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Apple Music exec: Free music is a shell game we don’t play

Jimmy Iovine joined Apple when the company bought Beats last year. James Martin/CNET Apple has no desire to be a source of free tunes, according to Jimmy Iovine, a leader of the company’s subscription music service. Streaming music services supported by ads are “building an audience on the back of the artists,” Iovine said Wednesday at the Vanity Fair New …

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Audio show runs the gamut from budget to insanely priced gear

Enlarge Image Steve Guttenberg/CNET Last weekend’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center brought together the world’s very best audiophile gear. The vibe was very upbeat as I chatted with audiophiles ogling the gear, and listening to speakers, headphones, electronics, digital converters and turntables. I’m no fan of wireless speakers, but I have to admit Dynaudio’s …

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Amazon crochets itself an Etsy rival: Handmade

Amazon already sells tens of millions of products. Why not a handmade, reclaimed-wood coffee table that doubles as a wine rack? With that in mind, the Seattle-based company on Thursday launched Handmade at Amazon, a specialized storefront that promotes only handcrafted goods and the artisans who create them, a market now dominated by much smaller e-retailer Etsy. The program will …

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Apple reportedly to introduce midrange, sharp

Enlarge ImageThe latest iMac is expected to look identical to last year’s model. Sarah Tew Apple launched a slew of products during its annual iPhone event last month, but not all of its new devices made it on the agenda. Apple is set to add a 21.5-inch iMac with sharper 4K resolution to its lineup next week, according to Apple …

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Twitter co

Jack Dorsey (left) and Evan Williams (right) at the New York Stock Exchange for Twitter’s IPO in 2013. Williams says the two are getting along. LAN/Corbis Ev Williams is smoothing things over with fellow Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Just two days after Dorsey was brought back for a second stint as Twitter’s CEO, Williams called him the “best choice” to …

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Get a Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 for $159.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. First up, sorry for the rapid sellouts the last couple days. Whenever a vendor approaches me with a deal, I ask how much inventory is available. If it’s not enough, I pass. But …

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