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Beats 1 is down, and there’s no explanation for it

Jul01
by on July 1, 2015 at 1:09 am
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Beats 1 is down. When launched in Apple Music, Beats 1 gives a mysterious error code that simply says the radio station can’t be launched. Other stations on Apple Music seem unaffected. There’s no explanation given for the downtime, either. Apple has yet to address the problem, and there are no details provided with the error code. It’s not clear how widespread the outage is. The radio station that aims to bring personality back to streaming music is actually really nice. In my review of Beats 1 earlier today, I also noted the DJs seemed to be having trouble figuring out…

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iTunes 12.2 with Apple Music is rolling out now

Jul01
by on July 1, 2015 at 12:08 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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Apple Music, launched earlier today for iOS, lacked a desktop component. There was also the confusing issue of iCloud music library streaming and iTunes Match, but that’s been resolved as iTunes 12.2 is rolling out to users now. The revamped iTunes mimics Apple Music in many ways when you’re in the Music section. Buttons along the top now show Radio, For You, Connect and New by default. The layout within those buttons is just like the mobile version, too. When an album is selected, the drop-down menu showing the tracks within looks just like the album screen in the Apple…

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Fiverr and Getty Images team up to level the playing field for small business creativity

Jun30
by on June 30, 2015 at 11:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Fiverr, an online marketplace for a wide variety of creative services, has partnered with Getty Images to help small and mid-sized companies obtain and use high-quality images for their ad campaigns, web designs, and other projects. Beginning now, Fiverr’s designers can access content from Getty Images and iStock by Getty Images for their creative, design and production requirements.  The partnership is designed to offer a better advantage to some 28 million U.S. small businesses that compete against larger companies with well-funded marketing and creative services budgets.  Fiverr’s technology platform connects small-business customers with Fiverr sellers, who now have easy access to millions of affordably priced visual assets from…

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19 of the best iOS apps from June

Jun30
by on June 30, 2015 at 10:52 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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June was a busy month for new and updated iOS apps, from pure productivity and money-saving to new photo tools to make the most of your camera. Oh, there’s an almost irritatingly addictive new game in here too. We’ve pulled it altogether into one handy list, so all you need to do is click your way through. Pushbullet Pushbullet rolled out an update this month that brought a streamlined workflow and tweaked interface to its Android, iOS, Windows and browser apps. With an increased focus on messaging and simplified management of pushes, Pushbullet is now more useful than ever. It’s…

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