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Apple rolls out iTunes Match page with FAQ and walkthrough video
iTunes Match is Apple’s recently released music portion of iCloud that lets users back up their entire iTunes library for $25 a year. The way it works is that iTunes will scan a user’s library and match it in the cloud with 256-KBps quality songs that can be downloaded onto any iOS device. Importantly, the […]
Continue reading...Apple rolls out “Complete Season Pass” feature for TV shows on iTunes
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Apple this week rolled out a “Complete Season Pass” feature on iTunes that allows users who have previously purchased individual episodes of a television show to purchase the entire season less the amount of their previous purchases. So, let’s say, you purchase the first 6 episodes of Parks and Recreation, you can purchase the remaining […]
Continue reading...Apple releases new Beatles-centric iTunes Ad: “Covers”
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Apple this weekend released a new TV ad highlighting The Beatles on iTunes. The ad below showcases, in animated fashion, many of the the Beatles’ more well known album covers. Naturally, the ad itself is dubbed “Covers.” After years of speculation and legal roadblocks, the Beatles music collection finally came to the iTunes Music Store […]
Continue reading...Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1 – iTunes Match goes live
Monday, November 14, 2011
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Well it looks as if we spoke to soon. Shortly after releasing yet another iTunes Beta this weekend, Apple today finally released a new version of iTunes (version 10.5.1 to be exact) that now includes iTunes Match. Again, iTunes Match presents users with a $25/yr option whereby all of a user’s music – no matter […]
Continue reading...The Who’s Peter Townshead calls Apple’s iTunes a “digital vampire”
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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It’s becoming increasingly popular for musical artists to blast Apple’s iTunes Store. The most recent example of someone too busy worrying about Apple and not devoting enough time to his craft is Pete Townshend, vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for The Who. Last Monday, Townshead called Apple’s iTunes a “digital vampire” in that it sucks the […]
Continue reading...Apple fears Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will hit the market like a fire hose and “seduce away” users from the iOS ecosystem
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Apple and Samsung have been duking it out in Courts around the globe for almost 7 months now. While their dispute on the surface centers on patent infringement and the like, a more abstract concern for Apple is not only lost iPhone sales, but the ramifications of losing a potential iTunes user. A few weeks […]
Continue reading...Latest iTunes beta confirms iPhone 4S name, points to no change in form factor
Saturday, October 1, 2011
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Apple on Friday issued an updated iTunes beta containing a specific reference to an iPhone 4S model. Further, the screenshot used to depict the iPhone 4S is that of a CDMA iPhone 4, lending more weight to speculation that Apple’s next-gen iPhone will sport the same form factor as the iPhone 4. While it’s certainly […]
Continue reading...Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley to question Apple regarding fraudulent iTunes purchase
Sunday, September 25, 2011
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Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said last week that her office will be taking a hard look into reports of fraudulent iTunes purchases that, in some instances, can drain a user’s bank account. Why the sudden interest from Coakley? Well, her credit card was recently stolen and used to make unauthorized purchaes on iTunes. Confounding matters, Coakley […]
Continue reading...Bob Seger enters the digital age; Finally puts up music on iTunes
Monday, September 12, 2011
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iTunes is the most popular retailer of music on the planet, and so you would think any artist worth his/her salt would want to make sure that their catalogue of music is available for purchase there. But musicians are a funny bunch and some of them don’t take too kindly to Apple’s piecemeal way of […]
Continue reading...Stream Red Hot Chili Pepper’s upcoming album “I’m With You” for free on iTunes
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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If you check out iTunes today, you’ll be able to stream the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ upcoming album for free. Their latest album, titled I’m With You, is the bands first new record since they released Stadium Arcadium in 2006 and marks the longest gap between records in the band’s history. I’m With You will […]
Continue reading...Apple expands 90-second song previews on iTunes
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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8 months ago, Apple increased the length of song previews on iTunes from an arguably misleading 30-seconds to a satisfactory 90 seconds. While music previews are great, a 30-second clip isn’t always an adequate representation of a song. I myself have been cajoled, in a sense, into buying songs on iTunes that weren’t nearly as […]
Continue reading...iTunes 11 rumored to include complete UI redesign along with iCloud integration
Friday, July 29, 2011
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iDownloadBlog reports on some news that will undoubtedly make many people very happy – a fresh design for iTunes is in the works. While I don’t have much of a problem with iTunes, it’s fair to state that the iTunes of yore was designed for music playback and management and hasn’t quite adjusted as seamlessly […]
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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