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Whole Foods Begins Offering Square Payments for Speedy Checkouts at Specialty Counters

Square, the payment services company that allows payments to be accepted through mobile devices, is bringing a speedier checkout to select Whole Foods stores throughout the U.S. in what is Square’s biggest partnership since Starbucks began using Square to process payments in 2012. As part of a new partnership between Square and the natural foods… Continue reading Whole Foods Begins Offering Square Payments for Speedy Checkouts at Specialty Counters

Shazam Makeover Brings Card Interface to iOS and Android Hoping to Make the App Stickier

Do you use Shazam to identify new songs? If so, you will love the makeover coming to Shazam for iPhone and Android.   New Card Interface for Tagged Songs If you use Shazam on iOS, starting today you might see a new interface when you tag a song. The newly designed, card-like screen features lighter… Continue reading Shazam Makeover Brings Card Interface to iOS and Android Hoping to Make the App Stickier

Apple TV Releases New Channel for Reliving The Beatles’ Glory

Just a day and 50 years ago, on February 9, 1964, as much as 60% of the American population tuned in to the Ed Sullivan Show to watch The Beatles perform live for their first major public appearance. Today, Apple TV inspires the population to once again turn on the TV to watch the four… Continue reading Apple TV Releases New Channel for Reliving The Beatles’ Glory

A Case to Save the iPod

Just under 3.5 million iPods were sold this past holiday season compared to 33.8 million iPhones, according to Apple’s 2013 Q4 sales numbers. In fact iPod sales aren’t doing so hot, with a 35% year over year decrease in iPod sales. Looking at these numbers, it’s obvious that the iPod’s popularity is waning, especially when… Continue reading A Case to Save the iPod

Mix Spotify and iTunes Music With Pacemaker for iPad

Have you ever wanted to play DJ for a night? DJing used to involve buying some expensive set of turntables and having a steep collection of vinyls or local files to mix, but today there is hope for amateur disk jockeys. The Pacemaker for iPad app has launched as the first DJ app for Spotify… Continue reading Mix Spotify and iTunes Music With Pacemaker for iPad

Get Off My Paper Route, Facebook, Says Disgruntled App Maker FiftyThree

Have you read the Paper today? No, not the new Facebook app of the same name that launched yesterday but rather the idea sharing tool developed by FiftyThree that won a Best Design award at the Chrunchies in 2012 and was also an Apple App of the Year. The old Paper app allows you to… Continue reading Get Off My Paper Route, Facebook, Says Disgruntled App Maker FiftyThree

This Movie Shot Entirely on iPhones Is Mac’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

On January 24, 1984, Apple released a product that would change the way we thought about the personal computer. The original launch of the Macintosh was heralded by an intriguing ad during Super Bowl XVIII that embodies the same surprise factor Apple runs on today. Now, decades later, Apple celebrates Mac’s 30th anniversary not through… Continue reading This Movie Shot Entirely on iPhones Is Mac’s 30th Anniversary Celebration