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☆ U2 asked Steve Jobs for Apple stock in exchange for appearing in a now-famous 2004 iPod commercial
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

U2 manager Paul McGuinness asked Steve Jobs for Apple stock for the band's iPod commercial. Steve Jobs turned down the request, but U2 later struck a deal to appear in the now-famous ad. "We don't want cash," the musician told Steve Jobs. "We just want to be in the iPod commercial." Steve Jobs called the exchange of Apple stock "a dealbreaker" and declined the offer.

Luckily, there are two ways to reset an iPhone without the password so you can access it. How to reset an iPhone using Finder or iTunesYou can use a computer to access recovery mode and reset your iPhone to get in without the password. The exact way to do this will depend on what kind of iPhone you have:iPhone model How to turn off iPhone 13, iPhone 12s, iPhone 11s, iPhone X/XR/XS, iPhone 8s, and iPhone SE (second generation) Press and hold the Lock and Volume Down buttons until the power slider appears on screen, then swipe it. To do this, you'll need to press a certain combination of buttons:iPhone model Buttons to press for recovery mode iPhone 13, iPhone 12s, iPhone 11s, iPhone X/XR/XS, iPhone 8s, and iPhone SE (second and third generations) Press and hold the side button. How to reset an iPhone using Find MyIf you have an Apple ID account, your iPhone is probably connected to Find My, Apple's global device tracking network.

☆ Blake Shelton announces exit from ‘The Voice’ as new coaches join
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Season 23 of “The Voice” will welcome some new faces and say goodbye to the hit show’s longest-tenured coach. Next season will be Blake Shelton’s last on the show, NBC revealed in a statement on Tuesday, and Chance the Rapper and former One Direction member Niall Horan are set to join as first-time coaches. Kelly Clarkson will round out the coach lineup in the new season, set to debut next spring,“I’ve been wrestling with this for a while and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step away from ‘The Voice,’” Shelton said in a statement via the network. “This show has changed my life in every way for the better and it will always feel like home to me.”Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan. He has also coached 15 artists whose songs have hit #1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart.

☆ Netflix, HBO Max, and more streamers are scrapping original kids series and battling for more IP-based hits like 'CoComelon' in a 'bummer year for animation'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

HBO Max's abrupt removal of dozens of series, mostly kids shows, took creators by surprise. You can't stream it on HBO Max or any subscription service; it's available only for purchase on iTunes. The move was a cost-saving one for HBO Max parent Warner Bros. HBO Max will continue to release new kids and animated programming but is expected to be more selective. "It's a small community" of animation creators, the animation exec told Insider, and those HBO Max cancellations hurt.

☆ NFL says Apple will sponsor Super Bowl halftime show
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 1, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; The NFL shield logo is seen at midfield at SoFi Stadium. Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals will be played on Feb. 13, 2022. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 22 (Reuters) - The National Football League has reached a multiyear partnership with Apple Music to sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show, beginning with the American football championshipgame in February 2023, the league said on Thursday. The tie up will be a key promotional platform for Apple following on from their digital music device the iPod and iTunes software. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

You can mirror your iPhone screen to a Mac with QuickTime and a Lightning to USB cable. You can even record whatever you're doing on your phone when you're screen mirroring from iPhone to Mac. Quick tip: When screen mirroring from iPhone to Mac, videos can only be streamed, but you can transfer videos between an iPhone and a Mac with AirDrop, iCloud, and iTunes. There are various ways to mirror your iPhone to your Mac, however, the easiest way is to either use the QuickTime app on your Mac or the Screen Mirroring feature on your iPhone, which uses AirPlay. Your phone should now be fully mirrored on your computer, in the exact shape of your iPhone screen.

☆ Tim Cook's attitude towards iPhone users wanting a fix for texting is condescending: It's time for Apple to talk to Android
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Michael Gartenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The company's refusal to fix this is a burden on iOS users, not Android users. But the company's refusal to fix this is a burden on iOS users, not Android users. If iMessage is truly a major reason that iPhone users stick around, then Apple is on a slippery slope. The more these interoperability issues plague Apple users, the more users will find ways around iMessage. The undistorted reality is, despite Tim Cook's comments, Apple users do want interoperability.

☆ It's a 'bummer year for animation' as HBO Max, Netflix, and more streamers scrap original kids series and hunt for the next 'CoComelon'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci filme care șochează prin diferențele de cultură
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +9 min

Chiar și azi îmi amintesc vocea copilului care s-a uitat pe geam și a strigat „Mama, se Roma!”. M-am pomenit dintr-o dată într-o lume a lui Fellini, plină de impulsivitate, mult suflet și aviație. De data aceasta, am selectat cinci filme care, pe lângă narațiunea captivantă pe care o au la bază, vin să ne prezinte o lume diferită de cea pe care ne-am obișnuit s-o vedem. Încă din primele minute, ești atras într-o lume nemiloasă încât uiți îndată că privești un desen animat. E vorba de o lume a tabuurilor pe care o cunoaștem doar din știri sau interviuri.

Persons: montez, Fellini, Aravind, Ashok, Netflix, Asghar, Emad, Ranaa, Andrei Zveaghințev, Andrei, Dimitri, Kolea, Anwar, Meryem Organizations: The, Booker, HBO GO, Amazon Studios, iTunes Locations: Roma, Barlam, Indiei, India, Kabul, Teheran, Veneția, Medan, Indonezia, Turciei

☆ Eminem îşi ia fanii prin surprindere cu un nou album, inspirat de filmele lui Hitchcock
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Eminem a lansat pentru a doua oară în secret un album nou, inspirat de filmele lui Alfred Hitchcock, acesta fiind cel de-al 12-lea album de studio al lui Marshall Mathers. Noul album vine în continuarea celui lansat în ianuarie 2020, denumirea acestuia fiind „Music to Be Murdered By: Side B”. Cum și-a făcut Eminem lansareaEminem a anunţat albumul la scurt timp după lansarea sa pe iTunes cu o copertă care le spunea fanilor: „Unchiul Alfred te-a auzit ţipând pentru mai mult … bucură-te de partea B”. Fanii au speculat că Eminem ar urma să lanseze un album surpriză după ce un comunicat de presă a fost difuzat pe Twitter cu o listă de melodii. Ultimele două albume recente ale lui Eminem au fost şi ele lansate fără avertisment prealabil.

Persons: Eminem, Alfred Hitchcock, Marshall Mathers, Alfred Organizations: iTunes

☆ Au împlinit visul fanilor! Britney Spears şi Backstreet Boys au lansat o piesă împreună
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Britney Spears şi grupul Backstreet Boys au împlinit visul fanilor lor care le cereau o colaborare şi care vineri s-a realizat prin piesa "Matches", inclusă în albumului reeditat "Glory" pe artista l-a lansat pe toate platformele muzicale, relatează EFE, citat de agerpres.ro. Vreau să ştiu ce părere aveţi despre ea", a scris Britney pe contul său de Instagram. La rândul lor, Backstreet Boys, una din trupele definitorii ale sfârşitului anilor 90 şi care după o lungă despărţire au lansat un nou album în 2019, şi-au exprimat entuziasmul pe reţelele de socializare. Cu un sound molipsitor şi un ritm antrenant, capabil să-l transporte pe ascultător în urmă cu două decenii, Britney Spears şi Backstreet Boys şi-au unit vocile în această producţie care a devenit deja o tendinţă pe Twitter. La o săptămână după lansarea sa în format vinil, "Glory" s-a clasat deja în Top 10 iTunes.

Persons: Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Backstreet, Ian Kirkpatrick, Michael Wise Organizations: Backstreet, iTunes

You can sync your Notes from an iPhone to your Mac using an iCloud account. You probably use the Notes app the most on your iPhone, since it's great for jotting down quick thoughts and reminders throughout the day. You can easily sync these Notes by making a few changes to your iCloud settings. Marissa Perino/Business InsiderYou can also access the iCloud settings page by going directly through the Notes app on your Mac. Open Notes.

If you've just made a new iCloud account, you can follow these steps to change the iCloud account that's currently associated with your iPhone. If you didn't sign into iCloud when you set up your iPhone, skip down to "Sign into another iCloud account." If you need to switch from one iCloud account to another, start by signing out of your iCloud account. How to change the iCloud account on your iPhoneSign out of your current iCloud accountBefore you sign out of your iCloud account, make sure you have copies of all the information you need that might be stored in this iCloud account. Sign into a different account for iTunes & App StoreYou can also use a different sign in for iCloud and the iTunes & App Store purchases if you want.

If you backup your contacts on your iPhone now, you can streamline things once you get a new phone. There are two ways to backup an iPhone — one is through iCloud, and the other is through iTunes. To backup your contacts via iCloud, tap the slider next to "Contacts" to make it green. Whatever the case may be, there is another way to backup your contacts without using iCloud. Click on the box to the left of "Sync Contacts," then click "Apply" on the bottom right-hand corner.

Your iCloud Backup settings are found in the iPad's Settings app. Tap "iCloud Backup." When iCloud Backup is turned on, your iPad will try to back up automatically every day. To do that, follow the steps above to navigate back to the iCloud Backup screen and tap "Back Up Now." Meanwhile, on your computer, if a dialog asks if you want to allow the computer to access information on your iPad, choose "Continue."

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