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Apple News: How devoted are Apple users to the Apple ecosystem? According to a Forrester survey released this week, the vast majority of computer users (85% worldwide, 88% in the U.S.) have little or no loyalty to a particular mobile computing ecosystem – the nexus of devices, software, services and sheer muscle memory that tie a user to one vendor or another. Among those users who show any loyalty at…

Apple News: Apple close to deals on Pandora-like streaming service, hoping for summer launch Apple may soon strike deals with two of the major record labels that would allow them to launch a Pandora-like radio service by this summer. While Apple seems to have made a deal that has them paying the labels less on a per-stream basis than Pandora, Apple’s deal also includes new ways of generating revenue, according…

Apple News: Stop drowning in apps I currently have 287 apps on my Mac and dozens on my iPhone and iPad. But when I look closely, I must admit I haven’t used a number of them in a while; in fact, I don’t even remember what some are supposed to do. If you’re like me, you know you could keep this collection of apps going forever, but if you’re tight…

Apple News: Patent Trolls Hit Apple With Lawsuit Over iTunes, iCloud, More A firm named Elia Data has filed a lawsuit in every patent troll’s favorite venue, Federal Court in the Eastern District in Texas, against Apple alleging that the company’s iTunes, iCloud, the App Store, OS X Server, and Remote Desktop all infringe on a patent it holds. Or at least a patent it purchased, just for an occasion…

Apple News: Warning! Don’t Fall For the Apple ID Phishing Scam! There’s a sketchy-sounding email you may have seen in your inbox. It appears to be an email from Apple and it tells you that your “Apple ID Disabled for Security Reasons.” Don’t fall for it. It’s most likely a fake email — a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID and password. We’ll show you what to look…