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Gadgets 

iPhone vs. Android: What do musicians prefer?

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Android, athletes, iPhone, Musicians, Politicians

The most popular operating system on smartphones is Google’s Android. But because Android is infinitely customizable by manufacturers and telecoms,

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 16, 2022

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Antytila, Apple, Brexit, FN Mecha, Hamilton, iPhone, Mariah Carey, Porno for Pyros, Roger Waters, Snoop Dogg, U2

Here’s the headline: “A Poop-Delivery Service Was Hacked.” You want to click here, don’t you? Do it–then come back for

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Tech 

This video shows how the iPhone took over the world

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, iPhone, Statista

Apple used to be a computer company. But when the iPhone was introduced, it became something else. This moving graphic

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Darkness, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, iPhone, John Lennon, Kid Rock, Lady Gaga, Megadeth, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Toronto Raptors, VR

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

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Gadgets 

To all the iPods I’ve loved before

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Apple, iPhone, iPod, Steve Jobs

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] In the summer of 2001, a Hollywood screenwriter friend of mine

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Music News 

Apple finally puts the iPod out of its misery

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Apple, Digital Players, iPhone, iPod, MP3 Players, Nano

In the fog that followed the 9/11 attacks, Steve Jobs gathered some journalists in Cupertino to show off a new

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Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Monday, April 18, 2022

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Merch, iPhone, Kid Rock, KISS, Marilyn Manson, Metal Movies, Nile Rodgers, Sony Walkman, Tucker Carlson

Evil Republicans evil Disney villains. You can’t unsee this. Now some random music news for April 18, 2022… Well, this

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Gadgets 

15 years ago yesterday, Apple unveiled the iPhone

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Introduction, iPhone, MacWorld, Steve Jobs

It was 15 years ago yesterday–January 9, 2007–that the world got its first look at the iPhone. Things really haven’t

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Apple, Ariel Pink, Astronomy, Bad Wolves, Elvis Presley, Ganymede, Gene Simmons, Gibson, iPhone, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Simpsons, Spotify, System of a Down, Twitch

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, David Bowie, Elton John, Gene Simmons, iPhone, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Motley Crue, Music Festivals, Nikki Sixx, Ozzy Osbourne, Pogues, Rolling Stones, Shane McGowan, Tomoko Sauvage

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

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Recommended Music 

This music video from Evanescence was shot entirely on iPhones

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Evanescence, iPhone

Look, when you’re caught in lockdown, you have to make the best of the situation. With more new music on

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