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iTunes and iPods Get Revamp
Sharing the stage with the iPhone 5 Apple's iPods and iTunes were updated in front of the world's media today. Starting with iTunes Apple's Eddy Cue announced a whole new version of iTunes on the desktop, version 11, with a major redesign. Joswiak also explained…
Apple's Social Offerings Remain Lacklustre
Music has for centuries been enjoyed by groups of people. Music is by definition an art and art is intended to be enjoyed and shared. To this day millions of people attend live concerts, music festivals and musical shows—all to share the experience of music…
Why Sync?
This week the subject of Apple’s cluttered and bloated iTunes app has been on the agenda. Jason Snell over at Macworld originally argued that if Apple is going to embrace the cloud, like it appears to be doing, then iTunes should be simpler. Snell suggests…
Apple's Latest iPad Sales Tactic
On Thursday Apple will hold its first event of 2012. The event which will be held in New York City early on Thursday morning is guaranteed to be focused solely on the education market. Thankfully Apple clarified this intention with the actual event invite itself…
Apple Cloud-based Music Locker Ready "Pretty Soon"
A pair of reports today put the spotlight on Apple's plans to unveil a cloud-based music locker. Reuters initially reported that Apple had "completed work" on the long-rumoured cloud-based music service and is said to beating Google to the punch. Apple Inc has completed work…
Apple Shifts 5 Million Beatles Tracks on iTunes
Apple has informed The Loop that it has sold over 5 million Beatles tracks worldwide and 1 million albums. "Abbey Road" is the best selling album in the U.S. according to Apple and "Here Comes the Sun" is the best-selling song. The Beatles went on…
The Beatles Arrive on iTunes Store
Ahead of Apple's announcement the entire Beatles catalog has appeared on the iTunes Store . Alongside 13 remastered Beatles studio albums Apple has also uploaded numerous concert and music videos. The Beatles boxset featuring 256 songs and an iTunes LP mini-documentary and a video of…
Rumours Mount Ahead of 'Exciting' iTunes Announcement
Today Apple will announce "exciting" news about iTunes and proposes that today will be a day "you'll never forget". Since yesterdays quiet unveiling of Apple's homepage many news outlets have been scrambling to find out ahead of time what Apple could be announcing. Here's what…
Apple Set to Increase iTunes Previews to 90 Seconds
Apple looks set to increase the preview time of songs on the U.S. iTunes store to 90 seconds. The change was detailed to music label representatives on Tuesday via email. The change of song preview from 30 seconds to 90 seconds will only affect songs…
iTunes Continues to Dominate Music Industry
Data released today from the NPD group reveals that iTunes continue to dominate music retailers with a share of 28% of all music (digital and physical tracks and albums) purchased by U.S. consumers during Q1 2010. The data also shows that iTunes holds a 70%…
iTunes Festival to Rock London in July
Apple has announced that the London iTunes Festival will run from July 1 through the 31 at the Camden Roundhouse. The iTunes Festival which has been held for the last couple of years will this year show 62 bands over 31 days with headliners Scissor…
Johnny Cash Song 10 Billionth Download
Yesterday Apple's iTunes Store reached the 10 billionth song download milestone , today the company has announced the competition winner and the 10 billionth song. In a press release Apple stated that the 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was…
iTunes Celebrates 10 Billion Song Downloads
Since the iTunes Store opened in April 2003 Apple has led a major change to the music industry and today celebrated the sale of the 10 billionth song from the online store. Apple celebrated the sale of 1 billion songs in February 2006 and 3…
CBS to Sell TV Shows for $1 on iTunes
CBS is looking to experiment with the pricing on TV shows on the iTunes to see if a lower price will spur a sales increase. CBS is looking to sell some TV shows through iTunes for as little as $0.99 according to the New York…
In Brief: Apple Bumps App Store Over-the-Air Download Limit
Apple has in the last week doubled the download limit for App Store downloads when using a carriers 3G network. Previously Apps downloaded from the App Store would have to be downloaded using WiFi if over 10MB, this limit is now 20MB and is said…
Apple Begins 10 Billion Song Countdown
The iTunes Store is quickly approaching the download of the 10 billionth song and will mark the moment by giving away a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Since the store opened in April 2003 it has reached multiple milestones, iTunes reached its first billion songs downloaded…
Apple Attempting TV Show Pricing Cut
FT.com is reporting that Apple is pushing US TV networks to reduce the price of their TV shows to help "spur demand" on the iTunes store. Apple has suggested during meetings to much resistance that TV show prices be reduced from $1.99 to $1. Financial…
Apple Unveils iTunes Store Top Sellers for 2009
Apple has today announced the availability of the iTunes Rewind section on the iTunes store . Apple has listed the top selling albums, songs, movies, TV shows, apps, audiobooks and Podcasts from 2009. On the US iTunes store the following were the top sellers of…
iTunes 9 Brings Improved Syncing and Genius Mixes, iPhone OS 3.1 Available
Apple today introduced iTunes 9, the latest version of the world's most popular software application to purchase, manage and play media, packed with innovative features such as iTunes LP, Home Sharing and Genius Mixes, as well as a redesigned store and improved syncing. iTunes 9…
Ready-Made Ringtones on the Horizon
Music industry sources have reportedly told CNet that Apple is set to announce the availability of pre-cut ringtones at the upcoming September 9 media event . According to CNet, Apple is rushing to have the service available in time which will see pre-made ringtones available…