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Apple releases iTunes 8.0.2 and iPhone Software 2.2
Apple released Thursday evening a new iTunes 8.0.2 update that is offering improvements in the accessibilty area. Update: iPhone 2.2 Details available
Update: iPhone 2.2 software update just got released too according to Engadget.
According to AppleInsider iTunes 8.0.2 improves accessibility with VoiceOver, an Apple-developed technology that aids visually impaired users by reading aloud the contents of files.
The iTunes software update also indicates that an iPhone update is imminent. The anticipated iPhone 2.2 software update that could therefore be released today.
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Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:18 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
200 Million TV Shows sold on iTunes
Apple says that its iTunes store has sold over 200 million different episodes of TV shows produced by Fox, CBA, ABC, and NBC. Over 1 million of the episodes sold were in HD. Apple says iTunes is the most popular online TV store.
The iTunes store features programs like Heroes, Lost, Bones, The office and more. Normal SD programs are sold for $1.99 per episode with HD episodes selling for $2.99. Combined with an Apple TV people can watch the episodes in the living room. The service is a great way to catch up on episodes you miss or avoid having to DVR so many programs. Read more
Posted on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:14:51 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Apple iTunes gets new HD TV Series from major Networks
Apple today announced that all four of the major networks are offering primetime programs in high definition on the iTunes Store, including favorites "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost" from ABC, "CSI" and "CSI: Miami" from CBS, "Bones" and "Prison Break" airing on FOX, and "Heroes" and "The Office" from NBC Universal.
The iTunes Store is the world's most popular online TV store with over 200 million TV episodes sold, including more than one million HD episodes purchased since the launch of HD programming on iTunes last month.
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Posted on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:43:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
With new Black Ice, AC/DC turns off iTunes
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you. Unless, that
is, you want to buy the Australian heavy metal group's newest album, "Black
Ice," on iTunes, or anywhere but Wal-Mart when it drops in record stores on
October 20.
"Maybe I'm just being old-fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless 'em, it's going
to kill music if they're not careful," lead singer Brian Johnson, 61, told
Reuters.
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Posted on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:21:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Didiom Launches iTunes Placeshifting Application
Didiom has launched a new public beta service for its mobile music placeshifting and music download service. The application allows users to wirelessly access their personal iTunes library on over 100 different mobile devices including the BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices.
The application also provides access to a music store that allows tracks to be purchased on a per track basis. The library available via the download service is from a variety of independent music labels. Albums on the service will cost $9.99 for a single download to $12.99 for a dual download. Read more
Posted on Mon, 6 Oct 2008 08:16:12 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Apple iTunes Store stays open
Apple threatened to shutdown iTunes because of a proposed royalty hike for musicians. The Copyright Royalty Board in Washington declined Thursday a request by the National Music Publishers Association to increase royalties from 9 cents to 15 cents on songs purchased from iTunes.
Apple threat was not really believable as the whole iPod eco-system would be harmed by shutting down the iTunes store.
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Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 04:58:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Nokia takes on Apple's iTunes and iPhone
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, will launch its
free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple's dominance of the
digital music market.
Nokia is expected to unveil more details of its "Comes with Music" package at an
analyst and media event in London. The Finnish firm will also launch its first
touch-screen phone, to rival Apple's popular iPhone, sources have told Reuters.
"Comes with Music" and similar products from other hardware vendors could help
the music industry make up for falling CD sales and cut illegal downloads.
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Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:49:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Norway Consumer Body challenges Apple over iTunes
OSLO (Reuters) - A Norway consumer agency said it aims to take computer group
Apple to court over what it calls unfair barriers to playing music from the
iTunes music store on devices other than Apple's iPod.
Consumer Ombudsman Bjoern Erik Thon told Reuters he hoped other countries would
follow the Norwegian example and file their own cases against the U.S. computer
giant.
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Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:51:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Alltel Announces nuTsie Bringing iTunes to Mobile Phones
Alltel has announced its customers can now use the nuTsie application that allows iTunes tracks to be imported to Alltel mobile phones. The nuTsie application costs $4.99 per month or can be purchased a year at a time for $19.99.
The application will run on multiple phones offered by Alltel including the MOTORAZR V3m and V3c, MOTOKRZR K1m, MOTORAZR V9m, and MOTOROKR Z6m as well as several other handsets from Samsung and LG. Read more
Posted on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:57:55 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
iPod nano 4G, iPod Price-cuts and iTunes 8 Rumors
Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, posted some digg worthy iPod rumors and a photo of what is supposedly the new iPod nano with the tall form factor we already reported about.
Besides the new nano the iPod touch is supposed to get some cosmetic changes. Kevin Rose also says that his sources tell him about rather large price-cuts for iPod players to distance them from the $199 iPhone.
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Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:01:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple announces Movies for iTunes in Australia and New Zealand
Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate are now available on the iTunes Store in Australia and in New Zealand.
The iTunes Store in Australia and New Zealand feature over 700 films for rent or purchase, with new release titles available for purchase on the same day as their DVD release, including favorites such as National Treasure 2, Jumper, 27 Dresses, Cloverfield, Vantage Point and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
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Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:05:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Watchmen Motion Comics available as free iTunes Download
Warner premieres so called Motion Comics with highly anticipated debut Episodes of "Watchmen" and "Batman: Mad Love".
Motion Comics use subtle movements, voice-overs, sweeping music scores and stunning comic book artwork to bring comic books to life and enjoy them as video shorts.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:01:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
iTunes App Store Free Apps Review
After fighting with Apple Support for iTunes for several days over what was and wasn’t preventing me from downloading iPhone Apps and anything else from iTunes I am finally able to check out some iPhone Apps. Today we are going to look at a few of the free apps that iPhone and iPhone 3G users can get for their phones. Read on for all the details. More after the jump.
Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:14:57 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Rhapsody to challenge iTunes by embracing the iPod
By Yinka Adegoke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital music seller Rhapsody is launching a $50 million
marketing assault on Apple's iTunes, offering songs online and via partners
including Yahoo Inc and Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody said on Monday.
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Posted on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:35:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
iTunes Remote App for iPhone 2.0 coming
Apple released a new iPhone SDK Thursday evening including a beta of iTunes 7.7.
MacRumors unearthed something cool inside. Apparently Apple will release an iPhone App to remote control your iTunes running Computer from the iPhone anywhere in your house via WiFi.
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Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:58:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple announces TV Shows for iTunes Store in Australia
Apple today announced that television programming from Australia’s top networks including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Seven Network and Nine Network, along with US-produced programs from The Walt Disney Company’s ABC Studios, Disney Channel and MTV Networks, is now available on the iTunes Store in Australia.
iTunes customers can choose from a wide range of television shows including the Logie Award-winning “Summer Heights High” and “McLeod’s Daughters,” the top-rated drama “Sea Patrol,” as well as favorites from the US including “Lost,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Hills.”
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple has sold 5 billion songs from the iTunes Store
Apple announced today that the company has sold 5 billion songs via the iTunes Store to date.
Apple says that iTunes is the number one music retailer in the US (based on NPD Group’s MusicWatch survey) and features the largest music catalog with over eight million songs.
Also, iTunes customers are now renting and purchasing over 50,000 movies every day, making iTunes the world’s most popular online movie store.
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Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:34:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Napster rolls out MP3 Store in Challenge to iTunes
By Yinka Adegoke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Napster Inc ., the digital music service, on Tuesday opened
the world's biggest MP3 download store with more than 6 million songs in a
direct challenge to Apple Inc's iTunes store.
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Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
HBO and Apple bring cool TV Series to iTunes
Apple and HBO officially announce the availability of some of the best TV series on iTunes.
The new HBO programs on iTunes include the Emmy Award-winning TV series The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Deadwood and Rome, as well as the critically acclaimed hits Flight of the Conchords and The Wire.
The HBO shows have different pricing on iTunes.
Sex and the City, The Wire and Flight of the Conchords” are $1.99 per episode, and The Sopranos, Deadwood and Rome are priced at $2.99 per episode. iTunes customers can also choose to purchase entire seasons of their favorite programs.
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Posted on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:36:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
HBO seen selling Shows on Apple's iTunes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's HBO cable network is expected to start
selling shows on Apple Inc's iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible
pricing, a source familiar with the discussions said on Monday.
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Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 14:04:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple's iTunes sells Movies on DVD Release Date
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it would begin selling movie
downloads on its iTunes service on the same day as the titles are released in
DVD form, under an agreement with top Hollywood studios.
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Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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