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Live from Apple’s September 2014 event

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Apple has assembled the world’s press in Cupertino to reveal… well, let’s find out. Follow along with our liveblog to find out whether the reports have been true, and we get an ‘iPhone 6′ in multiple sizes and an ‘iWatch’ wearable device… The show starts at 10am PDT, (1pm EDT, 6pm BST, 7pm CEST) and we’ll bring you the build-up from outside the venue before that. Don’t forget to catch up with all of our coverage of the event before, during and afterwards. Thumbnail image credit: Getty Images

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Live from Apple’s September 2014 event

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Apple has assembled the world’s press in Cupertino to reveal… well, let’s find out. Follow along with our liveblog to find out whether the reports have been true, and we get an ‘iPhone 6′ in multiple sizes and an ‘iWatch’ wearable device… The show starts at 10am PDT, (1pm EDT, 6pm BST, 7pm CEST) and we’ll bring you the build-up from outside the venue before that. Don’t forget to catch up with all of our coverage of the event before, during and afterwards. Thumbnail image credit: Getty Images

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Amazon finally brings Instant Video and Prime Instant Video streaming to Android

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 11:04 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Update: Just like that, Amazon’s regular Android app has been updated in the UK and Germany too. Forget the workaround below regarding the Amazon app in the Amazon Appstore; you can just grab the regular version from Google Play. Original: Amazon’s movie and TV streaming services, Amazon Instant Video and Prime Instant Video, are finally supported on Android. As Android Police notes, the existing Amazon app in the Google Play store was updated today for US users, allowing them to browse and buy digital content. While this includes purchases and rentals, handled under Amazon Instant Video, of greater interest is the support for Prime Instant Video…

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Some last thoughts on the iWatch, before we find out what it is

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider

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We only have a few hours left after seemingly endless speculation about the possibility of Apple launching a watch or wearable device. In a few hours, we should know the truth. Here are some of our own observations and a few links to influential Apple watchers. Will be a lot of fun to revisit this post later and see who was right about what. U2 The New York Times reports that U2 will play an important part at the event. That would imply there will be an important music component to an iWatch: Extending a decade-long connection with Apple, U2 will play a…

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Grooveshark no longer supports Chromecast following RIAA claim it infringes artists’ copyright

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 10:46 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Grooveshark’s streaming music and radio service no longer supports casting to the big screen via Google’s Chromecast dongle. While support to cast “content licensed from thousands of artists, labels, distributors and publishers” was only added last month, it seems that the company has fallen foul of Google’s Terms of Service, despite working closely with it to bring the service to the Chromecast platform. After a jointly approved press release from Grooveshark, we were notified by Google [that] our app was suspended for Terms of Service of compliance. This was a surprise, as we believe we’ve done more than is required to comply as…

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