Apple has allowed iTunes to stream over the internet - as well as your LAN - in the past, but has removed the possibility of doing so rather quickly after implementing it. Most likely caused by RIAA in one way or another. However, Apple Insider has done some digging, and has found a patent that [...]

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Alright folks. Those of you furiously doing the pee dance for the official release of Firmware 2.0 for the iPhone and iPod Touch can stop now, because it is now officially available.
Those of you who have upgraded to iTunes 7.7 will now [...]

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Gentlemen, start your iTunes. Word around the water cooler is that Apple might just be getting set to unleash the finalized iPhone 2.0 firmware to the masses this Friday. Sources inside Cupertino’s software development cubes is apparently are claiming that it is “highly probable” that the iPhone 2.0 Golden Master will pop up [...]

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According to Apple’s iPhone 3G Specifications page, iTunes 7.7 will be required to make use of the new product. As of today, the only iTunes version available to us is 7.6.2.
Looking back, all iPhone and iPod updates require an iTunes upgrade as well.
It is not made clear as to when the iTunes upgrade will be [...]

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Apple always shares videos and podcasts of Steve Jobs’ Keynote presentations, and this year is no different. This video is available on the web, and through iTunes.
This week they’ve given these videos an official home in the iTunes Store. The Apple Keynotes Podcast [link] features three videos so far, the MWSF ‘07 and ‘08 keynotes [...]

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It must be nice to work for O2. Apparently, their employees were getting as much as 20% off the purchase of a new iPhone through their employee discount. Unfortunately, some employees at their London, England branches were abusing that discount, buying iPhones at their discounted price only to flip them later on eBay. [...]

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On May 20th, Apple had released a new ad for iTunes, featuring the band Coldplay. The advertisement makes use of Apple’s well known silhouette-ad style, endoursing a beautiful spectrum of color. The band sings their new song Viva la Vida within the ad. The advertisement was featured during an episode of the popular American Idol [...]

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Since we’re on the subject of security, phishing has taken a new tack recently. It seems that phishers are now targeting iTunes users in attempts to steal their personal information.
The scam this time around attempts to convince users that there is a problem with their iTunes billing information, and directs them to a [...]

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(FiTotW stands for Free iTunes of the Week) Apple provides a list of a select few pieces of media in which they provide to the masses for free, each week. The media listed below will not be free for long, so hurry up and take advantage of this great opportunity while it is still here.
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Napster has recently announced the transition to all DRM-free MP3s several months back. The service now has their entire catalogue of over 6 million songs up and running, ready for your purchasing.
This means that all the songs within the Napster catalogue are iPod/iPhone compatible.
Most of Napster’s catalog will be available at 256kbps bitrate, and they [...]

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(FiTotW stands for Free iTunes of the Week) Apple provides a list of a select few pieces of media in which they provide to the masses for free, each week. The media listed below will not be free for long, so hurry up and take advantage of this great opportunity while it is still here.
Keep [...]

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According to the Wall Street Journal (see here), Apple Inc. is actually losing money with each new-release movie sold on iTunes. New movies currently cost $14.99, but accoring to someone familiar with the matter, Apple is actually paying the studios close to $16 per sale for these new releases. While this price may be less [...]

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Putting aside for the moment the likes of TimeCapsule for the jailbreakers, iTunes itself does have the ability to perform backups of your core iPhone and iPod Touch data — contact list, calendar events, that sort of thing.  Apple have finally addressed this particular topic in a new knowledgebase article that talks about backing up [...]

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(FiTotW stands for Free iTunes of the Week) Apple provides a list of a select few pieces of media in which they provide to the masses for free, each week. The media listed below will not be free for long, so hurry up and take advantage of this great opportunity while it is still here.
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iTunes movies aren’t available until about 30 to 45 days after they’ve been released on DVD at your local retail shop. Actually, they weren’t… until now. That’s right, Apple has made a change - and a good one at that. It is now possible to download the DVD you’ve long been awaiting to be released [...]

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