Lukáš Gondek Oasis caved in and offered their discography to streaming services. Sony is likely to start work on Sorkin's film about Jobs, iPads were stolen while driving on a German highway, Scott Forstall the star of college prospectuses and Tim Cook was vague about a bigger iPhone...
The Oasis discography is now available on Spotify, Rdio and Deezer (January 13)
Fans of the British group Oasis can rejoice, because from Monday they can play songs from the discography of this world-famous group for free on selected streaming services. All eight of the group's albums are available to users of Spotify, Rdio and Deezer music services. The writers of the hit "Wonderwall" have long resisted the pressure of this new way of listening to music. In the end, however, they succumbed, and just like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or Metallica, Oasis can now be enjoyed by listeners almost all over the world for free. Fans of AC/DC or the Beatles will unfortunately have to wait a little longer as these two groups are still unavailable.
Source: The Guardian
Beaconic wants to expand iBeacon technology in Europe (13/1)
After Apple introduced iBeacon technology last year, many companies in North America started to take full advantage of it. The iBeacon works via Bluetooth and allows stores to send notifications with various announcements to iOS users near the iBeacon device. In Europe, however, the system has not spread nearly as quickly, but Beaconic wants to change that. Beaconic will serve as an intermediary between the new technology and European merchants - providing them with the necessary Bluetooth devices and teaching them how to work effectively with them. "These platforms will allow marketers to create a campaign based on time-limited discounts or, for example, rewards in the form of discounts for customers signing up for news on the marketer's Facebook page," states the benefits of the iBeacon service from Beaconic. Beaconic also plans to release its software in several languages, such as French or German.
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Source: 9to5Mac
Aaron Sorkin has reportedly already completed the script for the next Steve Jobs film (13/1)
Sony decided to make its own film about Steve Jobs back in 2012. Aaron Sorkin, the author of the script for The Social Network, who was chosen to write the script for this biopic, had work on another project (The Newsroom series) and only now new information began to emerge. On Monday, Sorkin handed over the finished script to Sony, and shooting will probably begin as soon as possible.
In 2012, Sorkin mentioned an interesting concept he had planned for the film. The entire film should consist of three thirty-minute sections that will capture Jobs backstage at three different Apple keynotes. Of course, this concept could change, either way, Sony's take on Jobs' life could be the one that everyone will remember. Last year's film jOBS did not receive entirely favorable reviews.
Source: CultOfMac
Apple products worth 70 euros were stolen while driving on a German highway (January 15)
A robbery like something out of an American movie took place on a German highway on Wednesday. Around 160 iPads and iPhones were stolen from a truck transporting Apple products to the Czech Republic. While driving, the thieves approached behind the truck and one of them climbed onto the hood of the car, from where he broke into the cargo area. The truck driver didn't notice anything.
Source: 9to5Mac
Scott Forstall featured in college prospectuses (15/1)
Scott Forstall, the former head of the iOS division, has not appeared in public at all since his departure from Apple. Until now, and the question is whether at all voluntarily. The City College of New York chose him as the face of their campaign. Forstall, or rather his profile photo, which is the same as the one he had on Apple.com, appears all over New York, but with the name Johnathan A. Anderson. The former Apple employee has nothing to do with The City College, so the question remains whether he even knows about this marketing ploy.
Source: TheVerge
Tim Cook was asked about a larger iPhone in China, the head of Apple was vague (January 16)
The iPhone is available to an additional 763 million Chinese as of Thursday, thanks to a deal between Apple and China Mobile, the world's largest telecommunications service provider. After 6 years of negotiations, Tim Cook appeared in Beijing to launch the iPhone. He even signed the first few pieces sold and answered a few questions. One of them was about a bigger display for the upcoming iPhone, to which Cook replied that Apple is working on amazing things, but he doesn't like to talk about his future projects, also because he wants us to "be even more excited when we see them." The iPhone will not be for everyone at China Mobile, and customers will have to pay quite a bit more. The telecommunications company thus wants to avoid problems such as those experienced by another Chinese company, China Telecom. They sold iPhones with relatively large subsidies, which resulted in a 10% drop in their income.
Source: MacRumors
A week in a nutshell
Apple has decided to film another commercial that will show the wide range of uses offered by its new iPad Air. At first glance, yes Your Verse Anthem TV spot it doesn't look like an advertisement for any apple product at all.
In recent months, it has become a norm for Apple to constantly announce acquisitions of smaller technology companies. But now he clearly trumped him Google, which bought Nest Labs for more than $3 billion, maker of Tony Fadell's smart thermostats.
The hit of 2014 should be so-called "wearable" toys, i.e. various watches, fitness bracelets or even glasses, as shown at the CES fair. According to Walter Isaacson, the author of the official biography of Steve Jobs, Apple and Tim Cook should probably also come. They say it's about time.
Even in the third week of this year, the fierce battle in the case of artificially raising the prices of electronic books does not end. US Department of Justice first again puts Apple in the position of an irreparable pest, the judge rejects his request to remove the antitrust supervisor and comments on her decision by saying that it is in everyone's best interest to keep the warden in business. But it's not just the Justice Department that Apple is fighting. Because of the FTC's decision, it has to re-litigate a case that has already been settled once to compensate users harmed by in-app purchases. But now Apple signs a new deal and pays over $32 million.
The big day for Apple is happening in China, where arrived on the network of the world's largest operator after long years of negotiations for the iPhone. Mac Pro is actually returning to Europe for a change, which was banned here for almost a year thanks to European Union directives.
That's power! If this is an official advertisement from Beaconic, then I expect similar reactions to the plastic barbie. (I don't even know what negative word to choose) I haven't seen an expression of the pursuit of sales.
According to many people, the advertisement is very poorly executed. It is difficult for anyone to understand what iBeacon, i.e. Beaconic, actually does.
Maybe I didn't understand what it was for and I was hoping that the video would tell me, but in vain. :D
enough misery probably not invented by someone who has experience with advertising. the cast of "actresses", editing and actually everything is telling. After all, the time 0:50 will show what I mean. When the nana looked at the camera, they should have at least cut it out. :D In addition, as Lukáš wrote later, it is not clear from the ad what the ad is promoting and what its purpose is.
Error behind the headline "The week in a nutshell": Apple decided to shoot another commercial.
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