Mac OS Ken: 12.17.2013

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 995 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2013

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Beyonce Album Breaks Sales Records Target Passes on Beyonce Album Due to Digital-First Release Mr. Misek Makes Some Sense (Then Stops) Munster Pleased (Not Excited) by Current Quarter Mac Sale RadioShack Offers $100 Gift Card with Original iPad mini Purchase WSJ: Pegatron Using Facial Recognition Tech to Keep Out Underage Workers Business and Department of Commerce to Discuss Voluntary Rules for Facial Recognition Technology China Labor Watch Says Pegatron Shanghai Factory Under-Reporting Worker Hours Apple updates Mavericks with Mail and Other Fixes Tim Cook and Other Tech Giants Head to White House to Save the Country or Something Get 10% off the Drobo 5D/5N or Drobo mini with offer code KEN10 at http://drobostore.com

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0:00.0	This is Mac OSKIN.
0:10.0	Beyon.
0:09.0	This is Mac OSKIN.
0:12.0	Beyonce breaks records and one retailer's heart.
0:16.0	Mr. Misick makes sense, then stops, and facing the future,
0:21.0	whether you want to or not.
0:23.8	It's Tuesday, December 17, 2013.
0:26.3	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacO-S-KAN, brought to you by yours truly and supported by iChart magazine putting
0:35.1	Apple and Tech News in focus, B y e e. chart magazine available for iOS Newsstand now.
0:44.0	Breaking sales records and sales deals,
0:47.0	Apple issued a press release on Monday saying that the surprise Beyonce Knowles album,
0:51.0	Beyonce had broken iTunes sales records?
0:56.0	According to the company's press release, the collection of 14 songs and 17 music videos
1:00.5	sold 828,773 copies in its first three days of availability.
1:07.0	Beyoncé also broke the US first week album sales record according to the press release with
1:12.3	617,213 sold and proved to be a
1:16.4	global success going to number one in 104 countries. Those are especially
1:22.2	impressive feats considering it was done with no buildup from a promotion side.
1:27.0	While Beyoncé celebrates and Apple celebrates and music fans and other musicians celebrates, one retailer is not in a celebratory mood.
1:36.6	Billboard says U.S. retail chain, Target, has decided to give Queen B's new album a miss when it comes out as a physical CD by this
1:44.8	Friday December 20th. As Target spokesperson Erica Julkowski told
1:49.8	Billboard at Target we focus on offering our guests a wide assortment of physical CDs, and when a new
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