I am a huge Sorkin fan and (Gasp!) a bit of an Apple fan. I can’t wait to see this movie.
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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.
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!
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.
A game designed specifically for Apple Watch
FirstLetter is a game built specifically for the Apple Watch. Even if this is not your sort of game, it’s worth a look, as an example of the type of game that works well on Apple Watch.
Apple home page tabs history — June 2015 edition
New in this installment? Some slight tab shuffling, the disappearance of the iPod, and the change from iTunes to Music.
iOS 9 includes emergency space saving feature
A bit of a hack, made necessary by an OS update size that outgrew the smallest iOS device RAM size. But a terrific idea, nonetheless.
Seven iOS web browsers compared
Kirk McElhearn takes a quick tour through seven (six, really) iOS browsers. Good to know the strengths and specialties of each.
Apple Maps adds 7 new city flyovers
Here’s the official flyover list, along with a quick “how to” on using flyover.
Walmart, staunch competitor to Apple Pay, tests Apple Watch app
Walmart, the brains and brawn behind the Apple Pay competing CurrentC, is now embracing Apple Watch.
Eddy Cue talks about Apple’s change of heart
Lots of action yesterday. Taylor Swift writes a bit of a nastygram to Apple, Apple responds in the best possible way. Your move Taylor.
To Apple, love Taylor
Taylor Swift writes a letter to Apple directly addressing the issue of artists’ pay during an Apple Music trial period.
Newt Gingrich reviews the Apple Watch
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is now a tech reviewer for Mashable. Read the review here and watch the video below.
Apple pulls iPad mini, all iPads, most iPhones now retina, 64-bit
This ought to help Apple’s supply chain management.
Edward Snowden supports Apple’s public stance on privacy
Josh Constine, writing for Tech Crunch, asked Edward Snowden about Tim Cook’s public statement on privacy.
iOS 9 iPad keyboard shortcuts
A quick look at some of the iPad keyboard shortcuts currently available in the pre-release of iOS 9.