Tag: itunes

Apple’s update day continues: iTunes 10.1.1 released

On the heels of releasing the iBooks update, Apple has also pushed out iTunes 10.1.1. There’s nothing too huge about the release, outside of the...
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Find “exact” duplicates in iTunes with the option key

Re-importing your iTunes library can be a bit of a mess. M3U files from the past always come back to haunt me. Between M3U files...
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iTunes finally extends song previews to 90 seconds

One of the features of iTunes, as with most music stores, is the ability to preview a song before you actually purchase the song. Most...
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Apple releases Beatles Box set on iTunes, albums, and iTunes LP

Finally, The Beatles have come to iTunes. Their complete discography is available for download as of this moment.  In addition to releasing the albums separately,...
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iBooks gift cards available in Apple Stores, iBookstore

iBooks gift cards are now available in Apple retail stores and the iBookstore, as reported by Mac Life last week. The gift cards, available in...
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The Wall Street Journal and Billboard think The Beatles will be on iTunes tomorrow

It’s been years and years and years in the making. Could tomorrow’s event mark the culmination of a long battle to get The Beatles into...
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iPad gets Ping

Apple has added its Ping service to the iPad’s iTunes Store application. The iPhone gained Ping capabilities with the release of iOS 4.1. The mobile...
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iTunes 10.1 released

Hot on the heels of 10.6.5, Apple has released iTunes 10.1 to the public. iTunes 10.1 has been available in beta for software developers for...
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Twitter and Apple team up to bolster Ping

Twitter has teamed up with Apple to get music previews (from Ping) directly into tweet streams everywhere. Any country that has iTunes support will start...
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BREAKING: Apps advertising 4.2 compatibility hit App Store, iOS 4.2 release imminent?

iOS apps claiming 4.2 compatibility are appearing in the iTunes App Store tonight, suggesting those with iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) will shortly be...
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Apple extends music previews to 90 seconds; hires new music attorney

Apple will be increasing the preview length of music clips in the iTunes Store.  Gone are the 30 second previews, and in are the new...
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iTunes Genius sidebar re-appears out of nowhere, without update

Usually there’s a software update available when Apple wants to add functionality or patch a bug in an application, but it seems like the lines...
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Ratings, reviews missing 14 hours and counting from App Store

This morning, Macstories reports that ratings and reviews on the iTunes App Store have been missing for over 14 hours. As you can see from...
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Apple “clarifies” their rental conditions

Apple’s updated their terms and conditions to include the words “Content Rental” where movies was previously. Their notice specifies that they have “clarified that content...
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Guess who’s coming to dinner?

How do you get two of Silicon Valley’s icons together for dinner?  Well, first you get one to invite the other over for dinner, and...
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Rumour: Apple keeping Spotify out of the US

Music is the order of the day. Apple’s working on updating iTunes to possibly include a cloud based option (based on the Lala acquisition), so...
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The $64 Apple TV has a 30 day rental loophole

First, iSuppli has pegged the parts of the Apple TV to sum up to about $64.00 USD, which would then translate into a 35% margin,...
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That Apple TV you just got, you can restore it in iTunes

Things just keep getting weirder by the minute. The new Apple TV can be connected to iTunes via a mini USB cable, and then restored...
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