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iTunes 11 rumored to include complete UI redesign along with iCloud integration
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 […]
Continue reading...Apple posts FAQ and transition guide re: MobileMe and iCloud
Saturday, June 25, 2011
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Apple yesterday posted a transition/FAQ document explaining some of the nuances of iCloud and addressing many of the questions that have been raised by current MobileMe subscribers and folks otherwise curious about Apple’s new cloud initiative. First off, MobileMe will be expiring on June 30, 2012, after which it will no longer be available. But […]
Continue reading...Survey finds strong interest in iTunes Match amongst iPhone users
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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Yeah yeah, Apple’s new iCloud service doesn’t support streaming, but it’s all about significant, yet incremental, updates right? Besides, it’s not as if iCloud is completely forgettable. On the contrary, what Apple introduced at WWDC a few weeks ago is pretty darn compelling. We can only hope, of course, that the company has learned from […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iCloud icon and the Golden Ratio
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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An interesting tidbit for all you design nerds out there. Apple’s new iCloud icon apparently makes use of the famed Golden Ratio, a.k.a the divine proportion. What is the Golden Ratio exactly? Technically speaking, it occurs when the ratio of an entire picture (for example) to the larger quantity of that picture is equal to […]
Continue reading...Apple’s “iTunes in the Cloud” won’t arrive in the UK until 2012
Thursday, June 9, 2011
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Apple’s recently announced iCloud music service will let users “store” copies of their purchased music in the cloud and access it from any iOS device or Mac, DRM free. As for music that wasn’t purchased via iTunes, Apple will provide users cloud access to those songs for $24.99 a year. There’s no doubt that Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Verizon not part of the iCloud treatment just yet
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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There were so many announcements of note at this year’s WWDC keynote that we’re still digesting some of the minutae and finer points from the multitude of new features and services. One tidbit of note is that Apple is offering users a sneak peak at iCloud via iTunes 10.3 and iOS 4.3.3. With that tandem, […]
Continue reading...Windows XP users won’t be getting the iCloud treatment
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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Lost in the fine print, so to speak, of Apple’s iCloud press release is that Windows users who want to use iCloud must have Windows Vista or Windows 7. What’s missing, you ask? Why none other than Windows XP, the world’s most ubiquitious OS. Michael Rose of TUAW writes: Considering that Apple’s backwards-compatibility on iTunes […]
Continue reading...MobileMe effectively dead to make room for iCloud
Monday, June 6, 2011
Apple made a smattering of announcements today, one of which was the demise of MobileMe to make room for the successor that is iCloud. As Steve Jobs said today, MobileMe is effectively a dead service. So what does this mean for current MobileMe subscribers? Well, Apple will keep the MobileMe accounts of current subscribers intact […]
Continue reading...Apple paid record labels up to $50 million each for iCloud streaming
Friday, June 3, 2011
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News keeps trickling in about Apple’s upcoming iCloud music service, with the latest report coming via the New York Post which relays that Apple paid the four music labels upwards of $150 million in order to get them on board with its planned streaming service. Earlier this week, Apple finally got Universal to sign on […]
Continue reading...iCloud music streaming will be free at first, followed by $25 annual fee
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The days before a major Apple event are always exciting as the rumor mill kicks into full gear and speculation about what Apple may announce and introduce runs rampant. This year’s WWDC event, however, will be markedly different than past conferences to the extent that there will be no new iPhone hardware on the docket. […]
Continue reading...WWDC preparations reveal new iCloud icon
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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WWDC is 4 days away and preparations at San Francisco’s Moscone West center are already in full swing. As expressed in Apple’s press release from a few days ago, this year’s WWDC will focus on OS X Lion, iOS 5, and Apple’s upcoming iCloud service. That said, some crafty sneaksters were able to get these […]
Continue reading...iCloud may debut as partially free service; Apple may price OS X Lion very aggressively
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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More details are beginning to emerge about Apple’s upcoming iCloud initiative and steps the company may take to ensure a mass and wide adoption of OS X Lion. Earlier this week, Apple uncharacteristically tipped its hand when it pre-announced its upcoming iCloud service. In the wake of that, AppleInsider is reporting that Apple may offer […]
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Friday, July 29, 2011
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