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more about #itunes more comments → Killjoy: It's about time, too. My arugula latte is *seriously* lukewarm. more » Xagest: My fear is that Apple will remove the "Upload your own music" function, restricting it to iTunes purchased music only. That sorta kills it for anyone... more » Monty: If we judge the value of the purchase based on the size of that blue Apple lala image, it must be a monstrous acquisition. It is pretty clear that ev... more » Pope John Peeps II: HAha. oh gee. Apple buys up smaller companies and uses their IP to jazz up their programs. So all you MS bashers out there can suck it. It's standard... more » NorwoodIsMyHero: So, when fundraising time comes along will users get inundated with messages asking for a $120 gift in exchange for passes to the local art museum tha... more » Mikestan: Pitchfork media had introduced me to lala. I'm sure Apple will do something amazing with that service. more » chauncy that billups: What do you mean I've never heard of lala.com? I use it every day. Their "play a song once for free" policy is invaluable. Pitchfork.com also links... more » Hearthatvoiceagain: I assume that Music streaming will now be integrated into the iPod/iPhone. Since there are a number of apps that do this already will they be rejected... more » B3ND3R: I have a feeling they are doing this to get Lala's talent/expertise, rather than any actual use out of what Lala has established (or not established,... more » dragon:ONE: Ah. I created a BSoD Extra. ARM. more » -
#exclusive
Paranormal Activity Continues On Your iPhone
Want to know what happened to Paranormal Activity's sweet couple after a terrible entity infested their house? Now you can. Apple is continuing the story in a comic-book iPhone application. And we've got the first set of stills. Spoilers ahead... [io9] -
#apps
Latte-Sipping, Arugula-Eating Android Users Will Soon Enjoy NPR News App
The Android Market continues to grow. On the heels of yesterday's addition of Yelp comes National Public Radio's NPR News app, expected to hit later this month. It'll also be using Android to do things its iPhone counterpart simply can't. More » -
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What Lala Means for the Streaming Future of iTunes
It still seems strange, on the face of it. iTunes is the ginormousest force in digital music, beaming out billions of bits a day. Apple paid $80 million (maybe) for Lala, a streaming site you've never heard of. Why? More » -
#unconfirmed
Apple Is Now in the Streaming Music Business
The New York Times is reporting that Apple's agreed to buy the music streaming service LaLa, according to "a person with knowledge of the deal." Apple's now in the streaming music business.
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#apple
Anybody Can Create an iTunes LP or Extras Now
As promised, Apple's released the specs for iTunes LP and Extras, with templates, guides and testing materials to create them. Until it goes automatic next year, submission is manual process, and yes, Apple has to approve your work. [Apple] -
#dealzmodo
CoPilot Live GPS App Is $20 During Thanksgiving Special
ALK is dropping the price of CoPilot Live North America from $35 down to $20, starting tomorrow. Since CoPilot was already our favorite non-subscription budget GPS app, this is nice to hear. More » -
#art
"Uffizi in a Touch" Brings Cover Flow to Renaissance Masterpieces
The central guideline of museum going has long been "do not touch." Soon, the Uffizi will flip that rule on its head by allowing visitors to flick and pinch their way through the museum's works of art. More » -
#music
Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
What's Paul McCartney's doomsday scenario? Someone, somewhere, somehow manages to leak the Beatles' music onto the internet, where it will be stolen by everyone, all the time. This must be prevented! Notice a problem there? Yeah, it gets worse. More » -
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#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Trade in Your DVDs, Plus a Couple Bucks, and Get the Blu-ray Versions...Steve Ballmer Acknowledges Apple's Gains, Remains Cocky...Sanyo to Build Houses Powered by Solar Energy and Li-Ion Batteries...Sony Announces Vague "iTunes-Like" Store on PlayStation Network for Books, Movies, Music... More » -
#itunes
iTunes Enters the Web Browser with iTunes Preview
This probably won't affect your day to day life (yet), but it's an interesting development nonetheless. iTunes now allows you to window shop through your web browser. More » -
#movies
Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
Oh, I hope whatever exec came up with this idea scores a huge bonus. Blockbuster is piloting a new program that will load a DRM'd movie rentals onto an SD card from a kiosk. The future! More » -
#data
It's Almost 2010 and CDs Are Not Dead Yet?
I've started to buy vinyl records again. It's not because of the sound. It's the touch and the pretty pictures. Obviously, vinyl is not why CDs are dying. Zoom-zoom in, digital boys and girls. More » -
#rumor
Apple Wants iTunes to Replace Your Cable Box for 30 Bucks a Month
Apple's apparently pitching to networks a subscription plan that would deliver all your TV shows through iTunes for $30 a month, with the goal of launching it next year. More » -
#itunes
Apple and Palm: The iTunes Syncing Fight Is Officially Dumb
OK Palm, it was cute the first time you cracked iTunes to sync with the Pre. And Apple, I guess I can understand why you'd want to keep control over your software. But really guys? Still? You look silly. More » -
#apple
iTunes 9.0.2 Is Here With Apple TV 3.0 Love and Not Much Else
As if you didn't see this coming, iTunes 9.0.2 is here, just in time for Apple TV 3.0 (the third strike?). The other changes are just iTunes 9 additions, padding out the otherwise boring list: More » -
#unconfirmed
Apple TV 3.0 Can Play iTunes LP and Extras Like a Real Video Box
The updated iTunes terms & conditions has a new paragraph under the iTunes LP section spilling Apple TV 3.0—namely, that it'll finally support iTunes LP and Extras viewing. More » -
#iphoneapps
100,000 iPhone Apps and Counting
iPhone app tracking site AppShopper—from Arn of MacRumors—now counts over 100,000 apps approved by Apple. 101,843 apps at this moment, to be precise. More » -
#google
How Will Google's Rumored Music Service Work? (Updated: Oh, Like This)
Earlier this year, Google launched an iTunes-style music download service in China. The twist? All the music was free. Now, Techcrunch says a US launch of a Google music service is imminent. Could it be free, too? Doubtful. More » -
#iphoneapps
The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion?
It's uncanny. When known software gets repackaged for iPhones and iPod Touches and passes through the hallowed gates of the App Store, something happens: Almost invariably, it gets cheaper. Waaay cheaper. Good right? Well, not always. More » -
#itunes
Apple to Indie Labels: iTunes LP Is Out of Your League
With a higher price than regular albums, no lossless audio and virtually no device support, iTunes LP seems like a hard sell. Turns out, it might be lame for musicians too—at least, the ones without platinum records. Updated More » -
#software
DoubleTwist's Amazon MP3 Store: One Less Reason to Bother With iTunes
It's impossible not to love the concept of doubleTwist, the all-devices-welcome quasi-iTunes music manager, but up to this point the software has been pretty barebones. Now, things are gettin' ser-i-ous: doubleTwist has a built-in music store, courtesy of Amazon. More » -
#apple
Apple and Eminem's Music Publisher Settle iTunes Lawsuit
Eminem's music publisher have settled their lawsuit against Apple. They claimed that the record label didn't have a right to strike a deal with Apple. Or something like that. Whatever. Please, insert Kayne West joke about Eminem being a bigger douche than Steve Jobs here. Thanks. [USAToday] -
#software
Spotify Adds Offline Music Caching to Its Desktop Player, Makes iTunes Look Prudish
Not being allowed to have music subscription service Spotify is now officially the worst thing about being an American: Subscribers will soon be able to listen to unlimited music offline, just like in the murders-everything-else Spotify iPhone app. More » -
#apple
iTunes Apps Reach 2 Billion Downloads
Wow. Apparently the App Store is as popular as McDonald's as it's now topped 2 billion iPhone/iPod touch application downloads. Apple adopting the mantra "billions and billions served" seems just months away. More » -
#rumor
Palm Pre App Catalog Update Delayed, But iTunes Syncing Is Coming Back
Yesterday: A steady slog of disappointment for Pre owners, who glumly looked on as their Pres received exactly no updates, no paid apps, and no influx of App Catalog listings—all of which they'd been expecting. What gives? More » -
#itunes
How to Sync Your Pre With iTunes When iTunes Sync Goes Down
What does it mean for you when the USB Implementer's Forum tells Palm that they should stop spoofing an iPod in order to get their Palm Pre to sync with iTunes? What should you do now? A couple things. More » -
#palmvsapple
Apple 1 - Palm 0 On iTunes Synchronization War
Bad news for Palm. They have been trying to plug into the iPod/iPhone ecosystem by forging the Pre's USB identification number, with Apple smashing their efforts with each iTunes update. Now, the USB Implementers Forum says that they should stop. More » -
#itunes
iTunes 9.0.1 Update Now Available
A couple of weeks after releasing iTunes 9, Apple has released the 9.0.1 update to work out some of the kinks. More » -
#storage
Netgear Stora NAS Shares Your Files...on the Web!
Netgear's Stora is, on one hand, a typical 2-bay NAS. For $230, you get a 1TB of storage along with an extra bay for expansion for automatic RAID mirroring. But it's the easy online file sharing that's special. More » -
#howto
How To: Rip Your Music Like a Pro
For most people, dropping a CD into their disc drive and clicking "Import" in iTunes is good enough. For music freaks, though, it's not—and with good reason. Here's how to digitize your tunes, the right way. More » -
#itunes
There, I Fixed It: iTunes 9 Color Scheme Edition
I'm still on the fence about iTunes' blindingly bright new new color scheme, but a lot of people, uhh, don't care for it at all. More » -
#itunes
The Secrets of iTunes LP
You're never gonna buy an iTunes LP, but you wanna know what's inside those flashy 600MB attempts to revive albums, right? Spoiler, from Jay Robinson: A bunch of HTML and PNG files in a custom archive format. But no DRM. More » -
#appleroundup
Apple Roundup: iPod Nano Review, iTunes 9 Walkthrough, Jobs on Stage
...And iPod Touch gets screwed! Yesterday Apple unveiled a few new toys. Best of the lot was the new Nano, now with built-in camcorder, and iTunes 9, with media sharing, iPhone app management and a store makeover. More » -
#itunes
iTunes LPs Should Be Lossless
The iTunes LP is Apple's attempt to recreate the "feel" of buying a physical record in an intangible format. Without lossless audio as a part of the package, though, iTunes LPs are much less than an album. More » -
#itunes
News Flash: Palm Pre Syncing Borked by iTunes 9
Another iTunes release, another spiteful compatibility break from Apple. It's doubly irritating this time around though, since iTunes 9 is actually worth downloading. This Pre syncing fight? It's getting old, guys. [PreCentral] -
#apple
Hands On: The iPod Nano Video Interface Is Smooooooth
It's cheap and it's small. But how does the new iPod nano's video actually work? Check out our interface clip here. More » -
#apple
iPhone OS 3.1 Is Live: iTunes App Management, MMS, Better Syncing
It's not a huge release by any means, but if you want bask in the myriad joys of iTunes 9, you need it. iPhone OS 3.1 is live in iTunes right now, along with iPod OS 3.1.1, so have at it folks. More » -
#apple
Download iTunes 9 Right Now
The download page is live for PC and Mac versions of the new iTunes—and here's why you should definitely get it. -
#apple
New iPod Nano Hands On
Here's the new iPod Nano. The paint is less matte, more shiny. The corners seem less sharp (a previous complaint of mine). But physically, it's about the same. The differences are inside. More »




