Apple’s Newest iPhone Ad Still Says Nothing, Is a Little Less Great

Same song, new verse. But not quite as much fun this time.
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Jawbone Hires Microsoft’s Mindy Mount as President to Turbocharge Ops

A new leader for the high-profile gadget maker.
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Google Chrome: 750 Million Active Users, Synchronized Web and Mobile Browsing

Not surprisingly, users of the Google Chrome Web browser are increasingly coming from mobile devices.
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Google to Launch Music-Streaming Service

Google Inc.’s Android unit is set to launch a paid subscription music-streaming service akin to that of Spotify AB as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

At 10, You Still Have Some Tricks, iTunes

For users puzzled over the finer points of iTunes, Katie offers some ways to improve how you use the digital-download source.
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Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred

The longtime mobile exec is a high-profile appointment.
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Spotify Takes a Page From the Twitter Playbook, Buys Music Discovery App Tunigo

Lots of tracks out there. Who’s going to help you find the ones you want to hear?
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Former Yahoo Exec Rich Riley Is New Shazam CEO: “For Next Stage of Growth and IPO”

The newly dubbed “media engagement” company is looking for some action.
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iTunes Sales Are Huge! But Growth May Be Slowing.

$2.4 billion worth of digital media is a very big deal. But the digital media boom days may be coming to an end.
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