DJ mixes are usually missing from “premium” streaming services. This is mainly because it is a nightmare to properly sort out the license fees for all samples. You can find them on platforms like SoundCloud (unless they’re removed), but these songs can have literally hundreds of rights holders between the DJ, original artist, labels, and … Read more
The wearable market as a whole grew 5.6 percent in the last quarter, largely due to the sale of smartwatches at the expense of basebands, according to research company Canalys. The push was driven by Apple, which continues to dominate the market with its watch models. As Canalys noted, smartwatch sales took over the base … Read more
Jon Stewart will soon be returning to a screen near you to re-examine some of the big issues of the day. His Apple TV + series The Problem With Jon Stewart premieres on September 30th. Instead of broadcasting every night like The Daily Show or even weekly, new episodes will appear every two weeks. On … Read more
If you’re having trouble making calls on your iPhone 12, don’t despair – there may be a free fix for it. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has introduced a repair program for a “very small” number of iPhone 12 and 12 Pro devices with defective earbuds that do not play any sound while on the phone. … Read more
Apple has agreed to change several rules for its app store as part of a settlement with developers who filed a class action lawsuit against the company. The main change is that Apple is “making it clear” that developers can send emails to users “using payment methods outside of their iOS app.” The company has … Read more
The US has suffered a spate of major cyberattacks targeting everyone from federal prosecutors to meat suppliers, and the White House is hoping some talks with key companies will lead to long-term security solutions. The Washington Post reports that President Biden, certain cabinet members and relevant security officials are holding talks with technology giants ADP, … Read more
Since the release of iOS 14, Apple Maps has had a built-in rating system that you can use to review selected businesses, restaurants, and other points of interest. Before Monday, this feature was only available in countries like Australia and Japan, but as MacRumors points out, you can now access it in the US and … Read more
While Apple may have released Siri before Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, its voice-activated assistant is the least advanced of the three in many ways. This has a lot to do with the amount of data and the training digital assistants need to understand different languages, dialects, and language patterns. To improve its digital assistant, … Read more
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. … Read more
Apple plans to scan US iPhones and other devices for images of child sexual abuse, which has garnered applause from child protection groups but raises concerns among some security researchers that the system could be abused. (6th of August)