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Apple News: Apple’s iRadio delayed by song skipping negotiation with Sony Music, report says Speculation surrounding Apple’s rumoured iRadio music streaming service has been circulating for some time now, but the company has yet to announce the new service. New reports suggest that delays to iRadio’s unveiling are due to disagreements with Sony Music over skipping songs. CNet reports that Apple is planning to launch iRadio this summer, but that…

Apple News: Apple Begins to Roll Out the Two-Step Verification System Worldwide Apple recently introduced its two-step identification verification system to 13 near countries as part of a worldwide rollout. Apple ID account holders in these nations are also granted access to the heightened security feature that was first deployed in March. The features which were previously limited to the U.S., U.K., Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand are now being…

Apple News: The time is (finally) right for a Mac minitower There’s been quite a bit of recent speculation about potential upcoming Apple products: TVs, watches, less-expensive iPhones, Retina iPad minis, Retina MacBook Airs, new full-size iPads … almost every Apple product line is apparently being updated, and a number of new products are supposedly on the way. But the poor Mac Pro—the one product that hasn’t seen a significant…

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…