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Apple Music’s mega

Spotify started streaming Frank Ocean’s blockbuster record “Blonde” Friday, after its main rival Apple held onto it as an exclusive for nearly three weeks. Apple Music has been the only on-demand streaming service with “Blonde” since it was released August 20. The exclusive was a dunk for Apple; the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and …

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‘Captain America: Civil War’ Lego parody pits Tony Stark against Steve Rogers

When Iron Man and Captain America have a difference of opinion — which is quite often — there are bound to be entertaining verbal jabs and physical punches. In the latest Marvel movie, “Captain America: Civil War,” the fight between superheroes Tony Stark and Steve Rogers turns personal and drags in additional members of the Avengers and possible new enemies. …

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Apple won’t crack the Chinese market with the iPhone 7

Response to the iPhone 7 has been mixed. It looks to be a great phone, but the incremental nature of its advances from the excellent iPhone 6S have left some underwhelmed. It’ll sell millions in the US, Europe, Australia and the rest of Apple’s established markets. But what about China? Apple has desperately been trying to crack open the world’s …

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Apple Music vs. Spotify: Guess who’s winning now

Apple wants to wow audiences over the progress of its music service, but perhaps it’s Spotify that really deserves your slow clap. Cupertino, California-based Apple boasted at its iPhone 7 launch event on Wednesday that its Apple Music subscription-streaming service had accumulated 17 million paying members since it launched in June 2015. It added 2 million in less than three …

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Microsoft bringing immersive content to its Edge browser

Microsoft’s new Edge browser is the latest product that will give you something interesting to do with your VR headset. The company announced Friday that its Edge browser, which is bundled in Windows 10, is getting experimental support for WebVR — a developing standard that allows websites to support virtual reality headsets like the high-end Oculus Rift or the much …

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iPhone 7 preorders kick off without much of a hitch

Here’s something new for the iPhone 7: a smoother preorder process. Apple’s phone was supposed to go on sale at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday, with the first buyers slated to get their devices September 16. This year, consumers had to wait an extra 10 minutes before Apple’s online store allowed them to begin ordering. Even then, the most popular models …

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