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With iTunes Radio Near, Pandora Lifts 40-Hour Listening Limit

August 22, 2013 7:34 PM - by: Jim Tanous

The Internet Radio market is about to get a whole lot more interesting next month with the launch of Apple’s iTunes Radio service, and Pandora is taking preemptive action to keep its users happy by lifting the 40-hour listening limit for free accounts that was first imposed in February.

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Netflix Individual Profiles Begin Rollout Today

August 1, 2013 10:15 AM - by: Jim Tanous

Netflix has started to roll out one of its most requested features: individual profiles for streaming accounts. Available starting today, the feature lets users create unique profiles for each family member, helping to keep the company’s lauded recommendations more personal and appropriate for each user.

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Apple SVP Bob Mansfield No Longer Listed On Company’s Website

July 28, 2013 10:27 PM - by: Jim Tanous

Apple SVP Bob Mansfield has disappeared from the company’s Executive Leadership website. Although he announced his retirement last year, a lucrative offer from the company convinced him to stay through at least 2014, prompting concern about his unexplained removal from Apple’s website.

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Prepare for Terrible Q3 Results from Apple, But a Brighter 2014

July 22, 2013 9:05 AM - by: Jim Tanous

Apple on Tuesday is set to release its third quarter results, and analysts expect it to be devastating, with year-over-year earnings down for the first time in more that 10 years. But those paying attention long knew this would be a lackluster quarter, and new products may turn things around later this year and into 2014.

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WYSIWYG Editing Now Available with Wikipedia VisualEditor

July 2, 2013 6:58 PM - by: Jim Tanous

With the hope of making Wikipedia editing more accessible, Wikimedia announced this week that it is introducing a new WYSIWYG formatting system called VisualEditor. It’s available now as a beta for all registered users.

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Subscription-Only Updates for Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available

June 19, 2013 8:12 AM - by: Jim Tanous

The era of subscription-only software has begun. After teasing them in May, Adobe this week released the new Creative Cloud updates to its popular line of media applications. However, the numerous new features are only available to subscribers.