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Apple looking to expand access to iTunes purchases
Apple is reportedly engaged in negotiations with record labels in an effort to give iTunes users the ability to store backups of their purchases in the cloud and dowload them again should the originals get lost or destroyed. Bloomberg notes that Apple is currently in talks with Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, and EMI […]
Continue reading...Apple addresses 57 security bugs in iTunes 10.2 update
Friday, March 4, 2011
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Zdnet writes: If you use Apple’s iTunes software — whether on Windows or Mac OS X — it’s important that you immediately apply the latest software update. Apple has shipped iTuens 10.2 as a highly-critical patch to cover a whopping 57 security vulnerabilities, some serious enough to allow hackers to take complete control of a […]
Continue reading...iTunes now boasts over 200 million credit card accounts
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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As he usually does, Steve Jobs kicked off his presentation yesterday by detailing the growing number of iTunes users. As it stands now, iTunes has over 200 million individual accounts, which of course translates into 200 million separate credit card accounts. “Amazon doesn’t publish their numbers,” Jobs said, “but it’s very likely that this is […]
Continue reading...Southwest teams with Apple to offer fliers 20 free songs via iTunes
Monday, February 28, 2011
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From their unique boarding structure to quirky pilots with a knack for cheezy jokes, flying Southwest Airlines is an interesting experience to say the least. Now, in their never-ending efforts to be as people friendly and innovative as one can possibly be for something as routine as air travel, Southwest is starting to sell media […]
Continue reading...Forget subscriptions, Apple clarifies plans for iTunes/Cloud combo
Monday, February 28, 2011
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With Apple’s massive Data Center in North Carolina set to become operational soon, some feel that all the pieces are in place for Apple to offer streaming content from the cloud and to perhaps even offer subscription based music services. But is that really what Apple has in mind? The Financial Times clarifies Apple’s position: […]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs rebuffed MTV exec Jason Hirschorn’s idea for iTunes Subscriptions
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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One of the biggest Apple stories to land last week was Apple’s announcement that it plans to take a 30% cut of all app subscriptions that originate from within the iOS ecosystem Our philosophy is simple,” Steve Jobs explained. “When Apple brings a new subscriber to the app, Apple earns a 30 percent share; when […]
Continue reading...Sony has no plans to withdraw its music from iTunes
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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A few days ago, flimsy headlines surfaced indicating that Sony might pull their music from iTunes in the event that their fledgling music subscription service, dubbed Music Unlimited, became a success. The root of the story came in the form of a quote from Sony CEO Michael Ephraim. “If we do [get mass take up]” […]
Continue reading...Sony insinuates it might pull music from iTunes if Music Unlimited is a hit
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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In late 2010, Sony took the wraps off of Music Unlimited, a subscription-based streaming music service that lets users stream their favorite songs on a wide variety of Sony devices, from Bravia TVs, Sony VAIO laptops, the PS3, and naturally, a slew of Sony portable devices. In addition to unlimited streaming, Music Unlimited also offers […]
Continue reading...Apple celebrates Black History Month on iTunes
Monday, February 14, 2011
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Apple currently has a special section up on iTunes dedicated to celebrating Black History Month. Over 400 years of tragedy and triumph, an epic journey that began with the Middle Passage and ascended to the Oval Office, the African-American experience is the soul of America itself. It’s the field hollers that rang out under weight […]
Continue reading...Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” is the fastest selling song in iTunes history; Sounds eerily like “Express Yourself”
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Lady Gaga’s recent single, Born This Way, was released on February 11 and is already the fastest selling single in iTunes history. The song currently holds the number one spot on the charts in 21 out of the 23 countries where it’s available, but far more interesting is the controversy the song is embroiled in. […]
Continue reading...iTunes payments to developers growing faster than payments to record labels
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
With a few basic assumptions in tow, Horace Dediu charts the payments made by Apple to both record labels and developers. As you can tell, payments to record labels are closing in on $12 billion while payments to app developers are slightly above the $2 billion mark. But what’s interesting about the data is that […]
Continue reading...Apple releases iTunes 10.1.2 with CDMA iPhone syncing support
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Apple this afternoon released iTunes 10.1.2, an update which brings with it syncing support for the upcoming CDMA iPhone 4 set to launch on Verizon on February 10. iTunes 10.1.2 syncs music, movies, and more with iPhone 4 (CDMA model) and provides a number of important stability and performance improvements. iTunes 10.1 came with several new […]
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Monday, March 7, 2011
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