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- ITunes
- Digital jukebox software for the Mac and Windows from Apple. Designed to transfer music to the iPod and iPhone and administer the copy protection on purchased music titles, iTunes...
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- Activating the iPhone 3G
- CNET.com's Brian Tong heads to the Palo Alto, Calif., Apple store to check out the crowds and see what's involved in the activation process.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, News, brian tong, iphone 3G, apple, steve jobs, itunes, ipod
- Videos 2008-07-11
- iTunes 7.7
- Apple has made available for download iTunes 7.7 ahead of the release of the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 2.0/iPod touch 2.9 software update, due tomorrow. So what's new here? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, apple, itunes, iphone, ipod, 3g, app, store
- Image galleries 2008-07-10
- Steve Jobs announces iTunes video rental
- From Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs introduces a new section of the iTunes store that will include movie rentals.
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Video, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Macworld, Apple, iTunes, 2008
- Videos 2008-01-15
- Wi-Fi tunes coming to an iPod, iPhone near you
- During his presentation in San Francisco on Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, as well as the YouTube application that will be a feature on the new iPod Touch.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Wi-Fi, Apple, wifi, itunes, music, digital download, steve jobs, ipod, touch, mp3, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless LANs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Videos 2007-09-05
- Photos: Apple's new iPod Touch--and more
- Steve Jobs unveils the new iPod Touch that's basically the iPhone but without the contract and hefty price tag. Plus, Apple updates more music players. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Photograph, Andy Smith, Apple, iPod, iPhone, iTunes, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Image galleries 2007-09-05
- Do you consider iPhone "crippled?"
- A couple of colleagues and I have been having a discussion about whether or not the iPhone is crippled. So, is the iPhone "crippled" by AT&T, as are most handsets?Well, yes and no. Yes, iPhone's kind of crippled now, but we'll have to wait to see what Apple updates in...
- Tags: Smartphone, Mobile phone, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPhone Diary, iPhone, Hardware, Hack
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
- Hack: Custom iPhone ringtones
- If you were hoping to add cool ringtones to your new iPhone (like the CTU ringer that the office phones emit on 24) you've undoubtedly been disappointed that Apple doesn't give you the ability to do so. Well no more. Custom iPhone ringtones are here my friend, but they aren't...
- Tags: iTunes, iPhone Diary, iPhone, Hack
- Blog posts 2007-07-15
- How to get video onto your iPhone (and iPod)
- One thing that I've been remiss at using on iPhone is video. With the exception of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (which I purchased for "reaserch" when the iTunes Store began selling movies) and an episode each of 30 Rock and The Dave Chappelle Show my iPods and...
- Tags: Video, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPod, iPhone Diary, iPhone
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Apple and Universal at loggerheads over iTunes
- Universal may not renew their contract with Apple to sell their artist's music on the iTunes Store according to The New York Times' Jeff in Apple Faces Rebellion Over iTunes:The Universal Music Group of Vivendi, the world's biggest music corporation, last week notified Apple that it will not renew its...
- Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- iTunes 7.3 released, required for iPhone activation
- Apple just released iTunes 7.3 (34MB) which is required to activate iPhone service:With iTunes 7.3, you can now activate iPhone service and sync it with your music, TV shows, movies and more. Also, you can now wirelessly share and enjoy your favorite digital photos from any computer in your home...
- Tags: Software Update, Software, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPhone, Apple TV
- Blog posts 2007-06-29
- Apple drops the ringtones tab from iTunes
- Apple shows a slightly different interface for the iPhone portion of iTunes in the new Activation and Sync video posted today. It appears that Apple has dropped support for ringtone managment via iTunes in the launch version of iTunes for iPhone.Here's a screen grab from Job's iPhone demonstration at Macworld...
- Tags: iTunes, iPhone
- Blog posts 2007-06-26
- iTunes Plus tracks contain user info
- People that were hoping to be able to freely trade iTunes' new DRM-free tracks from EMI will be in for a surprise – the tracks are embedded with your iTunes user name. TUAW has posted a grep command that allows you to view the user name tag via terminal. Wired's...
- Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes, DRM
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
- Apple releases iTunes 7.2 with iTunes Plus
- Apple yesterday released iTunes 7.2 (build 34) which includes the foundation for "iTunes Plus," the apparent name for what Apple is calling the new DRM-free (US$1.29) music tracks they announced in April with EMI.No word on what else is included in the 29.2MB download but who wants to bet that...
- Tags: DRM, iTunes, iTunes Store, Music, QuickTime, Security, Software, Software Update
- Blog posts 2007-05-30
- iTunes 7 DRM cracked
- Hymn, short for Hear Your Music aNywhere has a link to an updated version of QTFairUse6 (version 2.5) that can remove the DRM from music purchased from the iTunes Store. QTFairUse6, created by IgorSK, is the only working solution for decrypting iTunes music. The software is useful for people that...
- Tags: DRM, iTunes, iTunes Store
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Jobs dismisses iTune subscription model
- Despite all their talk in the Q2 2007 conference call about moving to "subscription-based accounting" for iTunes and Apple TV, head honcho Steve Jobs has once again dismissed the idea of Apple offering an iTunes subscription service.The latest denial comes in the form of a statement Jobs gave to Reuters...
- Tags: General, iTunes, iTunes Store, Movies, Music
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- Jobs talks about new iTunes functionality
- Yesterday, Apple chief Steve Jobs made the monumental announcement that it will begin selling DRM-free tracks from EMI next month via the iTunes store. After the media event in the UK Jobs and EMI Group chief executive Eric Nicoli held an enlightening Q&A session with attendees.AppleInsider has posted a transcript,...
- Tags: iTunes Store, iTunes
- Blog posts 2007-04-03
- WSJ: EMI to drop DRM from digital music
- Its Steve Jobs dream come true. The countrys third-largest record labels, EMI, may be dropping DRM from the digital music that they sell. The Wall Street Journal subscription required is reporting that the record label will announce just that at a press conference today: In a major reversal of the...
- Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes, DRM
- Blog posts 2007-04-02
- Windows users can't search in iTunes 7.1.1
- Thousands, if not more, of Windows users cannot search for music in the iTunes store since the latest upgrade. Apple has not responded to requests for help and is instead blaming each individual user.From a spirited thread on Apples discussion forums: Im unable to successfully use the iTunes Store. The...
- Tags: Software, iTunes Store, iTunes
- Blog posts 2007-03-30
- European consumer chief targets iTunes
- According to Reuters European Union consumer chief Meglena Kuneva has come out swinging against Apples increasingly powerful iTunes/iPod combination. In an interview published in German weekly magazine Focus Commissioner Kuneva was quoted as saying:Do you think its fine that a CD plays in all CD players but that an iTunes...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes
- Blog posts 2007-03-12
- Jobs challenged to remove DRM from Pixar films
- DefectiveByDesign.org (a "broad-based anti-DRM campaign that is targeting Big Media, unhelpful manufacturers and DRM distributors") has challenged Steve Jobs to put his money where his mouth is regarding his February 6th open letter "Thoughts on Music." The group calls upon Apple to take three steps to demonstrate its commitment to...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, job, digital-rights management, Steve Jobs, Apple iTunes, Pixar Animation Studios Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-11
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