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iTunes Connect down for maintenance for most of July 13 (updated)

by Chris Rawson (Jul 13th, 2011)

The Mac App Store, iTunes Store, and App Store have all been experiencing fairly serious connectivity issues over the past several hours. Many speculated this was a sign that OS X Lion was about to debut on the Mac App Store, despite plenty of evidence suggesting it won't hit until July 14 at ...

Shazam Encore updated with lyrics, how about iTunes?

by Mike Schramm (Jun 16th, 2011)

Shazam has released another update for its paid Encore app, this one adding full lyrics of over 25,000 songs on the service from provider LyricPlay. It lets you stream the lyrics in real-time as the song plays, so you can sing (or even just read) along. It's not exactly a reason to shell out ...

iTunes versions older than 10.0 now incompatible with iTunes Store

by Mike Schramm (Apr 26th, 2011)

A 9to5Mac tipster has discovered that Apple is apparently not officially supporting the iTunes Store for older G3 iMacs and any Macs that need to run older versions of iTunes. This isn't really surprising; if Apple won't support software for those older computers, it's unlikely that the company ...

MobileMe rumored to get alternative payment methods

by Dana Franklin (Mar 29th, 2011)

A recently-published report from Germany suggests Apple will soon add brand new functionality to MobileMe: the ability to subscribe to the suite of online services with a form of payment other than a credit card. The rumor discourages hope for MobileMe becoming a free offering. According to ...

Steve Jobs ordered to provide antitrust deposition

by Chris Ward (Mar 23rd, 2011)

There are some days when it feels like Steve Jobs is the only person who works at Apple, judging by the number of times his name is cited when anyone has a complaint against the company. Now, a US judge has ordered him to answer questions relating to monopolistic behavior over the iPod and ...

Apple takes 4 percent of US digital video market, Netflix reigns

by Dana Franklin (Mar 15th, 2011)

The NPD Group crowned Netflix the heavyweight champion of digital, video-on-demand services in a statement released earlier today. Between January 2011 and February 2011, Netflix accounted for 61 percent of all movies downloaded or streamed over the internet or offered on-demand through a cable ...

Bon Jovi says Steve Jobs killed music business

by Dana Franklin (Mar 15th, 2011)

Is Steve Jobs music's savior, or is he the angel of death? Jon Bon Jovi cast his vote in The Sunday Times Magazine; the American rock musician thinks Jobs is "killing" the music industry with iTunes. The massive success of iTunes, says Bon Jovi, has caused the "magical" experience of buying ...

Southwest Airlines now selling iTunes content

by David Quilty (Feb 23rd, 2011)

Last week saw low-cost airline Jetstar offering in-flight iPads to customers, and now 9to5 Mac is reporting on a Variety magazine story which says that Southwest Airlines is about to start selling media content through Apple's iTunes Store. Called InAirtainment, the program offers fliers a ...

App Store could surpass total iTunes music sales by March

by Steven Sande (Jan 17th, 2011)

Anyone who has visited the Apple website in the past few days knows that sometime in the very near future, the total number of apps sold through the iTunes App Store will go over 10 billion. After all, Apple is conducting a contest in which the person who buys that magic 10 billionth app will win a ...

Got time to spare? Read the iTunes store agreement

by Mel Martin (Jan 10th, 2011)

The other day, I was innocently about to update a couple of apps on my iPhone when a message interrupted me asking -- well, forcing me -- to read an updated agreement for the iTunes store. No problem, I think to myself, until I scroll down and see that the agreement is 56, count 'em, 56 iPhone ...

Get an iTunes or Mac App Store account without a credit card

by Michael Terretta (Jan 7th, 2011)

Parents, the safest way to keep your kids from accidentally spending your money in any of the iTunes stores, including the App Stores, is to give them their own iTunes Account that doesn't have an associated credit card. Whether you want to let your kids play around safely, or just don't have a ...

Apple releases "iTunes 12 Days of Christmas" app in UK

by Dave Caolo (Dec 14th, 2010)

Apple has released an "iTunes 12 Days of Christmas" iOS app and companion site in the UK, all meant to treat their customers to seasonal goodies. Between December 26 and January 6, Apple will give away free apps, songs, books, movies and episodes of TV shows, one per day, via the app and the ...

Ping allows users to share playlists

by Dave Caolo (Dec 13th, 2010)

Apple continues to improve Ping, its iTunes-based social network, by adding support for shared iTunes playlists. Customers can now create a new playlist (or import an existing one) and share it with their Ping followers. Here's how it works. To create a new playlist to share, connect to Ping and ...

HD Movies hit iTunes UK

by Dave Caolo (Dec 8th, 2010)

Good news for Apple fans in the UK: Apple has finally added HD movies to the iTunes store. The selection seems to be rather limited for now. MacRumors notes that Twilight is among the more high-profile selections. Pricing works like this: movies that sell for £9.99 in standard definition are ...

The ballad of the Beatles and iTunes (and EMI, too)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 17th, 2010)

After decades of bickering that's nearly as infamous as the Beatles' breakup, the actual deal that finally united Apple, Inc., Apple Corps and EMI was hammered out in July, the Wall Street Journal reported today. We touched lightly on this history yesterday, but the WSJ outlined the exact route ...