively speak out against Trump’s tariffs on gaming consoles

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have joined forces to tell the U.S. government that its newly-proposed tariffs on goods imported from China would hurt consumers, put jobs at risk, and stifle innovation, according to a joint letter sent by the companies to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In the joint letter dated June 17, […]

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Facebook taps Instagram Explore for extra ad revenue stream

Instagram is introducing ads into its Explore section, continuing the trend of making the app more like its parent company’s main platform, Facebook. Instagram announced on Wednesday that it will launch ads in its Explore section “slowly and thoughtfully” in the months to come. Explore is the part of the app where Instagram suggests content […]

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Apple hires one of ARM’s top chip designers

Apple continues its efforts to move towards using its own ARM processors on the Mac, it has hired a key designer from ARM. In May, Apple hired Mike Filippo to join its chip architecture team based out of Texas. ARM has confirmed the departure. Filippo worked at ARM for 10 years, serving as its Lead […]

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Oppo shows off its under-screen selfie camera, a world first

Oppo, a company that’s done its share of anti-bezel experimentation with display notches and pop-up selfie cameras, is the first to demonstrate an under-screen camera to the public at MWC Shanghai this week, after a tease earlier in the month. Alongside the showing, Oppo has revealed more information about how the technology actually works. OPPO's […]

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Facebook may let you turn off in-app notification badges

Facebook is testing the ability to turn off the crimson in-app notification dots that seem to pop up every time you check Facebook on your phone. According to app researcher and reverse-engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook is currently testing the ability to turn on and off the red notification dots, known as badges, that […]