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Apple to merge Safari and iTunes – Wild Rumor
This one seems way out there, but Three Men and a Podcast anticipate that Apple will merge iTunes into Safari in order to increase browser marketshare and that Apple will announce this initiative at its traditional iPod/Music event held in the early Fall. It is believed that Safari will be the only browser able to […]
Continue reading...Beatles reach 5 million song and 1 million album downloads
Saturday, January 15, 2011
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The Loop reports: Apple has informed The Loop that the iTunes Store recently exceeded 5 millions Beatles songs and 1 million Beatles albums sold worldwide. “Abbey Road” is the current best-selling Beatles album in the U.S., while “Here Comes the Sun” is the currently best-selling Beatles song. The pace of sales has diminished since the […]
Continue reading...Apple launches 10 billionth iTunes App contest
Friday, January 14, 2011
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In a move similar to previous contests, Apple today announced a 10 billion app countdown contest whereby the user who downloads the 10 billionth app from iTunes will win a $10,000 iTunes gift card. As of today, nearly 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as […]
Continue reading...Under iTunes deal, Apple pays the Beatles directly – Report
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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Well this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. For years, Apple tried in vain to get the Beatles music catalog up on iTunes, but a slew of sticking points and legal entanglements prevented a deal from being reached. That all changed in November when Apple announced that the Beatles entire 13 album discography would […]
Continue reading...Analyst: iTunes rentals 1/10 that of Netflix online rentals
Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Oh, these analysts certainly come out of the woodwork at times. The most recent example is Gleacher & Co. analyst Brian Marshall who postulates that Apple has about 475,000 daily rentals on iTunes compared to 2.6 million daily rentals via Netflix’s online streaming service. Marshall’s worked backwards from Apple’s disclosure last week, in announcing it was […]
Continue reading...Despite efforts from Amazon, iTunes remains the king of digital downloads
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Apple scored a Coup d’état recently when they struck an exclusive deal with EMI to sell the entire Beatles catalog of music on iTunes well into 2011. The long-awaited announcement was just the latest chess move in the ongoing battle between Amazon and Apple for digital download supremacy. Well, let’s be clear. It’s not so much […]
Continue reading...Apple starts using iTun.es URL shortner
Monday, December 13, 2010
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Initially acquired in 2006, Apple hasn’t done much with its iTun.es URL – until now. 9to5Mac noticedover the weekend that Apple has started using the url as a link shortener for Ping tweets.
Continue reading...Apple starts rolling out 90-second song previews
Thursday, December 9, 2010
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In early November Apple announced that it was increasing the length of music previews on iTunes from 30 seconds to 90 seconds for songs longer than 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Now, nearly a month later, Apple is finally rolling out those long-awaited 90-second song previews for the masses to enjoy. One thing to note […]
Continue reading...Howard Stern coming to iTunes?
Friday, December 3, 2010
MacDailyNews relays a somewhat sketchy rumor: “Could Apple be planning on signing a deal with legendary radio shock jock Howard Stern to exclusively host a new iTunes show?,” John Brownlee reports for Cult of Mac. “That’s the rumor amongst Sirius investors, and it’s food for thought, if not terribly likely.” “According to the rumor, Howard […]
Continue reading...It’s a hit! Beatles sell over 450,000 albums and 2 million songs on iTunes
Saturday, November 27, 2010
It may not have been a day we’ll never forget, but the addition of the Beatles music catalog to iTunes was no small thing. Backed by a ubiquitous marketing campaign that included billboards and prominent TV spots, sales of Beatles music on iTunes have been booming. Since first going on sale on November 16th, users […]
Continue reading...Let it Be – The Beatles. Now on iTunes.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
It’s official. The Beatles are finally on iTunes. Apple’s press release reads in part: Apple Corps, EMI and Apple today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store. Starting today, the group’s 13 legendary remastered studio albums with […]
Continue reading...Apple secures rights to sell Beatles music on iTunes – Rumor
Monday, November 15, 2010
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It would appear that one of the longest standing Apple rumors may finally be put to rest. One of the more glaring omissions from iTunes’ extensive selection of artists has always been The Beatles, and for years, rumors of Apple finally securing the rights to sell their music swirled about with no ultimate resolution. Until […]
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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