Apple signs deal with Warner – sources

Apple has signed an agreement with Warner Music Group for music licenses in a push to create a streaming music service to unveil at a conference of its developers next week, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal report, citing anonymous sources. The iPhone maker has been considering a music-streaming service to complement iTunes, the largest repository of music for sale, for the past year, but progress has been slow in hashing out deals with music companies, sources said earlier

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Lorde’s gig strange and short

REVIEW: Lorde Mighty Mighty, May 10 Lorde’s gig was the place to be in Wellington on Friday night, that was obvious. If the fact it sold out in 73 seconds hadn’t told you that much, then the number of cellphones snapping and tweeting and updating Facebook statuses midshow would have made it clear

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iPhone 5G Preview is Too Good To Be True

The wait is over iPhone5G preview is here There were a lot of speculations over iPhone5 about how it was going to be so different from any iPhone we have ever seen and how it would change the world of communication but after waiting so long we just witnessed that there was only a small difference between […]

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3G Data Eating iPhone Bug

Users continue to complain that their phone bills have rocketed since upgrading to the latest version of Apple’s iOS operating system.   Owners of iPhones new and old that have moved over to iOS6 are now experiencing increased phone bills despite not changing their usage patterns. The problem seems to stem from the fact that handsets appear […]

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Pics of Apple’s mini iPad surface online

Another day, another leaked image or snippet of information about the iPad mini. As more and more stories emerge, the only questions that remain are when the iPad Mini will make its debut and how much it will cost. The latest images, posted by the Twitter feed @SonnyDickson, shows that the iPad will have a rear-facing […]

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How Apple Has Changed Under Tim Cook

   In the year since Steve Jobs’ death, Tim Cook has subtly altered Apple’s image. Tim Cook’s quieter, more approachable style is setting a new tone at the company.      It’s Been A Year In the year since Steve Jobs’ death, Apple has undergone a gradual and subtle brand makeover, shaking off some of the […]

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10 Smartphone Habits You Should Avoid

  It can be said of modern society that we’ve become annoying, rude and antisocial with our phones and tablets. We need to learn to set ground rules when friends begin filming; anything can go viral. A handy list of smart phone don’ts have been compiled by Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich, who have a humorous blog entitled “Stuff Hipsters […]

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Angry Birds Makers Launch Bad Piggies

Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment will be hoping to prove it’s no one hit wonder when it launches Bad Piggies on Thursday, just as players seem to be tiring of the game they’ve been addicted to for the past three years. The new game will feature pigs which strike back at the birds who attacked them […]

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