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iTunes Match international rollout begins (updated)

by Chris Rawson (Dec 14th, 2011)

Update: GigaOM reported that the rollout was premature. Those outside of the US and Brazil who successfully signed up for the program will have their money refunded, and Apple has told these customers that Match will not function outside of those countries. iTunes Match has started rolling ...

iTunes Music, Movies stores arrive in Latin America

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 13th, 2011)

The iOS App Store and the Mac App Store have been getting a lot of press lately. Now it's time to for the iTunes music store to share the spotlight. Starting this week, iTunes music and movies are available in Brazil and 15 other Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, ...

Piper Jaffray: iTunes Match likely breaking even for Apple

by Mike Schramm (Dec 9th, 2011)

Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray believes that for all of Apple's success with iTunes Match so far, the company is probably still only breaking even on the service. Sure, $24.99 a year from all of the service's users is a lot of money flowing in, but there's a lot going the other way as well, from ...

Talkcast tonight: One week of iTunes Match

by Michael Rose (Nov 20th, 2011)

Yes, it's time again for the TUAW Talkcast! We'll be live on our usual TalkShoe meeting place, podcast gods permitting, starting in just a couple of hours at 10 pm Eastern time. It's been a modest week for news, so we'll be diving into the biggest shift in digital music since the Moog ...

One trick for getting iTunes Match to recognize older tracks

by Michael Rose (Nov 20th, 2011)

Welcome, iTunes Match users. After you've coughed over your 25 bucks and waited all night for your music library to reconcile with the great iCloud in the sky, you may have noticed those mysterious cloud status icons scattered through your tracks. Apple's tech note summarizes the icons; ...

iTunes 10.5.1 available, iTunes Match opens up

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 14th, 2011)

Apple has released iTunes 10.5.1 for immediate download through Apple's site with iTunes Match available. It's not available via Software Update yet, and we will have the full changelog up shortly. iTunes Match is now available as a feature in iTunes and users can subscribe for US$24.99. It's ...

iTunes 10.5.1 beta 3 released with more fixes for iTunes Match

by Chris Rawson (Nov 13th, 2011)

Apple has released a third beta of iTunes 10.5.1 to members of its developer program. According to Apple, "iTunes 10.5.1 beta 3 includes a number of important stability and performance improvements for iTunes Match, and is a required update for all subscribers to iTunes Match beta." This beta ...

Apple email suggests iTunes Match launch soon

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 11th, 2011)

Apple sent out the following emails to developers this afternoon: iTunes Match Update As we prepare for the launch of iTunes Match, we will be deleting all current iCloud libraries on Saturday, November 12th at 10 AM PST. Please turn off iTunes Match on all of your computers and ...

Daily Update for November 3, 2011

by Steven Sande (Nov 3rd, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2, supports iTunes Match on Apple TV

by Chris Rawson (Nov 3rd, 2011)

It looks like despite the "end of October" launch estimate at the iPhone 4S event, iTunes Match still isn't quite ready for public release. Apple has released a second beta of iTunes 10.5.1 so developers can further test iTunes Match. The update addresses the usual "stability and performance ...

Daily Update for November 1, 2011

by Steven Sande (Nov 1st, 2011)

Apple has missed iTunes Match launch date

by Steven Sande (Nov 1st, 2011)

Did you notice this morning that it was November 1st? Did you also notice that iTunes Match isn't working yet? Yep, Apple missed a deadline date, having "promised" that the new iTunes service would be available "by the end of October." That date was set at the October 4, 2011 "Let's Talk ...

Daily Update for October 13, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 13th, 2011)

iTunes 10.5.1 beta available for developers

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 11th, 2011)

A little more than an hour after the public release of iTunes 10.5, the beta of iTunes 10.5.1 with iTunes Match was pushed to developers. As commenters have noted, iTunes 10.5 disabled iTunes Match, so for developers who are testing the service, you'll want to head to the Apple Developer Center ...

Apple seeks international licensing for iTunes Match, iCloud

by Chris Rawson (Sep 30th, 2011)

According to a report from CNET, Apple is actively negotiating with music labels to secure international licensing for both iTunes Match and iCloud. Currently, iTunes Match only functions for US-based developers; iTunes in the Cloud, which auto-syncs purchases across devices, is also a US-only ...