Apple has further reduced the prices of refurbished iPad minis and 4th generation iPads . The mini is now sporting a 15% discount, while the 4th generation iPad has a 16% discount.

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Apple cuts prices on refurbished iPad mini, iPad 4

Following last month’s impressive “ Photos Every Day ” iPhone add, Apple has now begun airing a second at in the same series – only this time, the focus is on music. The new ad is titled “Music Every Day,” and highlights one of the iPhone’s primary features – and arguably, one of it’s most successful marks compared to the competition: Music. The ad is simple and elegant, and shows the iPhone in its key role as a portable music device

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Apple Airs Incredible New iPhone Ad: ‘Music Every Day’

Welcome back to This Week in Accessories. Here in the United States, we’ll be celebrating the unofficial start of summer with the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. And if you’re hitting the road or hosting a barbecue, we’ve got four new iOS device accessories to help you keep charged and playing on

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This Week In Accessories: A Unique iPhone 5 Battery Case And More

No WWDC tickets? No matter

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AltWWDC announces AltLabs dedicated lab space

Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs never sought out attention for any of his charity related efforts, but now a new report says his family has been donating to various charities and causes anonymously for over two decades. AppleInsider : The rise of anonymous giving in Silicon Valley was detailed on Friday by The New York Times, with a particular focus on Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple’s former CEO. She also participated in a rare interview for a profile that was published last week , discussing her agendas in education, global conservation, nutrition, and immigration policy.

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The Jobs Family has Been Quietly Donating to Charities for Over Two Decades

Apple on Thursday evening began running a new iPhone 5 ad titled “Music Every Day.” The ad shows iPhone users in a variety of environments using music on the iPhone for inspiration, fun, work, and as a means to bond with friends. “Every day,” the narration reads, “more people enjoy their music on the iPhone than any other phone.” The ad is a cousin of sorts to Apple’s most recent ad, appropriately dubbed “Photos Every Day.” Apple runs new iPhone ad, dubbed “Music Every Day” originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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Google Play Music All Access , Google’s recently launched Android- and Web-based music streaming service, is now accessible on iOS. And it’s all thanks not to a newly released app by Google itself, but to a new update issued to gMusic .

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Who Says You Can’t Access Google Play Music All Access On iOS? You Can With gMusic

A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that Facebook had been in “ advanced talks ” to purchase the popular community-driven navigation service Waze . Since then, according to a new report by Bloomberg , a number of large tech companies have expressed interest in acquiring Waze as well. And arguably the largest of these companies is Google

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Is Google About To Beat Facebook To The Punch In Acquiring Waze?

The recent celebration of iTunes tenth anniversary provided an opportunity to remember that it debuted before the iPod and was initially positioned as a way to get Macs to play well with the CD burners that had come to the iMac as well as to early MP3 players from rivals. Before and (mostly) after the iPod, it’s surprising to see not only how many different companies sought success in the portable media player category, but the diversity and depth of their approaches. While some achieved a degree of success and implemented a few things that were ahead of Apple, none came close to matching Apple’s success.

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Reality Absorption Field: iPod’s trail of tears, part 1