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During the company's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple revealed some new features coming to its softwares, including an updated iMessage platform on iOS. Check out BuzzFeed News' first look at the ridiculously awesome new iMessage below! Read more: Will Apple remove the headphone jack from the iPhone 7? And other rumors Users can do everything from add […]

Yesterday, January 16, a District Court Judge ordered Apple to help the FBI access files on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.  Read more: This rapper recorded an entire album in secret from an Apple Store display computer Apple has responded with a public letter to their customers, which states that the […]

Today, during their event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Apple unveiled a lot of new products, details, release dates, price points and more. Most notably, the company introduced the newest addition to their popular line of iPhones with the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. The new and improved model will feature […]

During Apple’s latest event, which took place earlier today, their much-anticipated Apple TV overhaul was revealed. After focusing on the device’s film and video game aspects, metal was briefly brought into the spotlight for its music features. Both Sevendust and TesseracT were given air time, courtesy of Apple’s own self-proclaimed metalhead, Jen Folds. Read more: Lady […]

If you've ever been in an Apple Store, you know how easy it is to walk up to a display computer and start opening applications. Soho rapper Prince Harvey knows that feeling well, as he spent four months creating a secret album from a display computer after his computer failed on him. [Photo via The […]

A plethora of new features that will debut on the iPhone 6S have reportedly leaked, (via Forbes). The information, according to Forbes, comes from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a reputable resume when it comes to Apple leaks. A list, along with descriptions for each feature, can be found below. Be sure to leave […]

Art by Alexis Howick Whether it’s Starbucks finally giving up on pushing them over their counters or Wal-Mart chopping their inventory in half, every few months we see another sign that points to the disappearance of the CD. But are they really as close to death as everyone says they are? As we approach the 30th […]

In an open letter to Apple on Sunday, Taylor Swift said she would be pulling her latest album from the company's new streaming service, Apple Music, due to the lack of royalties being paid to artists during its three-month free trial period. Swift wrote: “I’m sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering […]

Apple has released the first edition of the iOS 8.4 beta, which includes a completely revamped music app, (via Engadget). The update boasts a slew of changes, including an in-app mini player and an improved iTunes Radio interface that allows you to uncover new music more easily than with the current form. You can walk through […]

A jury ruled in favor of Apple Tuesday in the class-action lawsuit that found lawyers accusing the company of deleting non-iTunes tracks off users’ iPods. The eight-person jury came to a unanimous decision, following just three hours of deliberation, after it took plaintiffs nearly 10 years to bring the lawsuit to trial. They were seeking […]

Two months after Apple announced it was killing the iPod Classic, the tough-as-nails MP3 player is now selling on eBay for up to four times its original price, the Guardian reports. So it might be time to find that dusty thing in your closet and sell it (or keep it forever, because it's perfect). The […]

During a court hearing in Oakland, California, it was unearthed that, between 2007 and 2009, Apple knowingly deleted songs downloaded from competitor music services off of iPods, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to attorney Patrick Coughlin, when a user tried to sync tracks downloaded from another service to their iPod, iTunes would receive an […]

In September, U2 partnered with Apple to release a free album, titled Songs Of Innocence, to all 500 million iTunes users worldwide. Yesterday, exactly one month since you discovered the album in your iTunes library, Apple revealed the statistics to allow everyone to see how the free record was received. To be blunt, it did pretty well. Apple's […]

Apple is denying a recent report that it plans to shut down its recently acquired streaming service Beats Music. “Several prominent employees” told TechCrunch that Apple will discontinue Beats Music, which was acquired by the company in May. Now, Apple has come out and said that TC’s report “is not true” and told Re/code that […]

After U2 partnered with Apple to infect your iPhone with their new album, the backlash was huge. Turns out, not everyone likes having an album they don’t want shoved down their throats. Now, Conan O’Brien is chiming in with a hilarious sketch that makes fun of both Apple's tone-deaf decision and consumers’ overdramatic reactions. Apple […]

Time is reporting that U2 and Apple are working on a new music file format that will actually temp users into purchasing music again. This follows their collaboration to beam U2’s latest album, Songs Of Innocence, directly to the accounts all 500 million iTunes users. (Apple had reportedly paid U2 $100 million for use of […]

If you’ve been living under a rock, you may have missed that U2 partnered with Apple to release a free album, Songs Of Innocence, worldwide to all 500 million iTunes users. So, if you were wondering why there’s a random U2 album in your iTunes—now you know. Apple announced the release during the big iPhone/Apple […]

Apple had their big reveal event today where a number of things were announced—the most notable being the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch. Aside from those announcements, Apple also announced Apple Pay, and rock band U2 did something really cool with the launch. Here’s a quick recap of everything announced: iPhone 6: The company […]

Apple’s acquisition of Beats is now official. Apple has formally announced the $3 billion dollar deal, which is expected to close by September 30, Billboard reports. Along with the acquisition, Beats co-founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are set to join Apple in executive positions. The purchase will include both the Beats Electronics company—specializing in headphones, speakers […]

With the release of its latest mobile operating system, iOS 7, as well as an update to iTunes (iTunes 11.1), Apple has taken its first serious steps into the arena of streaming music today with iTunes Radio. More akin to Pandora than Spotify in its model, iTunes Radio is currently only available to U.S. customers, […]