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Ballmer: Metro iTunes app “welcome” if Apple inclined

, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [4]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said he hopes arch-rival Apple develops a Metro-style iTunes app for Windows 8, telling analysts that his company would "welcome" software support from device competitors. Ballmer specifically name-checked Apple and Amazon during the Q&A call, suggesting that although with Kindle and the upcoming Android-based Kindle tablet "they may have a device competitor, but they have certainly behaved like their fundamental business is the service." Read The Full Story

Apple seeds iTunes 10.5 beta 8 and iWork beta 3 for iOS

, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [9]

Apple today released iTunes 10.5 beta 8 and iWork beta 3 for iOS to its registered developers. The updates fix several performance bugs and brings new enhancements to the iTunes Match feature. There is also continuing integration of the iCloud as Apple moves towards its public launch of iOS 5, expected to be sometime in late September or early October. Read The Full Story

Financial Times app pulled from App Store

, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

I don’t think any of the companies with apps that sold monthly subscriptions on the App Store were happy in the least when Apple instituted its new method of subscription payments where it took 30% of the monthly fees. The requirement was that all subscription payments in apps must go through the iTunes store. Many companies are getting around that by offering access via the web using a web browser rather than an app. Read The Full Story

iTunes Match Beta released to developers

, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

As part of Apple's new iCloud service is a feature called iTunes Match, which was first announced back at WWDC 2011. This feature will set Apple's cloud music service apart from competitors and has just been released in the latest iTunes 10.5 Beta 6.1 update to developers. The service should launch alongside iOS 5 and the iPhone 5 and/or 4S, both rumored for a September-October time frame. Read The Full Story

Apple Ends TV Episode Rentals, Sticks with Purchases

, Aug 26th 2011 Discuss [5]

If you're one of the 10 people in the world that actually simply rented a bunch of television shows from iTunes over the last year or so, you're going to need a tissue. Apple has decided to pull the plug on all TV show rentals from iTunes, leaving only two options for the viewing of TV-related media: the purchase of individual episodes or the "Season Pass" for a year of your favorite show. This should come as no shock to the public, but does point toward a couple of future options for Apple as far as how they handle television content, the first being the relatively new "iTunes in the Cloud" service we first saw a few months ago. Read The Full Story

iTunes Replay mired in studio negotiations say sources

, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [3]

Reports that Apple will imminently offer re-downloads and streaming access to purchased movie and TV show content as part of an iTunes Replay system are premature, new sources have suggested, amid claims that in fact the Cupertino company is yet to secure most of the necessary licensing agreements. So far, deals with at least four of the six top film studios are yet to be inked, CNET's sources tell them, leaving an iTunes Replay launch several months off, in all probability. Read The Full Story

Orange Film To Go offers free iTunes movie rental each week

, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

UK carrier Orange is offering its customers a free iTunes movie rental each week, in a new promotion called Orange Film To Go. Offering a pre-selected title each Thursday, which can be accessed via either texting for a code or using Orange's new app, the rental is a standard iTunes download which can be started any time over the following 30 days (though expires 48hrs after first being played). Read The Full Story

Twitter embeds Amazon and iTunes into tweets

, Aug 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

Twitter has begun embedding Amazon and iTunes content links into tweets (for example), in an extension of its existing preview feature. Visible on the Twitter site, the retail links work in a similar fashion to previews of YouTube and certain image sharing services, offering review excepts of Amazon listings (along with a "Learn more or buy" button) and screenshots of iTunes items. Read The Full Story

iTunes Replay to offer TV/movie re-downloads, maybe streaming, imminently

, Aug 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple's streaming ambitions are again under the microscope, with rumors of an iTunes Replay service that would allow TV shows and movies to be re-downloaded and, potentially, streamed to an Apple TV. Working much as iCloud will for music purchases, AppAdvice suggests, iTunes Replay will apparently give users access to content they bought through iTunes as far back as January 1 2009. Read The Full Story

Super Ball Escape HD is free for iPad this week

, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you have an iPad and like video games on the device Super Ball Escape HD may be a title you want to check out. Playlithium is the company behind the game and it claims that the app has been downloaded over 500,000 times so far. The game is normally a few bucks to download. This week only you can grab the game at no cost on iTunes. Read The Full Story

Apple scoops Entourage Special for iTunes: who needs DVD? [Video]

, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

With HBO's Entourage beginning its final season this weekend, we can't blame you if you're wanting to catch up on the action so far and perhaps reminisce a little over your favorite characters. Apple has again shown the growing might of digital by scooping the Season 7 DVD to get a specially-cut "Hollywood Sunset: A Farewell Tribute to Entourage" special, available through iTunes. Read The Full Story

iTunes 10.4 and iWork 6 Updates Released For OS X Lion Full-Screen Support

, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Apple has just released an update for iTunes bringing it up to version 10.4 along with an update for iWorks to version 6. This comes shortly after the major release today of Apple's Mac OS X Lion, which ushers in over 250 new features, including support for full-screen apps. That particular feature is what the iTunes update addresses. Read The Full Story
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