Spotify, Sony deal shows where the revenue flows — and how pinched the streaming services are

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A new report breaks down how Sony took Spotify to the cleaners over music rights, and the streaming service’s limited ability to earn income off its own product.

Is the phablet the future of smartphones?

Nexus 6 Phablet
A recent report by Yahoo’s Flurry Analytics unit shows that phablet usage is growing dramatically — and that signals a greater change in the mobile device market overall.

Apple Watch orders delayed by faulty Chinese components

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The Apple Watch apparently has a problem, and it explains why preorders have been shoved back to June.

New Apple MacBook ties for worst repairability score ever

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Apple’s new MacBook has gone under the spludger at iFixit, and the results aren’t great if you want to repair your own hardware. In fact, they’re tied for the worst Apple product ever. Is user-repairability a dead goal?

Split loyalties: Apple may pull back from Samsung chip deal due to low yields

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A new rumor suggests that Apple has pulled back 30% of its A9 orders from Samsung, opting instead to take the design to TSMC. That’s a huge blow, if true — but the timeline is hard to square with Apple’s traditional launch cycles.