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Phil Schiller defends and explains Apple’s app store approval process
Since its inception, the iTunes App Store has been shrouded in controversy over what many people perceive to be Apple’s inconsistent, hypocritical, and sometimes downright confusing app store rejection policies. Over the past few months, Apple has rejected apps that improperly use Apple’s trademarks, politically based apps, and even e-book readers.
Continue reading...Sony plans to take on iTunes with new music, movie, book, and app store
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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And you thought the days of competitors trying to battle iTunes was a thing of the past? Well, think again my friends. Businessweek reports on a new online store from Sony that will offer music, movies, books, and get this, maybe even apps. The online store is being called Sony Online Service, at least for the time […]
Continue reading...“iTunes Preview” lets users browse iTunes via the web, sort of
Saturday, November 14, 2009
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Macworld reports on the quiet rollout of iTunes Preview, a web based version of iTunes that’s called into action anytime a user without the iTunes app installed clicks on an iTunes link to a song or album.. And believe it or not, it even works on IE 6! Unfortunately, it’s still not possible to listen […]
Continue reading...Apple makes push into music themed movies on iTunes
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Billboard reports that Apple is launching a “new marketing and promotional effort designed to drive music buyers to music-themed movies in its video store.” “The most visible change to the iTunes service,” Billboard writes, “will be a Music Movies landing page dedicated to music films such as concert movies, documentaries and music-focused feature films Additionally, Apple […]
Continue reading...Apple mulling $30/month TV subscription via iTunes
Monday, November 2, 2009
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Apple is reportedly reaching out to TV networks and pitching a $30/mo subcription service for watching TV shows via iTunes, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. The report notes that the proposed subscription service won’t be tied to any particular hardware, and anyone with an iTunes account will be able to […]
Continue reading...The Palm Pre is one smooth playa [Photo]
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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This is a few weeks old, but still a hilarious spoof on the Palm Pre’s ability to sync up with iTunes, and as you might expect, it’s from the talented folks over at Joy of Tech. When Apple released iTunes 9, it broke syncability between the Pre and iTunes, but Palm subsequently issued a WebOS […]
Continue reading...Some final notes of interest from Apple’s earnings conference call
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Here are a few interesting tidbits relayed by COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer from Monday’s earnings conference call. In the last quarter, Apple sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter, a fact which Apple is more than pleased with given the economic environment. Apple’s operating margin was the highest ever, […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple developing in-house radio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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Funny how things work. For years, Apple resisted the notionof adding an FM radio to the iPod, having finally relented with the latest version of the iPod Nano. And now comes a report courtesy of 9to5Macwhich has Apple working to develop an in-house radio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that would operate much like the iPod […]
Continue reading...Report: Squatters in iTunes App Store a growing problem
Friday, October 9, 2009
A recent report in recombu describes the growing problem of squatters in the iTunes App Store – a term which refers to developers who register catchy sounding iPhone app titles but don’t actually submit an app of the same name to iTunes.
Continue reading...DVD Jon and co. release “Choice” app for the Mac
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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Jon Lech Johansen, better known as DVD Jon, has made a name for himself removing DRM from all sorts of media formats. Today, Johansen’s and his company DoubleTwist released Choice for the Mac, an app which allows users to move and transfer files between devices regardless of file formats and hardware. The app, which is […]
Continue reading...Palm has an easy time getting the Pre to sync with iTunes
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Well, Palm certainly has some chutzpah. Even after Palm’s complaint with the USB Implementers Forurm resulted in a public lashing, whereby they were chastised for spoofing Apple’s USB vendor ID, they were back to their old tricks this past weekend. According to PreCentral, when a user hooks up their Pre running WebOS 1.2.1 to their […]
Continue reading...Why enabling the Palm Pre to sync up with iTunes is shortsighted
Sunday, October 4, 2009
In case you missed it, Palm is up to its old tricks again and has re-enabled the ability of the Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. As we’ve discussed previously, this back and forth cat and mouse game between Apple and Palm only serves to disrupt the user experience for Palm Pre owners, with their […]
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Monday, November 23, 2009
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