iTunes Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Securing your iPhone or iPad for your children, Part 2: Setup iOS parental controls to prevent in-app purchases

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2013)

There has been a string of high-profile cases where children have racked up thousands of dollars in credit card charges through in-app purchases. In these cases and others like them, the iOS devices used by the children have not been properly ...

Securing your iOS device for your children, Part 1: Setting up a kid-friendly iTunes account

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2013)

UK cop turns in his son after Apple refuses to refund App Store spending spree

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 25th, 2013)

UK father and police officer Doug Crossan took an extreme measure when he discovered his 13-year-old-son had racked up £3,700 (USD$5600) via in-app purchases on the iOS App Store. After Apple refused to rescind the charges, Crossan decided ...

iTunes is more than earning its keep

by Steven Sande (Mar 25th, 2013)

As writer John Paczkowski notes in an AllThingsD article today, iTunes was originally "conceived as a low-margin 'break-even' operation intended to drive hardware sales" -- in particular sales of iPods. Now that the iTunes Store is used to sell ...

Apple Australia VP puts markup blame on media rights holders

by Steven Sande (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Yesterday TUAW reported that Apple, Adobe and Microsoft representatives would be meeting today with members of the Australian Parliament to address allegations that the companies charge an unreasonable markup on IT products sold in the country. ...

Apple adds two-factor authentication to your Apple ID

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Apple is beefing up the security of its Apple ID by adding two-factor authentication to the account login process. Customers concerned about unauthorized access to their Apple ID can login to their account at Apple's My Apple ID webpage and turn ...

Downgrade iTunes 11 on your Mac to version 10.7

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 19th, 2013)

iTunes 11 has some cool features and a fresh UI, but not everyone is fond of the changes Apple made to its media manager. Those unhappy folks who regret upgrading to iTunes 11 can now return to its predecessor, iTunes 10.7, by following this ...

Daily iPhone App: Dojo Danger is worth the wait

by Mike Schramm (Mar 18th, 2013)

It's hard to believe it was almost exactly a year ago that I met up with Kihon at last year's Game Developers' Conference to see this game called Dojo Danger. It's now available on the App Store, but it took quite a while. Even though the game ...

Apple patents system that lets iTunes users loan, resell their content

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 7th, 2013)

Apple has been awarded a patent that, if ever implemented, would be a dream come true for iTunes users. The patent titled "Managing access to digital content items" was discovered by AppleInsider and details an implementation that would allow ...

Dear Apple, you need to treat multi-country iTunes users like first-class citizens

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 6th, 2013)

Dear Apple, It's time you start treating multi-country iTunes users like first-class citizens. Let me explain: I've had an iTunes account for almost a decade now. I opened it in the US in 2003 and have since bought thousands of songs, TV ...

iTunes exclusively streaming David Bowie's new album

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 1st, 2013)

As reported by Apple Insider, David Bowie's forthcoming album, The Next Day, is exclusively available to stream on iTunes in its entirety until March 12th, when the album is released. The Next Day, available for pre-order now, is Bowie's first ...

Griffin Twenty Audio Amp: AirPlay for your big, old college speakers

by Steven Sande (Feb 28th, 2013)

There's a problem with most AirPlay docks; most of them have relatively underwhelming speakers and weak amplifiers. Wouldn't it be nice if you could grab those humongous speakers that you bought back in college and somehow hook them up to an ...

iTunes U tops 1 billion downloads

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 28th, 2013)

One part of iTunes that many people overlook is iTunes U. Though consumers may not be aware of the educational resources available on iTunes U, educators and students have taken notice. According to Apple, iTunes U student rolls have exceeded ...

iTunes in the Cloud for movies hits 11 new European countries

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 27th, 2013)

Apple has rolled out movie support for iTunes in the Cloud for 11 new European markets, notes TNW. Customers in Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden can now download past and future ...

iTunes, iPhone accessory sales more lucrative than most smartphone vendors

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 12th, 2013)

Horace Dediu has created an eye-popping chart about just how big Apple's iTunes revenues and iPhone accessory revenues have become. iTunes was once considered a "break even" business model for Apple, meaning that the company wasn't too concerned ...

iTunes 101: Making playlists in iTunes 11

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 7th, 2013)

If you've messed around with iTunes 11 in default view, you'll notice that creating a playlist has changed. If you have the sidebar turned on to make iTunes 11 look like earlier versions, creating a playlist is much the same as it was. But, if ...