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Why The Man Who Destroyed Napster Supports Apple Music
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich can certainly appreciate the importance of looking out for the interests of artists. Back in April of 2000, Ulrich spearheaded a monumental lawsuit against Napster, setting into motion a chain of events that would eventually allow Apple to enter and ultimately dominate the music industry with the one-two punch that was the iPod and the iTunes Music Store.
Back in 2000, Napster was riding an unprecedented wave of popularity. I was in college at the time and saw first-hand how quickly Napster spread like wildfire. In an instant, what seemed like the world’s entire music library became accessible for free. It may not sound all that revolutionary in today’s Pandora/Spotify/YouTube filled world, but back in 2000, it was magic.
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Lifehack: How to Make Sure You Never Lose Money in a Vending Machine Again
I’ve lost change to vending machines that refused to deliver the goods countless times, and I’ve never been able to do anything about it. In most cases, however, I was angrier that the machine ate away the change I wanted to turn into a beverage or snack — usually leaving me without any spare change to try my luck a second time – rather than the fact that I lost money. However, it turns out there’s a lifehack that can fix that, and it’ll prevent this sort of accident from ever happening to me again.
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Video Reveals iOS 9’s Most Exciting Hidden Features
Apple’s new iOS 9 software represents one of Apple’s most exciting releases of 2015. Not, it’s not quite as exciting as the upcoming iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, but iOS 9 will bring refinement and a host of new features to hundreds of millions of devices around the world.
We’ve shown you all of the highlights, and we’ve even dug a bit deeper into iOS 9 to showcase some great lesser known features. Now, a new video dives into iOS 9’s “most exciting hidden features.”
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New Pharrell Single Confirmed as the First Apple Music Exclusive
It looks like Apple Music has scored its first big exclusive. Legendary producer and performer Pharrell Williams announced on Wednesday that his new single “Freedom” will be available to stream on Apple Music starting on June 30th, which just happens to be the new service’s big launch day.
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Morons Believe This Pyramid-Shaped Rock Proves There’s Life on Mars
Is there life on Mars? It’s something that humans have been pondering even before David Bowie first asked the question back in 1971. While it’s a definite possibility given that NASA now believes the Red Planet once had a vast ocean on its surface, we’ve certainly seen no evidence that there’s any intelligent life on Mars. However, the amateur Fox Mulders of the world Want To Believe and they think they’ve uncovered evidence that an ancient civilization of intelligent being once lived on Mars. And that evidence is… wait for it… a grainy image taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover that seems to show a pyramid-shaped rock.
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Everything You Need to Know About the ‘All-New, All-Different Avengers’
Providing you haven’t been living under a rock for the past five years, you’re probably aware of The Avengers. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have been a dominant force at the box office ever since Robert Downey Jr. donned the Iron Man suit in 2008, but what you might not know is that the DNA of the team has been changing drastically in the world of Marvel Comics.
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Why I Think the 16GB iPhone Curse is Here to Stay
One of the things iOS 9 is slowly fixing is the storage issue that has prevented many users who were not familiar how iOS updates work from upgrading. Instead, they found themselves delaying the move to iOS 8 because there wasn’t enough storage space on their devices to perform over-the-air (OTA) upgrades. But Apple’s actions also seem to indicate that despite the recent move to increase double the storage on its mid-tier and high-end iPhones, the 16GB iPhone is probably here to stay.
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Top Gear Crew Confirms New Car Show – But Don’t Kill Your Cable Subscription Just Yet
Not long ago, news broke that the Top Gear crew you know and love might be reunited a lot sooner than anticipated, but not on BBC. Instead, Netflix is believed to have signed all three hosts, including Clarkson, Hammond and May, but the deal is yet to be confirmed. However, Jeremy Clarkson has now told a British publication that the trio will indeed make a new car show on a different TV network.
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Apple May Be Planning to Completely Change the Look and Feel of the iPhone – Here’s How
Hopeful iPhone fans looking forward to Apple making curved smartphones will have to wait a while before that happens, a new report from South Korea claims, as the company might not come out with such a device for at least three years.
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