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China Reinstates iTunes Store Access - (Kinda)

The iTunes store is back up after going dark last week across China following word that the album whose proceeds will be used for “peace initiatives and Tibetan cultural preservation projects important to the Dalai Lama,” was for sale there. (iTunes Link)

Yesterday, we had reported that the iTunes store was up and running in China, [...]

Chinese Authorities Grant iTunes Access?

During this year’s Olympic Games, Chinese officials had blocked access to iTunes.

Previously MacBlogz had reported that “Chinese authorities have blocked all access to the iTunes music store, ostensibly due to one single album out of the over 8 million or so songs, that doesn’t groove well with them. The album in question, entitled ‘Songs for [...]

iTunes 8 to be Released September 9; Will Have Recomendation Jukebox?

In the latest episode of This Week in Tech (the episode has been up and down), Digg founder Kevin Rose claims to know more specific information regarding Apple’s upcoming product launch.

Rose reveals details that were left out of his previous blog entry, which originally shed light on Apple’s upcoming product launch. Rose claims that a [...]

iTunes 8, New iPod nano/touch, Blu Ray in OS X 10.5.6?

In a post on his personal blog, Digg.com’s founder, Kevin Rose claims to have leaked information regarding new iPod nano and iPod touch models, iTunes 8.0, and Blu-Ray support in OS X 10.5.6.

The image below falls in line with rumors that the new iPod nano will return to its tall, thin design, rather than the [...]

Chinese Authorities Block Access to iTunes

Chinese authorities have blocked all access to the iTunes music store, ostensibly due to one single album out of the over 8 million or so songs, that doesn’t groove well with them.

The album in question, entitled ‘Songs for Tibet’, includes tracks such as “great firewall of China,” criticizing the the unfair treatment that Tibetans [...]

Former Apple Exec Sides With Dell to Take on iTunes

In the three years following a ‘wrongful termination’ suit against former employer, Apple Inc., Tim Bucher has chosen to side with Dell to combat the iTunes supremacy.

According to Bucher’s lawsuit, on November 10, 2004, Steve Jobs had told the former engineering executive that “People think you are sometimes manic-depressive…. I think I’m going to [...]

iTunes 7.7.1 Update Released; Improves Stability and Performance

An iTunes update has been released by Apple. The update is said to “improve stability and performance.” The update is available through your system’s software update.

Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 [...]

Apple Says “NO” to UK iTunes Price Cuts

Apple has recently scrapped it’s promise to cut the U.K.’s iTunes prices by the begininning of 2009, despite vowing to match the already standardised pricing on iTunes across Europe in Austria, Belguim, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourge, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and Spain.

Six months ago, when the price cut [...]

iTunes Servers Dead, iPhone 3G Customers Sent Home with Bricked iPhones

Nilay Patel for Engadget reports the following:
In a repeat of last year’s problems, it looks like the insane demand for the iPhone 3G has taken its toll on Apple’s iTunes activation servers — that’s a picture of iTunes locking up in the Chicago AT&T flagship earlier this morning. We’re hearing that the servers are now [...]

iTunes App Store; Applications Available for Download (sort of)

Applications have already begun showing up in Apple’s iTunes App Store. Many of which are available for download on your computer, if you search for them by name in iTunes. The Facebook App, Whirl and the  AIM Application (iTunes Link courtesy MacRumors), are all available as a free download.

Additionally, Apple has released a free [...]

[update] iTunes 7.7 Now Available via Software Update

iTunes 7.7 now available via software update.

Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere [...]

iPhone OS 2.0 build released, Apple starts accepting iPhone apps, iTunes remote control app

Prior to the iPhone 3G and iPhone AppStore launch on July 11th, Apple has unveiled a flurry of updates in preparation for this momentous date.

iPhone SDK 8
Apple has posted a new version of the iPhone SDK to its developer site. Registered developers can now access Beta 8 at the iPhone Dev Center. Apple claims the [...]

iTunes to sell $110M in movie downloads?

Apple has recently noted that iTunes customers are renting and buying 50,000 movies every day. This would mean that Apple would be pushing around 18.25 million movies this year, which would be a drastic increase from the 5.7 million in 2007. Apple’s efforts to further push its video offerings by adding rentals, signing [...]

iTunes gets Rock Blocked.

Rap/rocker turned wannabe country singer Kid Rock is boycotting iTunes by refusing to put up his albums, claiming that artists are not receiving adequate payment. Kid Rock is one of the few remaining artists, along with Garth Brooks, The Beatles, and AC/DC to holdout negotiations with iTunes.
He claims that the payment process is “an [...]

[pics] Michael Scott shops at Amazon.com !

On tonight’s episode of NBC’s hit tv show The Office, Michael decided to shop at Amazon.com rather than iTunes. hmmmm, I wonder why. Looks like NBC’s not done crying about this one, they seem to be whining to whoever will listen….Oh, by the way, we’re listening.

In case you didn’t know, Apple and NBC have been [...]

HBO Officially on iTunes.

We originally posted about the speculation that HBO shows might begin to start selling on iTunes.
However now it’s official !
If you open up iTunes you’ll see that all-time favorites like The Sopranos, The Wire, Rome and Sex and The City. This is yet again a marriage made in heaven for the iTunes video [...]

HBO coming to iTunes ?

It is being reported that HBO and Apple are finishing up negotiations to bring HBO’s premium content to Apple’s online music store-iTunes.
This only makes sense… But Apple should be careful.
This is a wonderful and potentially highly-profitable partnership for both companies. HBO has the ability to sell it’s content to people who would otherwise not have [...]