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This September, Apple’s expected to flip the switch on iTunes Radio, the music service announced at WWDC in June. But how exactly will Cupertino fund its pricey new streaming venture? Ads, and lots of them — according to AdAge, Apple will serve up an audio advertisement every 15 minutes, while video ads will play every Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Juliet Huddy and Ben Simmoneau on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up about Spotify-ing your way to health. Continue Reading →

All is not well in the land of digital advertising, at least according to a recent report from ComScore, which reports that a staggering 46 percent of digital ads go unseen by users. It’s important for advertisers to know exactly why this is happening and what they can do to increase their ROI and engage Continue Reading →

Apple has asked assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry to begin shipping both a new high-end and low-end iPhone in early September, people familiar with the matter said. The shipping plans suggest that two new iPhone models could be launched as soon as next month, pointing to a strategy shift as Apple attempts to regain its Continue Reading →

Microsoft listed off a list of titles coming to Xbox One back at E3, but it’s Gamescom time, folks, and that means we get to find out about quite a few more games coming to the console. As of August 19, the list of Xbox One games has grown to 50, with titles that should Continue Reading →

Only months before California’s Cassidy Wolf was crowned Miss Teen USA 2013, she was a victim of a serious cybercrime that has triggered a federal investigation.  Wolf, 19, who was selected as this year’s winner at Saturday night’s pageant at the Atlantis hotel in the Bahamas, hopes to spread awareness of the dangers of online Continue Reading →

On September 4, Samsung is widely expected to debut the Galaxy Note 3 and possibly a smartwatch called the Galaxy Gear. Introducing a product isn’t the same as offering it for sale, however, so how long will consumers have to wait for the new products? Not long suggests one site. SamMobile, which generally has good Continue Reading →

KGI’s often reliable Mingchi Kuo is out with his latest Apple Watch forecast with some interesting new info. His latest findings: Components and EMS of the new iPhones will be ready for ramp-up in August and September, respectively. Hon Hai begins manufacturing the TDD-LTE-supported iPhone 5C earlier than expected in August. TDD-LTE supporting models may Continue Reading →

While there has been quite a lot of discussion about how Facebook may be losing its cachet among younger users who are going elsewhere for their social media kicks, LinkedIn made a bold move to start reaching out itself to this very lucrative, if fickle, audience: LinkedIn is beginning to promote itself to high school Continue Reading →

Xbox Music and Xbox Video are the future of Microsoft’s digital media ecosystem. But putting a greater focus on the Xbox brand means saying goodbye to some past ventures. On Monday, the company announced plans to phase out support for purchases and rentals on Zune Marketplace “as early as” August 22nd — coinciding with the Continue Reading →