by Admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Companies, News, Technology
Apple’s World Wide Developer conference didn’t follow tradition this year. Instead of debuting their new “it gadget,” Apple focused on its operating systems and how its phones and computers will run in the future. The new version of iOS seems to be exciting not just...
by Admin | May 23, 2014 | Companies, Technology
The Swedish music streaming giant Spotify just hit a milestone: its 10 millionth premium (paying) customer. Add that to its collection of listeners (both paying and non), and the company has more than 40 million current users. That’s a lot for a private company that...
by Admin | May 21, 2014 | News, Technology
Consumer advocates take note: You can now buy freedom on the Internet. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing new rules allowing Internet service providers to strike “commercially reasonable” deals with content providers – giving...
by Admin | May 14, 2014 | News, Technology
It looks like the rumors are true: “Beats By Dre” may soon be “Beats By Dre and Apple.” Apple is set to purchase the high-end headphone maker (and now online music streaming service) for $3.2 billion. Yes, $3.2 billion – a deal which would make Dr. Dre the richest man...
by Admin | May 12, 2014 | News, Technology
It’s happening again. All new Netflix users who sign up on or after May 9, 2014 will have to pay $8.99 per month – a dollar more than current users are paying. The website Re/code announced the price change on Friday, May 9, 2014, showing a screen shot of a message...
by Admin | Apr 28, 2014 | News, Technology
Netflix customers are getting hit with a price increase – for a second time in three years. Yet unlike the major pricing gaffe in 2011 that gave the streaming giant some unwanted bad publicity, this time Netflix will be smarter, and slower, with the process. Users...
