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• Microsoft acquires Nokia’s Devices and Services Business for €5.44 Billion
• Apple relaunches Radar, its revamped bug reporting tool for developers
• Shazam updated with Twitter previews, faster song recognition for older devices
• Apple’s iPhone accounts for 43 percent of smartphone sales in the US
• Download 6 iTunes Festival songs for free from the Apple Store app
• iPhone 5S Rumor Roundup
• Apple’s Back to School promo offers iTunes albums for $6.99 and $7.99
• You could get a $3 refund per eBook as part of the eBook price fixing settlement
• First video of powered-on iPhone 5C?

Microsoft acquires Nokia’s Devices and Services Business for €5.44 Billion Posted: 02 Sep 2013 11:43 PM PDT Microsoft has announced that it will be buying Nokia’s Devices and Services units. Microsoft will paying Nokia a total of EUR 5.44 billion (approximately $7.1 billion), EUR 3.79 billion to buy Nokia’s Devices and Services business, and another EUR 1.65 billion to license Nokia’s patents. Continue reading →

Apple relaunches Radar, its revamped bug reporting tool for developers Posted: 02 Sep 2013 05:02 PM PDT As spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple has relaunched its bug reporting tool, bringing with it a more intuitive UI and lots of bug fixes. The web-based tool, known to many as Radar, allows registered developers to file bug reports about Apple’s operating systems, applications and services. These reports go directly to Apple for troubleshooting purposes. Continue reading →

Shazam updated with Twitter previews, faster song recognition for older devices Posted: 02 Sep 2013 03:48 PM PDT Popular music identification and discovery tool, Shazam, was updated with a new feature that lets your Twitter followers instantly listen to a preview of a music track that you share on the social network. So now when your friends ask you about your obscure taste in music, you can share a track or two and let them have a quick listen. Continue reading →

Apple’s iPhone accounts for 43 percent of smartphone sales in the US Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:56 PM PDT The iPhone continues to sell well in the US, grabbing 43.4 percent of smartphone sales in the three months to July 2013, says a new report from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel.  This is a jump of 7.8 percentage points from the 35.6 percent reported in the same three month period last year. Besides the US, Apple also gained ground in Britain, France and Mexico. Britain matches the US with a year over year jump of 7.8 percentage points, moving from 23.3 to 31.1 percent. Continue reading →

Download 6 iTunes Festival songs for free from the Apple Store app Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT Apple is giving away 6 songs by artists performing at the ongoing iTunes Festival in London for free via the recently updated Apple Store app. Continue reading →

iPhone 5S Rumor Roundup Posted: 02 Sep 2013 12:51 PM PDT Apple is expected to unveil the hotly anticipated next generation iPhone at the media event on Tuesday, September 10, which will finally put an end to the rumors and speculations. We take a close look at all the new features, specs and improvements coming to the new iPhone based on the rumors and leaked parts. Continue reading →

Apple’s Back to School promo offers iTunes albums for $6.99 and $7.99 Posted: 02 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT As a part of its “Back to School” promotion, Apple is offering 10 popular albums on iTunes at a discounted price of $6.99. Continue reading →

You could get a $3 refund per eBook as part of the eBook price fixing settlement Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:31 AM PDT If you’ve bought an eBook published by Macmillan, Penguin, Hachette, HarperCollins or Simon & Schuster between April 1 2010 and May 21 2012 from a U.S. based digital store like iBooks Store, Kindle etc., then you’re likely to receive a $3 refund per eBook as a part of these publishers’ settlement in the eBook price fixing antitrust case. Continue reading →

First video of powered-on iPhone 5C? Posted: 02 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT We’ve seen several photos and videos of the leaked iPhone 5C parts and packaging. But here’s the first video of the powered-on iPhone 5C, which was posted by Chinese technology blog C Technology (via MacRumors). Continue reading →

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