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‘iTunes’ Stories

iTunes in the Cloud, iCloud, That Is

, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

As iCloud was revealed in earnest during the first big keynote of WWDC 2011, Steve Jobs himself revealed a rather important addition to the just-revealed iCloud system: iTunes. iTunes in the Cloud was what Steve called a “last, but not least” for this iCloud story during this gigantically important keynote, showing off how now for the songs you’ve purchased, they’d added a “purchased” button, showing up at the bottom of your music list. “It’s the same old story – I buy something on my iPhone, and it’s not on my other devices” – fixed today? Very well maybe!

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Apple iTunes Store Hits 500,000 iOS Apps

, May 24th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple has just hit a milestone that will likely be touted at its upcoming WWDC developer conference in June. Their iTunes App Store has just crossed the threshold sometime last night of 500,000 iOS apps approved. The event is being unofficially celebrated with various infographics being passed around to mark the achievement. Read The Full Story

Lady Gaga 99-Cent Album On Amazon

, May 23rd 2011 Discuss [5]

Lady Gaga fans may be some of the first to be roped into Amazon's CloudPlayer service. The online retailer giant has just begun selling the attention-hungry pop diva's latest album, Born This Way, for $0.99. Yes, the entire album of 14 songs plus a booklet all for the price you'd pay for one song from iTunes. What's the motivation behind this? Read The Full Story

Apple iTunes iCloud Music Service Might Not Launch At WWDC?

, May 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple's much anticipated cloud-based iTunes music service, possibly dubbed iCloud, is ramping up for an imminent reveal, but will it be during next month's WWDC developer conference? Just this morning, reports seemed optimistic with Sony joining EMI and Warner Music in reaching agreeable licensing terms with Apple. It seemed like Universal Music Group would be the last piece of the puzzle, but this may not be the case. Read The Full Story

Sony joins Apple cloud-music scheme; Universal accord imminent?

, May 20th 2011 Discuss [4]

Hot on the heels of talk that Apple had inked a cloud-music deal with EMI Music earlier this week comes word that a similar agreement has apparently now been signed with Sony Music Entertainment. According to Bloomberg's sources, Sony joins EMI and Warner Music in partnering with Apple on the new service, which will see iTunes users able to stream their music from the cloud to various devices, without first having to upload their tracks. Read The Full Story

Apple Patent Reveals iTunes Cloud Service Details

, May 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Speculation on Apple's iTunes Cloud service, possibly dubbed iCloud, is building up as we inch closer to next month's WWDC 2011, when the service will likely be unveiled. Both Amazon and Google have already unleashed their versions of a cloud music service, leaving Apple's version now the center of attention. And today, we have our first preview of what Apple's version might entail thanks to a patent filing. Read The Full Story

SG Comics Presents: Apple Eats Android Ice Cream Sandwich

, May 16th 2011 Discuss [7]

Last week’s Google I/O kicked off the first keynote with an image on the big screen of an adorable Android robot ready to swallow an apple, bringing laughter to the crowd of 5000 attendees. This certainly isn’t the first time we’ve seen shots taken at the bitten apple logo, which being an inanimate and already injured fruit has very little means to defend itself. Apple probably won’t be fighting back with its own cartoon, but they could bring some major announcements at next month’s WWDC to take a bite out of Google’s recent developments.

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YouTube Teases 3,000 New Movies For Rent

, May 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

YouTube chief Salar Kamanger teased in a company blog post this morning that YouTube's movie rental service will soon be adding 3,000 new movie titles. The post mainly expressed their desire to become a destination for not only home-made videos, or those of your favorite YouTube stars, but also a place where you can now find big Hollywood movies. Kamanger said that more details on the new movies will be revealed in a post later today. Read The Full Story

Spotify takes on iTunes with iPod management, download bundles, more [Video]

, May 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

Streaming music service Spotify has launched its biggest assault on iTunes to date, with the addition of iPod management functionality. Plug in an iPod classic, nano or shuffle and Spotify will list it in the new "Devices" section of the updated software: you can then sync across your existing MP3s as well as buy MP3s through Spotify's refreshed download service. Meanwhile there's mobile iOS and Android news for free Spotify users wanting to take their tracks on the go. Read The Full Story

Amazon Undercuts iTunes, Now Offering Popular Songs For 69 Cents

, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

Amazon is really vying for attention in the music downloading arena. Despite having launched its Cloud Player last month, Amazon still doesn't generate as much interest as do the upcoming cloud music services of Apple and Google. And despite selling music at prices generally lower than those at iTunes, Amazon still ranks a distant number two as a retailer of mp3s. In a bid to get folks to switch over from iTunes, Amazon is now extending their 69-cent offerings to chart topping songs. Read The Full Story

RealNetwork’s Rinse Software Cleans Up iTunes

, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

RealNetworks is shifting gears and heading a new direction. Instead of competing with iTunes as a content provider, it wants to focus on providing tools that help manage and distribute digital media. Most recently, it launched a program called Rinse that works with iTunes to cleanup and organize your playlists. Read The Full Story

Apple iTunes, Rumblings from the Cloud

, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

I've been downloading music since I first figured out that I could minimize my AOL window in Windows 3.1 and open up a Netscape browser. My thirteen-year-old self was ravenous for the media that I could find searching on early FTP directories that shall remain nameless. MP3 blew my mind at the time. I was amazed that data could be compressed like that (a 600+MB music CD could be compressed down to as low as 50MB). That kind of stuff was a lot of fun for me, but the music itself wasn't the goal. It was as much about the hunt, the technical challenge and the WOW! factor. It took about a half-hour to download a 128kbps bit-rate MP3 of a 3-5 minute song. Now, Apple is signing a deal with Warner Music to offer streaming, cloud-based music services. They haven't said anything publicly, but both they and Google are looking to grab as much of this market as possible after Amazon released their Cloud Player last month. Read The Full Story
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