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Apple News: Apple again said to be in talks with labels over ‘iRadio’ service It’s 2013 now, meaning we could be seeing Apple’s rumored Pandora-like streaming music service popup anytime now. The last we heard, the Cupertino company was having trouble getting record labels on board. But according to a new report, the negotiations are back on and rolling at full speed… Read full story => iDownloadBlog Technology News: What…

Mac News: Apple Announces September 12th iPhone 5 Event: “It’s Almost Here”    While we can’t say this really comes as a surprise, we are still happy to announce that Apple has sent out a not-so-mysterious invite for its media event next Wednesday. Apple has officially sent out invites for its rumored September 12th iPhone event. The media event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco on…

Mac News: Apple ‘AirPlay Direct’ planned for September launch    Sources familiar with the iPhone-maker’s plans said that Apple wants to improve the AirPlay wireless music streaming technology, which currently requires Airplay speakers and a WiFi network. The new version will require just speakers or a hifi and an iDevice; the iPhone, iPod or iPad would form its own network to allow a direct connection and music playback.    …

Mac News: Apple readies final in-house Java updates ahead of Oracle handoff    Apple on Friday released previews of the final two custom-built Java runtime updates for OS X before the company hands over all responsibility to Oracle. The updates, titled “Java for OS X 2012-004″ and “Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 9,” are to be the last Apple-tailored runtimes for OS X 10.6 and 10.7 before all Mac-centric…