Apple on Monday said it’s raising prices on its popular Apple Music and Apple TV Plus subscription services, as well as on its Apple One bundle, marking the first major price increase in the US from the company in years. Apple Music is jumping by $1 for individuals to $11 per month and by $2 for families to …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple fans on Verizon who would prefer an Apple One subscription as a perk now have a new option: the One Unlimited for iPhone plan. On Wednesday, ahead of Apple’s iPhone 14 event, the wireless carrier’s website revealed that …
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Waze said Tuesday that the navigation app has integrated Apple Music into its Waze Audio Player. The new integration allows users to access “90 million songs, tens of thousands of curated playlists, Apple Music Radio and more,” according to a blog post. Adding Apple Music to the Waze Audio Player enables drivers listen to music and receive navigation without having …
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Spotify boasts more than 50 million songs in its catalog and grants users access to the entire archive, regardless of their subscription level. Out of its 400 million-plus user base, 182 million are paid subscribers, and it’s one of top music streaming services in the world. Unlike Apple Music, Spotify offers a free, ad-supported version of its service, which poses …
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Apple Music subscribers can now listen to their music on their Roku-enabled streaming devices. On Monday, Roku said the Apple Music app is available to download on the platform. It’ll work any Roku device, including streaming players, TVs and streambars, the company said. Apple Music subscribers will be able to access the app with their existing login credentials. As on other devices, …
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Spotify added 2 million new subscribers in the first quarter to hit 182 million paying members at the end of March, the music streaming service said Wednesday. Spotify also said 422 million people used its service at least once a month, which includes people who listen free with advertising. That’s up 19% from a year earlier. The increase in subscribers was slightly shy …
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Following an outage across multiple Apple services on Monday, the tech giant again experienced outages across the App Store, Apple Music and more. Apple’s system status page shows Apple Books, Podcasts, the Mac App Store, Game Center, iCloud web apps, Apple Card and Weather also experienced issues Tuesday afternoon. The service outages hit between 1:45 p.m. and 2:09 p.m. PT and …
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Apple has reduced the free trial period for Apple Music for new subscribers from three months to one month. The change, spotted earlier by MacRumors, applies to all tiers of Apple’s streaming music service, according to the Apple Music website. Apple Music has offered a three-month free trial to new subscribers since its launch in 2015. Prices for Apple Music, …
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Over the last week or so, Spotify has been inundated with cancellation requests after a legendary musician took exception to a popular podcaster. Neil Young has publicly accused Joe Rogan of spreading COVID misinformation on his podcast, which is exclusive to Spotify, and requested that his music be removed from the streaming service if Rogan’s podcast wasn’t. Spotify chose Rogan, …
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You may have heard the term “spatial audio” bandied about by Apple, especially when talking about its headphones and hardware. It’s a standard that can convincingly simulate a 3D audio space with a set of AirPods, but you may not know it’s based on a technology that’s been with us for many years: Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos is a popular surround-sound …
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