Apple Is All Set to Threaten Nike

Apple and Nike have been together with each other since a fairly long span of time. Thus, each time a user synchronized his iPod with the company's iTunes, the data run of the individual was uploaded when the Nike's website was opened. com What if a third party app were to break Spotify's deadlock on editorial?Spotify, Apple Trigger a Resurgence in the Small Record Label - www.bloomberg.com As paid streaming services Spotify and Apple Music revive a music industry once left for dead, one group says it's benefiting more than everyone else: independent record labels. The Verge informo en uno de sus artículos que varios de los ingenieros de Apple se reunieron con algunos periodistas en la sede de Cupertino para informales que la compañía de la manzana es la mas efectiva desarrollando software seguro. Imagen: File (vía Futura FM)Originally published at fangeekcol.com on April 20, 2016

Most people do not have 40,000 MP3s anymore, unless you are my Dad. But you can not stream Apple Music songs. Find the songs on the iTunes library and drag them to the DRmare window for conversion.2.

Apple and Nike have been together with each other since a fairly long span of time. Both the companies have relied on each other in terms of products and services but now it seems that the future of this collaboration seems extremely blurry.According to latest Apple news, the tech giant recently launched Activity and several Fitness Apps for its smart watch "Apple Watch". This launch indicates that the company might not need Nike anymore signaling that the collaboration between the two companies might come to an end.This is apparently very sad for all those who were introduced by Apple to the Nike running and fitness platform and ever since then they have be caught up by the charisma of the company.The story behind Nike and Apple's collaboration dates back to 2006 where both the companies united to launch Nike iPod Sports Kit. The former worked on sports apparel and merchandizes as well as a platform to log in users whereas the latter worked on sensors and technologies that kept track of the activities.Many considered NikeiPod to be a classic love story which provided users with a whole widget solution. The company succeeded in integrating hardware and software smoothly. Thus, each time a user synchronized his iPod with the company's iTunes, the data run of the individual was uploaded when the Nike's website was opened.However, this love relationship came to an abrupt halt in 2008 when Nike unveiled its SportBand. This new band did not require an iPad or iPod any further to keep track of the runs. Apart from this the company also revealed Nike GPS which was an imminent threat to Nike app on iPhones. However, during this period both the companies did not cheat each other and things were pretty smooth. This was done by Nike limiting its focus to iOS users and not taking any other OS into consideration whereas Apple constantly motivated users to log in on Nike. As reported by the latest Apple news, things started to get out of the hands when Nike decided to launch its app for Android users. This was the beginning of the rough patch between both the companies. Things pretty much remained the same since Apple was dependent on Nike and not much harm could be done to it. However, things have changed to a great extent now since Apple does not need Nike anymore since it now has a bunch of its own fitness apps. It's now time for Apple to take all its revenges and sideline Nike since this is what the latter did to the former earlier

Primephonic Streaming Service Launches; Spotify, Apple Trigger a Resurgence in the Small Record Label

Primephonic Streaming Service Launches as an Answer to Spotify's Classical Music Problem - www.billboard.com A new music streaming subscription service called Primephonic is launching Wednesday, committed to specifically serving the needs and interests of classical music listeners.The next successful music app will be one that break's Spotify's editorial stranglehold - motiveunknown. com What if a third party app were to break Spotify's deadlock on editorial?Spotify, Apple Trigger a Resurgence in the Small Record Label - www.bloomberg.com As paid streaming services Spotify and Apple Music revive a music industry once left for dead, one group says it's benefiting more than everyone else: independent record labels.Inside The Weeknd's Big Year - And The New Streaming Economy - www. forbes. com Physical Album sales and digital downloads are down. But more people are listening to more music than ever, which presents staggering opportunities to artists like the Weeknd who connect with an audience.The Beatport Top 10 has regained its credibility - dancingastronaut. com Something extraordinary has happened to the Beatport Top 10 over the past couple years: it's regained its credibility.Esports is exploding: here's how the music industry can get involved - musically.com This guest column comes from Mathieu Lacrouts, co-founder and CEO of esports advertising agency Hurrah: 'Gamers have always had a competitive spirit...'Music publishing boss Andrew Jenkins: 'Copyright should be forever' - musically. com "I am going to say something very controversial now. I do not think there should be a term of copyright. If I buy a house, I own it forever..."Could Europe Be Set To Recalibrate The Digital Music Market? - www. hypebot. com Respect for copyrights and music's "value gap" continue to be core issues for creators and the music industry.sonaBlast Records boss: 'Copyright needs to be blown up and rethought' - musically.com SonaBlast Records was set up by Gill Holland in 2002 in New York and is now based in Kentucky. Holland came from the film business. Reeperbahn Keeps the Indie Dream Alive for Music Festivals - consequenceofsound.net Founder Alex Schulz talks about building Europe's answer to SXSW.SiriusXM Introduces Newest Dock and Play Radio - platformandstream. comSiriusXM today introduced its newest dock and play radio - the Onyx EZR - which delivers several new features at an entry-level price

Sorry Apple Watch I'm Just Not Ready to Settle Down Yet

Should I wear my Apple Watch today? I dunno - how far are we going to be walking?If like me you are enthusiastic about wrist watches, then it's very difficult to restrict yourself to a collection of just one -but that's what Apple want you to do.Watches do not have to be expensive to be interesting or visually appealing - I love my plastic Casio F-91W that was less than twenty quid as well as the more traditional mechanical watches in my modest collection. And I wear them all. Some more than others for sure, but they all get worn and different watches suit different occasions (that's one of the things watch enthusiasts tell ourselves to justify buying more watches by the way)I also confess I am an Apple junkie. I love my MacBook and my iPhone, but as much as I want an Apple Watch, I am not prepared to sacrifice my existing watch collection to do so.It's all because the Apple Watch is such an selfish and intolerant mistress; it wants to be the the only watch you own and certainly the only watch you ever wear. The eco-system of health, fitness and notifications it brings, if you buy into it (and why have an Apple Watch if you do not ?), means you can not take a day off to spend some time (no pun intended) with another watch. God forbid you miss accounting for some steps! In the past you might think, I will wear such and such a watch because it's a dressy occasion, or another watch because it is waterproof, or another because you are travelling abroad and want a Timezone function. As an Apple Watch owner the only scenario you will wear another watch is if you are NOT going to be moving around much; I broke my leg and have to remain in the house for 6 weeks - ah I will wear my Rolex !So much as I love what an Apple Watch can do, I am not ready to settle down yet, it just demands too much, I want to play the field goddamn it, there's nothing wrong with that, I am not even 50 yet!

Apple dice que es la compañía mas eficaz en seguridad

Apple siempre ha confiado en la seguridad de sus dispositivos y siempre han dicho que hasta ellos mismos no pueden hackear un iPhone protegido con código de seguridad.Desde el pasado mes de Diciembre hubo un pelea entre Apple y el FBI debido a que la compañía de la manzana se negaba a desbloquear el iPhone 5c usado en los atentando de San Bernardino el pasado mes de Diciembre. Apple alegaba que era imposible ingresar a un iPhone bloqueado mediante código debido a los procesos de seguridad tan estrictos que ellos manejan. Debido a que Apple se negó varias veces a entrar en el iPhone 5c, el FBI tuvo que contratar a un empresa externa para que pudieran hackear el iPhone usando en los atentados de San Bernardino. La empresa logro entrar al iPhone, a lo cual el FBI digo que después de haber hackeado el iPhone 5c era posible ingresar a cualquier iPhone, pero esto no es cierto, quizás se podrá entrar a los iPhone anteriores al iPhone 5s, pero a partir de ahí la cosa cambia porque los iPhone se hacen mas seguros gracias al uso de la huella dactilar.The Verge informo en uno de sus artículos que varios de los ingenieros de Apple se reunieron con algunos periodistas en la sede de Cupertino para informales que la compañía de la manzana es la mas efectiva desarrollando software seguro. También hablaron sobre la solicitud del gobierno para crear una puerta trasera en los dispositivos con iOS.En la conferencia los ingenieros de Apple dijeron que la seguridad de iOS empieza desde la ROM de arranque o la memoria de arranque, esta ROM cuenta con un certificado de seguridad que solo puede ser leído por Apple debido a que ellos son los dueños de las llaves que permiten abrir dichos certificados. Este tipo de seguridad la comenzaron a implementar a partir del iPhone 3GS. Actualización tras actualización Apple hace mas seguro sus certificados en los dispositivos con iOS por eso es tan importante mantener tu iPhone, iPad y iPod Touch con las ultimas actualizaciones para así evitar cualquier riesgo de seguridad.Imagen: File (vía Futura FM)Originally published at fangeekcol.com on April 20, 2016

Apple Music needs a force-upload option (or equivalent)

Most people do not have 40,000 MP3s anymore, unless you are my Dad. You see, my Dad is a music enthusiast, and ex-party DJ, so he has amassed quite the collection of music over the years. This collection includes rarities, alternate versions, region-specific masterings of albums, you name it. This presents some challenges when he uses Apple Music. To understand the issue here, let me first break down the three distinct services involved...iCloud Music LibraryUtilized by Apple Music and iTunes Match to centrally manage your music so it can be accessed from all your Apple devices.No direct cost for the functionality, but storage limitation of uploaded songs depends on your iCloud Drive plan (5GB free by default). Apple MusicThe streaming service with access to the Apple Music catalog of songs. Also includes iTunes Match built in (see below).90-day free trial | Individual: $9.99 per month | Family: $14.99 per month (up to 6 users) | Student: $4. 99 per monthiTunes MatchSeparate service that makes only your existing library available on other Apple devices by attempting to match your songs to ones available in the iTunes catalog. If no matches are found, your songs are uploaded for streaming to iCloud Music Library.$25 per yearOkay, now with that confusion out of the way, let's get back to my Dad's problem. In one recent case, he could not get the mono version of The Beatles box set to upload into iCloud Music Library, because Apple Music used iTunes Match to "match" his mono tracks with the stereo versions already available on Apple Music. For a music enthusiast, this is a big problem. There are workarounds, such as altering the name of a song or its album, but it should not have to come to this. To sum it up: Apple needs to accommodate my Dad and other users like him by means of a force-upload option, or a way to omit songs from being matched.I have been using Apple Music since it launched in June 2015, so I've seen the growing pains firsthand. Granted, the service is much better since then, there's still some low-hanging fruit for it to have that Apple touch.

How to Play Apple Music on Roku

Roku can help you stream music, videos, or photos from Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, etc. But you can not stream Apple Music songs. Why? The reason is that the songs from Apple Music are of a specific format, so the songs are not compatible with Roku. To change this, you have to convert Apple Music songs to common audio formats, like MP3, AAC, etc. DRmare Audio Converter is such a tool that enables you to get lossless Apple Music tracks. Then you can move the converted Apple songs to Roku for listening. The DRmare Audio Converter for Windows can also save the ID3 tags of the Apple Music songs. As it runs at 5X faster speed, you can gain the converted files in a short time. Besides Roku, you can also play the songs on Apple Music on other players. Now you can follow the guide below to convert Apple Music songs for Roku.1. Install the DRmare Audio Converter on your computer. Open it. Click the "Add Files" button on the left of the window. Find the songs on the iTunes library and drag them to the DRmare window for conversion.2. Hit the "Audio" icon on the right. Choose your favorite format from the six ones. Also, please reset the channel, codec, bit rate and sample rate for better quality. 3. Press on the "Convert" button to let the conversion begin. The title, group, year, genre and other data of the songs will be preserved. All of the converted Apple Music songs are saved in the output folder on your computer. 4. When the conversion is done, you can add the Apple Music songs to Roku for playback through the USB flash drive. Please put the converted music files to the folder of the USB. Then insert the USB drive to the USB port of Roku so that you can listen to the songs on Roku freely. Or you can sync Apple Music songs to Roku via Plex. Please install Plex on your computer. Upload the songs to Plex. Log in to the Plex on your Roku. At last, you are able to play Apple Music songs on Roku with ease