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Music streaming expands in 2014, digital sales drop Posted: 02 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST Thanks to a new report from Nielsen SoundScan we now know that 2014 proved to be yet another chaotic year for the music industry. Total sales of albums fell 11 percent to just 257 million albums sold in the US, while digital sales dropped 9 percent t...

Translator Speak and Translate Free gives you a simultaneous interpreter in your pocket Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST Translator Speak and Translate Free (free) is a universal iOS app that translates spoken language bi-directionally in 66 languages. The app automatically detects the spoken language it hears and then provides translations. The app uses the Microsoft ...

Apple wants you to "Start something new" Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST A new promotional campaign from Apple is encouraging present and future owners of iPad, iPhone and Mac to "Start something new" in 2015 by using artistic apps to be creative. A new web page appeared on the Apple Japan web site last week and has sinc...

TripCast: Capturing and sharing your travels Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:00 AM PST Travelers love to not only capture their journeys for future reference, but share photos, videos, and details of daily events with others. Blogging tools like WordPress can be problematic for those who only travel on occasion, and emailing or messagi...

Happy New Year! Now let's sue Apple... Posted: 02 Jan 2015 10:00 AM PST Apple is no stranger to storage complaints over its mobile devices, and while the company successfully dodged a 2007 lawsuit over the advertised storage size of its iPod line, that's not stopping a new group of plaintiffs from attempting to spawn a c...

Daily Deals for January 2, 2015, featuring the Equil Smartpen 2 Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. All prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly....

Judge dismisses Apple employee lawsuit demanding compensation for time spent in security checks Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST In July of 2013, Apple was hit with a lawsuit from retail employees alleging that they were not being compensated for time spent taking part in security checkouts. As an illustrative example, imagine an employee decides to break for lunch at noon. Be...

Chevron to support Apple Pay at the pump; car support also in the works Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST Already an Apple Pay partner at the register, Chevron last week indicated that they're working with Apple to bring Apple Pay directly to the pump. @SingAsana We are working alongside Apple to develop solutions to integrate with Apple Pay at the pump...

New York City to consider Apple Pay for parking tickets Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST The revenue major U.S. cities derive from parking tickets is substantial. In 2013 alone, the revenue generated from parking tickets issued in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles topped $1 billion. Naturally, cities prefer to have parking tickets paid ...

Daily Deals for January 1, 2015, featuring The Xbox One + Grand Theft Auto V Giveaway Posted: 01 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. All prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly....