Daily Archives: August 13, 2015

Apple iOS 8.4.1 Arrives With Several Apple Music Fixes

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Today Apple has released iOS 8.4.1, which is a minor update that contains several Apple Music fixes and improvements. Apple Music was first introduced in iOS 8.4 on June 8 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Apple Music is a music service that includes on demand streaming, a global radio station called Beats 1 and a social network for artists called Connect.

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No, Radio Isn’t Dead — In Fact, It’s Doing Better Than Ever

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Many years ago, if there was a song you wanted to hear, you either had to go out and buy it on vinyl (and then cassette, and then CD), or you had to turn on the radio and hope for the best. In the past decade or so, things have changed dramatically, and now any song can be found online in seconds, and from there the consumer can either buy it on iTunes, watch the video associated with it (should there be one) on YouTube, or stream it on services like Spotify or Apple Music. One would assume that with so many options for accessing music, radio would be having a hard time keeping up, but the truth is that it’s doing just fine.

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Verizon unveils Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ pricing, pre-orders

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Not long ago we shared pricing information from three of the big four US carriers for the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. The only company that had yet to present its offer at that point was Verizon.

And now the carrier nicknamed Big Red has finally decided to give us the full pricing details for the two new phablets.

The Galaxy Note5 with 32GB of storage will be $32 per month for 24 months using Verizon’s installment plan, adding up to a total of $768. If you go for the 64GB version, you’ll need to pony up $864 upfront, or $36 per month spread over two years.

For the Galaxy S6 edge+, the 32GB model is going to be $696 or 24 monthly payments of $29. The 64GB iteration will cost $792, which you can divide in 24 monthly installments of $33.

Both devices go up for pre-order online starting at 3 PM ET today. Unfortunately Verizon hasn’t mentioned when it will start shipping the pre-ordered units, nor when you’ll be able to simply go to a store and grab one on the spot. On the other hand, the carrier has announced that starting tomorrow the two handsets will be on display in certain “participating stores”, for those of you who want to take a look at them before pre-ordering.

Verizon will offer the Galaxy Note5 in black and white, though the latter color will only be available for the 32GB model. The Galaxy S6 edge+ will come in gold (just for the 32GB version) or black.

For a limited time, if you trade in any smartphone in working condition in order to buy a Note5 or S6 edge+, you’ll get a minimum of $200 off. Additionally, if you bring your number to Verizon from another carrier, you receive $100 bill credit within 2-3 billing cycles after each new smartphone you purchase and…

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