Cult of Mac Magazine: Apple Music, Rhapsody, Apple Watch hacks, tips

This week we’ve got a magazine positively laden with great stuff: a piece on how great Apple Music actually is, a look at how veteran music service Rhapsody struggles for relevance, a chat with the young hacker who added custom watch faces to Apple Watch, and quite a few helpful how-to tips.

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Why leave? Apple Music is great right now

Find new music; listen to your favorites. It's that simple. — Find new music; listen to your favorites. It’s that simple.
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Apple Music, for all its growing pains and glitches, is a fantastic music streaming service. Plus: 5 ways for iTunes and Apple Music to harmonize.
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Rhapsody fights for relevance in streaming world it helped create

After 14 years, what's next in Rhapsody's queue as it attempts to take on the biggest competition yet? — After 14 years, what’s next in Rhapsody’s queue as it attempts to take on the biggest competition yet?
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Everybody’s talking about Apple Music, Spotify and Pandora, but what about the company that sparked the revolution? Plus: Our review of Rhapsody’s redesign
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Meet the guy who hacked the Apple Watch

There's a lot more where that came from, says the hacker. — There’s a lot more where that came from, says the hacker.
Photo: Hamza Sood

What makes 19-year-old “firmware-poking guy” Hamza Sood tick? Plus: Apple Watch hack lets teen run iOS
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Apple’s savvy fitness plan: Build an indispensable platform

The Activity app forms the hub of Apple’s fitness platform strategy.
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The Apple Watch is much more than just another fitness tracker, and it’s about to become even more powerful.
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