Posts Tagged ‘itunes’

iTunes LP is a failure, but Apple never really cared about it anyway

Over six months after it was first unveiled, iTunes LP is a total bust. Apple launched its interactive album format with a library of six iTunes LPs: since, only 23 more have been added to iTunes.

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How iTunes Is Becoming Apple’s Own Internet Explorer 6 (A Crappy, Bloated Mess)

Just a shade over nine years ago, Apple launched iTunes, a fairly late, fairly average MP3 player with CD burning built in. And though it lacked many of the features of Audion, then the best music player for Mac, it not only became the market leader, but it set the stage for the iPod, widespread

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Appls Briefly Adds New "Explicit" Category For App Store Submissions; Then Removes It

There were reports that Apple has added a new “Explicit” category in the iTunes Connect system for App Store submissions, which indicated that Apple might reinstate over 5000 iPhone apps with sexual content that were recently removed from the App Store due to complaints from women and parents. MacRumors speculated:..

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TV networks continue to resist iTunes price cuts

Filed under: Multimedia , Video , iTunes Apple has been courting US TV networks recently in a bid to get them to drop episode pricing from its current level of $1.99 down to $0.99. The New York Times reports that, predictably, many TV networks are resisting Apple’s push for lower episode prices , even though iTunes’s initial $0.99 per song price point is arguably what made purchasing digital music palatable to consumers

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Are you choking? Yeah, there’s an app for that, too.

Filed under: Odds and ends , iPhone , App Store , iPod touch On the list of “I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes” apps, this one takes the cake… and chokes on it. The free I am choking app could save your life if you are choking on food and can’t speak.

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CBS to cut some iTunes television show prices to $0.99

iTunes is a strong service for music and apps, but it’s video offerings are far shakier, especially when it comes to television shows. The biggest issue is the price: the average show costs $1.99 on iTunes.That seems to be more than most people want to pay for something that can watch for free on television, or

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Apple to use Fairplay for iBooks DRM?

Filed under: Rumors , Apple , iPad FairPlay , you’ll remember, is the oft-maligned (yet still much-used) DRM that locks down content on the iTunes Store, and rumor has it that Apple’s bringing that code to a whole new media. The LA Times tech blog says that sources in the publishing industry are hearing that Apple will lock down the sales of their content in the iBooks store with FairPlay as well. Of course, it probably would have been wishful thinking for Apple to sell content under an open license, but opponents of FairPlay might be unhappy to hear that it’s coming back for iBooks

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Apple rolling out $1 TV shows for iPad launch?

Filed under: iTunes , iPad According to a story posted by the Financial Times on Wednesday, Apple may be in talks with studios to bring $1 TV shows to iTunes, as part of the official iPad launch. Apparently this will be a test to model for the company to see whether cheaply-priced content will spur sales. Given yesterday’s news about declining iTunes music growth due to higher prices, I’m betting it will

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iMussolini Returns to iTunes Store

Controversial iMussolini app was yanked from the Italian iTunes store a week ago, not for ongoing protests but for possible copyright violations of material from Italian state archives Istituto Luce. The grim jawline of Il Duce has been reinstated in the iTunes store — now iMussolini, a mobile compendium of fascism, features  speeches,  a video selection

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Become a DJ in seconds with MixMeister app

If you have a musical passion and often tend to create your own music or edit some other melody especially that of electronic style, this app will undoubtedly win your heart. MixMeister scratch app for iPhone 3G and phone and iPod touch allows you to scratch any music you’d like from your iTunes library.

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iTunes 9.0.3 released

Filed under: Software , iTunes , Software Update iTunes 9.0.3 is out now for download on Software Update and in the usual places . The update features the option to remember your password when purchasing items in iTunes (finally!), fixes problems with Smart Playlists and podcast synching on iPod, and resolves a few bugs and issues. There’s no word of any updates in compatibility for iPad , but it’s probably just too soon for that yet.

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Rumor: Apple’s TV subscription plans stall on "tablet eve"

Filed under: Apple Corporate , iTS , Rumors With less than 24 hours to go before the tablet’s likely introduction , the New York Times is reporting that the TV networks are resisting Apple’s proposed subscription model of distribution .

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Bungee Stickmen – 2010: Space Edition

A new exciting game named “Bungee Stickmen“will never let you get bored and always care about your good mood.  You have to calculate the rope and watch the little stickmen dive. They are extreme sportsmen

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