Bizarre to see the Sony and Nintendo branding together like this.
Play pong via Bing
Go to Bing, search for the term Pong. Click to start.
Things I have done with my Apple Watch
This list is worth passing along to anyone who asks you, “What can you do with an Apple Watch?”
Every song played on Beats 1
This Twitter account posts the artist and song title of every song played on Beats 1. Fantastic!
Great collection of Apple Music tips and links
Jonny Evans, writing for Computerworld, pulled together some Apple Music related tips and links from around the web.
I choose you, Beats 1
M.C. Siegler calls it. Sometimes, you just want someone else to choose.
Divide by zero, Apple Music, The Beatles and Siri
Some cool Siri queries, as well as a big hole in the Apple Music collection
Robot kills worker, bizarre Skynet connection
Tragic and bizarre.
On the hidden value of paid apps
Terrific read, well worth the time.
What’s new in iTunes 12.2
Solid piece from Kirk McElhearn, writing for MacWorld.
Woz weighs in on the new Steve Jobs trailer
I am a huge Sorkin fan and (Gasp!) a bit of an Apple fan. I can’t wait to see this movie.
iCloud Music Library adds DRM to your matched files
This is an issue, just waiting to bite people. Back up your song library before you turn on iCloud Music Library, just to be safe.
This game is so small it fits inside a tweet
Crazy!
Disable Connect in Restrictions, get Playlist icon back in Music app
How to replace the Connect icon in the Music app, bring back the Playlists icon. If that’s your thing.
Beats 1 requests
Interesting that Apple is going old school on this.
On the launch of Apple Music
There was a bit of mic chatter, then Zane Lowe broke in to make the official launch:
Alright, man. We gotta kick this whole thing off at some point. We spent the last three months trying to build this radio station and now we can build no more. We must launch.
An incredible start for Apple Music.
Apple releases iOS 8.4, introduces Apple Music to the public
Go get it!
Amazing saves and a bit of Twitter bot help
An incredible display of athleticism, perfectly showcased a Vine. And an interesting use of a Twitter bot.
10+ Apple Music tips
A nice addition to Serenity Caldwell’s Apple Music FAQ
An hour with Safari Content Blocker in iOS 9
This is an interesting and non-trivial issue. If we completely block ads, the advertising revenue that pays folks who write for sites like iMore is impacted, if not eliminated.
AppleCare+ for iOS devices increases battery failure coverage
Good change.
Apple Music, Beats 1: iOS 8.4 required
Ian C. Rogers, Senior Director, Apple Music, tells folks to upgrade to iOS 8.4 tomorrow morning, before the Apple Music rollout.
Taylor Swift says 1989 will stream on Apple Music
Take a look at the sequence of tweets in the linked post. This all feels so very pat. It’d be cynical of me to think this was all cooked up in a back room, planned in advance, right?
Apple Music FAQ: Everything you need to know
Serenity Caldwell, writing for iMore, with everything you ever wanted to know about Apple Music.
Why is Android still the second platform developers work on?
Are Android apps harder to build? Is it the fragmentation issue? Is it easier to make money in the iOS app store? Terrific read.
UCSF to use Apple’s ResearchKit for LGBT health study
This is exactly why ResearchKit was created.
Apple and Twitter are betting on human editors, Facebook and Google aren’t
Can an AI make better news/music curating choices than a human? No doubt, that day is coming.
6 reasons to get excited about OS X El Capitan
This is a solid take on some of what’s coming with OS X El Capitan. My hope is that, as with any stability-focused release, Apple has taken the time to get under the hood and do a bit of tune-up.
Not entirely down to Taylor Swift
Interesting quotes from an independent record group who just concluded their negotiations with Apple Music.
Some Apple Music math
How much will Apple Music pay out per user during the free trial period? Let’s do the math.