Tag Archives: iTunes
Opinion: 3 things Apple needs to fix in the iTunes Store
Ah yes, Apple does so many things well. The iCloud integration between iDevices works well. Photostream works well. iPhoto, Garageband and Keynote for iOS work well. Find my Phone works well. I could fill a few pages with lists of things Apple does well. What does not work well in …
What I Would Love to See in a New iPad, But Probably Never Will
Here we are again. Tomorrow is the big day when we will learn what tablet goodness Apple has in store for us. There are rumors aplenty, and fanboy excitement is in the air and everywhere. However, this is usually the time that I like to put on my curmudgeon hat …
The Beatles Ringtones Now Available in iTunes
As of today, you can purchase ringtones of songs from The Beatles in iTunes. There are over 25 Beatles songs (or 30 seconds worth of them) now available as ringtones. That’s right, for just $1.29 you can have 30 seconds of Pop glory as your default ringtone on your iPhone. …
Apple Issues iTunes 10.5.2 Update, Improves iTunes Match and Fixes Audio Issues
Apple has just released iTunes 10.5.2 which improves iTunes Match and fixes audio distortion experienced when importing certain CDs. The update itself is around 102MB in size for Mac customers and 66-68MB in size for Windows customers depending on which flavor you are running. The download is available via Software …
Report Claims iTunes Music Store Set to Launch in South America on December 8th
The Next Web has aggregated several reports from Brazilian media outlets who claim that Apple will be launching the iTunes Music store in at least Brazil, if not through most of South America on December 8th. For some time customers in these countries have had access to the iTunes App …
Tip: Add Text To iTunes As A Spoken Track
This is something that’s been around since Snow Leopard, but I just discovered it yesterday (I’m slow): Highlight a block of text in Mac OSX Snow Leopard/Lion, and easily have it sent to iTunes as a spoken track. To use this feature, first enable it in System Preferences » Keyboard …
iTunes Ripoff Prices for Ringtones & Alert Tones – Also I Just Bought Two, Damn ...
Along with the iPhone 4S, iOS 5, and iCloud, another new release from Apple last week is Alert Tones, for use with various types of alert on our iOS devices. There’s a good range of them on offer – with lots of Star Wars and Sc-Fi related sound effects and …
Migrating from MobileMe to iCloud – I lived to tell the tale
We Apple early adopters are a strange folk. We are willing to brave the weather to stand in line in the wee hours of the morning to get one of the first new iPhones. We opt to monitor Apple’s website every second of the launch day to be able to …
Sign of the Times: Apple Pulls iPod Click Wheel Games from iTunes
Just days after we heard reports that Apple is looking to discontinue it’s iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle lines, a new report from AppleInsider has emerged and notes that Apple has pulled the iPod Click Wheel Games from the iTunes Store. The last time a new click wheel game had …
iTunes Music Store Coming to 10 New EU Countries Soon? [UPDATED]
Rzeczpospolita, a Polish newspaper, is reporting that Apple will be rolling out the iTunes Music Store in ten new countries in the European Union. The timing of the announcement is unknown, but it would make sense if Apple were to unveil it, at least to that audience, simultaneously with next …
Content Provider Deals in Place for Apple to Roll Out Netflix Competitor
Further extrapolating on earlier reports regarding Apple’s purported move to take movies to their iCloud service. Now, Jeffries analyst Peter Misek believes that Apple now has deals in place with movie studios and tv studios to offer a service similar to Netflix. As we recently noted, Apple just the other …