Beats 1 is down, and there’s no explanation for it

Beats 1 is down. When launched in Apple Music, Beats 1 gives a mysterious error code that simply says the radio station can’t be launched. Other stations on Apple Music seem unaffected. There’s no explanation given for the downtime, either. Apple has yet to address the problem, and there are no details provided with the error code. It’s not clear how widespread the outage is. The radio station that aims to bring personality back to streaming music is actually really nice. In my review of Beats 1 earlier today, I also noted the DJs seemed to be having trouble figuring out…

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iTunes 12.2 with Apple Music is rolling out now

Apple Music, launched earlier today for iOS, lacked a desktop component. There was also the confusing issue of iCloud music library streaming and iTunes Match, but that’s been resolved as iTunes 12.2 is rolling out to users now. The revamped iTunes mimics Apple Music in many ways when you’re in the Music section. Buttons along the top now show Radio, For You, Connect and New by default. The layout within those buttons is just like the mobile version, too. When an album is selected, the drop-down menu showing the tracks within looks just like the album screen in the Apple…

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Fiverr and Getty Images team up to level the playing field for small business creativity

Fiverr, an online marketplace for a wide variety of creative services, has partnered with Getty Images to help small and mid-sized companies obtain and use high-quality images for their ad campaigns, web designs, and other projects. Beginning now, Fiverr’s designers can access content from Getty Images and iStock by Getty Images for their creative, design and production requirements.  The partnership is designed to offer a better advantage to some 28 million U.S. small businesses that compete against larger companies with well-funded marketing and creative services budgets.  Fiverr’s technology platform connects small-business customers with Fiverr sellers, who now have easy access to millions of affordably priced visual assets from…

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19 of the best iOS apps from June

June was a busy month for new and updated iOS apps, from pure productivity and money-saving to new photo tools to make the most of your camera. Oh, there’s an almost irritatingly addictive new game in here too. We’ve pulled it altogether into one handy list, so all you need to do is click your way through. Pushbullet Pushbullet rolled out an update this month that brought a streamlined workflow and tweaked interface to its Android, iOS, Windows and browser apps. With an increased focus on messaging and simplified management of pushes, Pushbullet is now more useful than ever. It’s…

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Beats 1 radio is now taking your song requests

Beats 1 is off to a great start, and it’s about to get a lot better. The streaming radio service is about to start taking requests. If you want to hear a particular song, Beats 1 has local phone numbers set up for users in the US, Canada, UK, France, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Australia, Italy, Ireland and New Zealand. There’s a toll free number set up for the US, but Beats 1 suggests users not in the above mentioned territories use the number that directs to their Los Angeles office. For a full list of numbers, see the…

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YouTube now streams 60fps video on Android and iOS

YouTube introduced the ability to play videos in 60fps back in October of last year, but that was limited to the Web. Now it’s introducing the same functionality on the mobile YouTube apps as well. The new high frame rate support appears to have been turned on via a change on the server end, so you shouldn’t need to update your app to check out the new quality settings – just look for any 60fps video and you’ll be set. Here’s one clip such from Far Cry 4, for instance: Once you’ve found an appropriate video, if it doesn’t start…

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10 tactics to grow followers and engagement on Instagram

It’s an exciting time to get to know Instagram. The popular photo-sharing app is fun, simple and growing—Instagram has more than 300 million users and sky-high user engagement levels. And for marketers, it’s an especially interesting time. The company just announced that it will open its feed to all advertisers and begin testing a “Shop now” button that allows users to click on a link to buy a product advertised. With such brand-friendly features on the way, it seems like marketers might be more keen than ever to get acquainted with Instagram for their business. I know we are at Buffer! Lately we’ve been sharing, liking and commenting more on Buffer’s Instagram account,…

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Firefox 39 beta lets users link Hello to social accounts

Mozilla has a new beta version of Firefox (version 39), which notably brings in the ability to invite others to Firefox Hello chats using social networks. The update is available now for Mac, Windows, Android and Linux. With Firefox Hello sharing, you can now link your Hello account to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Those who click on the link will be able to initiate a chat with you in Firefox Hello. Firefox 39 for Android notably allows users to paste clipboard content into editable Web content. Additionally, Project Silk brings better animation and scrolling to OS X, and SafeBrowsing malware detection…

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First impressions: Beats 1 is exactly what radio should be

There’s something to be said for human curation. Beats 1 hopes to deliver the best in curation without the headaches we have with terrestrial radio — like ads. Aside from routinely (and excitably) reminding us we’re listening to Apple Music, Beats 1 delivers on that promise. Mostly. Zane Lowe might have had an interesting beginning to his Beats 1 endeavor, but that was forgotten about an hour in. Once the music started rolling, Beats1 showed its muscle. The aim of Beats 1 seems to be a worldwide, non-stop radio channel that is curated by actual DJs across the globe. Currently,…

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Gmail on the Web gets an emoji refresh and new theme editing tools

Google created a full set of blob-like emoji for Android and Hangouts, but so far you haven’t actually been able to use them in your emails on the Web. That changes today with the most recent update to Gmail. Now you can use all the same emoji you’re already used to on Hangouts, which are a step up from the old tiny squarish ones. Gmail is also introducing hundreds of new high resolution themes. Moreover, you can now edit the themes yourself, including adding blurs and vignettes or changing between light and dark themes. Google says the update will roll…

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