Apple pumps up iTunes Match limit to 100,000 tracks from 25k

Apple has increased the limit on the number of tracks that can be uploaded to iTunes Match. The limit for Apple Music and iTunes Match has been raised from 25,000 tracks to 100,000.
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Samsung agrees to pay Apple $548M over patent lawsuit

The San Jose federal court has ordered Samsung to pay Apple $548M for infringing company’s smartphone patents. Started in 2011, the patent war is still not over as next year, the court will decide if Apple deserves more damages.

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Apple releases open source Swift for iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS

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Apple has released open source Swift programming language, as it promised at the WWDC earlier this year. It is available for iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS. It has also released port that works with the Linux operating system. “As an open source language, the broad community of talented developers — from app developers to educational institutions to enterprises — can contribute to new Swift features and optimizations and help bring Swift to new computing platforms,” said the company. Continue reading “Apple releases open source Swift for iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS”

Global wearables market soars 197.6% in Q3 2015: Report

The worldwide wearables market grew 197.6% in Q3 2015, according to the latest report from IDC. The total shipment volume for the quarter came to 21.0 million units up from the 7.1 million units shipped in Q3 2014.

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Apple could launch 4-inch iPhone with A9 and Apple Pay in early 2016

Apple is rumored to launch a 4-inch iPhone in early 2016. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a research note regarding the same saying that Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone will come with high specs.

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Apple Watch sales might reach 12 million units by end of 2015

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Up until Q4 2015, Apple managed to sell around 6 million units of the Apple Watch. Analysts now state that Apple is on track to selling another 6 million units during Q4 2015.

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Apple iPhone 7 might not have a dedicated audio jack

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Smartphone makers are trying to cram more and more features onto smartphone while at the same time trying to make them as thin as possible. This might often result in losing a feature or two and it looks like the audio jack might be the next target for Apple.

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ZAGG Rugged Folio Review – Bluetooth Keyboard Case for iPad Air

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The ZAGG Rugged Folio is a Keyboard case that consists of two separate parts. The first is the case itself that protects the iPad from scratches as well as drops and bumps which we shall talk about later. The second part is the keyboard dock or attachment. Both the components are primarily made of plastic and then fitted with rubber on top to improve grip and ruggedness. The materials used are quite contrasting to the iPad Air itself which relies on glass and metal for majority of its construction. However, once you get used to the case you don’t really feel it being awkward especially since it still is rock solid despite having a majorly plastic build. The keyboard portion does flex a bit but only when you apply pressure and doesn’t really happen when you are just typing for example.

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Apple iPhone might use Samsung OLED displays in 2018

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A new report suggests that future iPhones from Apple will use OLED displays manufactured by Samsung in 2018. The report is more of a rumor than a confirmed agreement between the two companies.

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iOS users can now edit PDFs stored on Dropbox

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Adobe and Dropbox had announced a partnership last month to make PDFs more simpler to use and make it more accessible to the user. Today, the fruit of the said partnership has now been announced as iOS users can now edit PDFs on their devices that are stored on Dropbox.

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Bose SoundTrue Ultra in-ear headphones review

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The Bose SoundTrue Ultra were launched in India sometime back at a price of Rs.11,138. You must have seen our unboxing of the same. After using it over the last few weeks, here is my verdict of the product in this review.

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Apple iPhone 7 might be waterproof and have 3GB of RAM

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There had been a hoax in the past which stated that an update to iOS 7 would make your iPhone waterproof and many users actually fell for it. Now, apparently the next generation iPhone is rumoured to have waterproof abilities as well as 3GB of RAM.

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Bing v6.0 for iOS brings a new homepage and one tap feature

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Microsoft has just released v6.0 of Bing for iOS, and it brings around a new homepage layout as well as a one tap search features.

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Google app for iOS gets updated – Brings in new design and emphasis on sports

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Google has released an update to the Google app for iOS devices. The Google app is basically a version of Google Now for iOS that can be activated similarly by using the phrase – “OK Google”.

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