April, 2015

• 30 April

  Music

  

  Grooveshark is no more. GROOVESHARK Controversial music-streaming service Grooveshark abruptly shuttered its service Thursday after settling a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the major recording labels. Escape Media, the parent company of Grooveshark, agreed to cease operations and surrender ownership of its website, mobile apps and intellectual property in the settlement, according to the Recording …

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• 30 April

  Want a refund for AT&T’s sneaky charges? The deadline is Friday

  

  AT&T mobile customers, if you’re looking to get a refund for unwanted charges on your monthly bills, you’d better act quickly. AT&T will pay $80 million to the FTC, which will be used to refund customers. AT&T Paperwork for the refunds must be filed by Friday, May 1, under a settlement between AT&T and the Federal Trade Commission. The goal …

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• 30 April

  LinkedIn projects disappointing sales, profit; stock plunges

  

  CEO Jeff Weiner has been pushing LinkedIn beyond its original focus on job recruitment. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner’s investments to enter new markets and find new lines of business may not be paying off as quickly as hoped. The company said Thursday it expects to have second-quarter revenue and profit that fall well below analysts’ estimates. The …

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• 30 April

  Qualcomm’s AllPlay officially comes to Gramofon streaming dongle

  

  Sarah Tew/CNET Qualcomm’s AllPlay multiroom service is officially launching on the Gramafon streaming device today, six months after it was announced as an official hardware partner. The Fon Gramofon is an inexpensive streaming dongle that debuted in 2014, and which is also a Spotify Connect device and Wi-Fi extender. Gramofon joins existing partners Monster and Panasonic in bringing multiroom streaming …

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• 30 April

  Apple, IBM to give 5 million iPads to Japanese seniors

  

  Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at an April 30 event unveiling IBM apps for the elderly, with Japan Post CEO Taizo Nishimuro and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. Joan E. Solsman/CNET NEW YORK — Apple and IBM are getting into the senior care business. The two companies said Thursday that they plan to give 5 million iPads to seniors in Japan …

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• 30 April

  Leica updates M Monochrom for film noir

  

  Leica It was three years ago this May when Leica boldly introduced a black-and-white-only version of its M series full-frame rangefinder that’s garnered the usual Leica fans. Now the company follows up with the M Monochrom (Typ 426), essentially the identical camera but with an expanded buffer and the capability to shoot video and a few other tweaks. Slated to …

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• 30 April

  Facebook tests new feature prioritizing friends, pages

  

  Facebook may be testing a feature on mobile to help users see more of what they want in News Feed. Facebook Just admit it: you’re more interested in some of your friends’ Facebook updates than others. Facebook appears to be acknowledging this by testing out a new feature. The world’s largest social network is testing a feature on mobile that …

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• 30 April

  An early look at the Pivotal Living Band, a second

  

  Sarah Tew/CNET The $12 fitness tracker is getting a sequel. Seattle-based startup Pivotal Living plans to officially announce its new activity tracker next Monday, but CNET got an early sneak peek of the new Pivotal Living Band and spoke with the company’s co-founder and CEO David Donovick. The new band will be offered with the same subscription model the company …

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• 30 April

  What to watch on HBO Now and iTunes for May 2015

  

  Now playing: Watch this: What to watch on HBO Now, Hulu and iTunes for May 2015 1:56 Editors’ Note, May 1, 2015: Corrected “I Am Big Bird” release date. HBO Now is live and we took a look to see if the service is worth $15 per month. You probably know about all the original series available, including “Game of …

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• 30 April

  How to take a screenshot on an Apple Watch

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Take a screenshot on an Apple Watch 0:49 Taking a screenshot on an iPhone or iPad is very simple. All you have to do is press the Home and Power button at the same time. The method for taking a screenshot on an Apple Watch is very similar to this, but because there is no Home …

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