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17 of the best Android apps from June

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by on June 30, 2015 at 5:33 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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June was a busy month for Android apps, from pure productivity to an app that will make personalized game recommendations for you and much in between. We also take a look at a painfully simple way of streaming porn on your Android device, if that’s your sort of thing. PushBullet managed to score two slots in our roundup this month and Medium finally got around to launching its first Android app, more than a year after debuting on iOS. All you have to do is cast your eyes over the list below and choose your favorites. Adobe Creative Cloud June 2015…

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Hands on with Apple Music: One music library to rule them all

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by on June 30, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple Music, the company’s first attempt at taking on Spotify, Pandora and other streaming services is finally here. Anyone can try Apple Music with its free trial plan that lasts three months. To get it, you’ll need to install iOS 8.4 or upgrade to the latest version of iTunes. Now that it’s here, is it any good? Here’s our first look at Apple Music. Using the app Apple Music is broken up into five tabs. For you, new, radio, connect and music. For You is a curated selection of music you might like, based on your listening habits, the music you own, genres…

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Xiaomi is coming to Brazil with the Redmi 2, which will be manufactured locally

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by on June 30, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Xiaomi has expanded into South America. Today, the company announces its Redmi 2 handset will be available in Brazil for BRL499 (around $160) on July 7, with registration opening today. In addition to extending into Brazil, Xiaomi also struck a deal with Foxconn International Holdings to locally manufacture all handsets sold in Brazil. “We already had a very engaged community of Mi fans in Brazil before our launch today, and many of them have been eagerly looking forward to getting their hands on our products,” Vice President of Xiaomi Global (and Brazil native) Hugo Barra said. “I strongly believe that Redmi…

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iOS 8.4 also brought an iBooks update and solved an annoying Apple Watch issue

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by on June 30, 2015 at 4:39 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Apple Music is the attention grabber this morning, but there was more to the iOS 8.4 update than just that. In addition to Beats1 and streaming iTunes, there was an iBooks update as well as one key Apple Watch fix. You can now browse, download and listen to audiobooks from iBooks, and play them from a refreshed Now Playing feature designed just for audiobooks. To help with those who like to read on their iPhones, Apple made iBooks available for those devices as well. If you’re anticipating a new book from a favorite author, you can also pre-order from within iBooks,…

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Hear the first song played on Beats 1 and how it was introduced

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by on June 30, 2015 at 4:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Beats 1, radio

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The first song played on Apple’s Beats 1 radio station (after some pre-launch teething problems) was from a British band – Spring King. The track’s called City. yo @zanelowe are you kidding?!!?!? you just spun our tune! you're an absolute legend!! — Spring King (@springkingband) June 30, 2015 Here’s how Zane Lowe introduced it and Apple’s new baby: We’ll have a review of the station’s first few hours later today. Stay…um…tuned. Read next: The complete guide to the faces behind Apple Music 

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