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Apple pokes fun at Android in two new advertising spots

There’s a lot to be said for poking fun at your competitor via advertising. Having been the target of assorted advertising from Google’s end, Apple just released two ads with digs at Android. While they never mention Android by name in the first ad, the implication as to what platform is being teased is still […]

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Apple unleashes the funny to open WWDC with “Apocalypse” ad

Prior to the beginning of Monday’s WWDC keynote and the tons of hardware and software announcements, Apple let loose with its “Apocalypse” ad, a commercial which shows what a combination of unplugging a roomful of servers, the App Store crashing, Christopher Cross’ “All Right” and a world without apps can lead to. It’s brilliantly done, […]

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Apple launches Spoken Editions section of iTunes, provides narrated content from dozens of publishers

If you love audiobooks, this could be nifty. On Monday, Apple announced its new “Spoken Editions” section of iTunes, which will feature narrated content from a number of online publishers in the form of audio-only podcasts. These Spoken Editions are available both in the iTunes storefront, as well as in Appleā€™s Podcasts app, for easy […]

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iTunes Radio announced, will arrive in the fall

You knew it was coming. It just took an epic amount of contract work and negotiation to bring everyone on board. Per 9to5Mac, Apple has now officially unveiled its iTunes Radio service and provided some details on exactly how it will work during its keynote presentation this morning at Moscone West in San Francisco. The […]

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Advertising-based trojan goes into wild on Mac OS X, Windows platforms

The available list of Mac malware (and jerks creating it) just grew a bit. Per MacNN, a new Mac trojan is inserting ads into Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, says a Russian security firm, Doctor Web. Nicknamed “Trojan.Yontoo.1,” the malware is so far being distributed through movie trailer pages, which prompt people to download a browser […]