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Apple Inc. and the four major recording labels are working on launching in the fall a music offering code-named "Cocktail" that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
The era of one-price-fits-all-songs on iTunes came to an end Tuesday as Apple Inc., the Internet's dominant digital music retailer, began selling some of its most-downloaded songs for $1.29 apiece.
A spokesperson for "American Idol" has admitted that the young singers lip-sync to their own pre-recorded tracks during group numbers, the Wednesday.
I generally like the way Apple Inc.'s iTunes orchestrates my music collection, but sometimes it hits a wrong chord on the older and more eclectic CDs transferred to my computer.
While they’re waiting for the group’s catalog to finally be made available for sale online, Beatles fans and scholars can amuse themselves by choosing the song that best describes the current state of limbo in the matter.
Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single.
Norway's top consumer advocate said Monday he is taking Apple Inc. to the government's Market Council in a test case seeking to force the American company to open its iTunes music store to digital players other than its own iPod.
Most teens listen to their music on digital players, but Cory Cadlik, who is blind, had to ask for help when he wanted to buy songs for his iPod from the online music store iTunes.
Customers in China of Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store were unable to download songs this week, and an activist group said Beijing was trying to block access to a new Tibet-themed album.
Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "The Wire."
Apple Inc. said Thursday that new movies from a slate of major studios will now be available for purchase over iTunes the same day they're released on DVD.
Apple Inc. was sued Wednesday over allegations its iTunes online music store and iPod music players are illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet.
"American Idol" fans will be able to download their favorite performances thanks to a new agreement between the Fox talent show and Apple Inc.
Maroon 5 and Fergie hold the top spots on iTunes' year-end sales roundup.
Apple Inc. is lowering the prices of songs it sells online without copy-protection to 99 cents from $1.29, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's about to debut in select markets.
The season premieres of seven Fox Broadcasting shows will be offered on Apple Inc.'s iTunes store for free in the latest example of TV networks using the Web to create interest in their shows.
Apple Inc. escalated a dispute with NBC Universal over the pricing of television shows by announcing Friday it would not sell any of NBC's programs for this fall season on iTunes.
Apple Inc.'s recent rollout of songs without copy protection software at its iTunes Store has given consumers new flexibility, but questions have emerged over the company's inclusion of personal data in purchased music tracks.
Apple Inc., the company that popularized selling songs online for 99 cents apiece, now hopes to buoy interest in albums, giving customers credit for purchases of full albums from which they have bought individual tracks.
Norway's Consumer Council applauded signs of willingness from Apple Inc. to open its iTunes music store to players other than its iPod, but said Wednesday the company was skirting key issues and passing responsibility to record companies.
The Dutch consumer protection agency became the latest in Europe on Thursday to pressure Apple Inc. into changing restrictions that tie songs bought on iTunes to its market-leading iPod players.
German and French consumer groups have joined a Nordic-led drive to force Apple Inc. to make its iTunes online store compatible with digital music players made by rival companies, a Norwegian official said Monday.
Swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song.
Star Trek comes with iTunes-exclusive extras, but bilks fansIf you were hoping that iTunes Extras would bring movies downloaded from the iTunes Store anywhere close to feature parity with physical copies on disc, prepare to be let down.
Best Buy Goes After iTunes With New Digital OfferingBest Buy (BBY) is teaming with Sonic Solutions (SNIC) to offer a digital movie rentals and purchases to consumers. Using Sonic's technology, Best Buy will hook up certain web connected hardware like DVD players, and TVs, with the ability to download movies.
An 'American Idol' for AppsIt seems everyone has a great idea for an app (or at least think they do). But few people have a good idea about how to make one. That is exactly what Appswell is counting on.
Man Loses All His iTunes, But Apple Gives Them BackWhen Nathan switched computers he lost all the music he bought off iTunes, but he got it back by e-mailing Apple's iTunes support at iTunesStoreSupport@apple.com. This is the message he received in reply:
Pre iTunes Sync: Is Palm Getting Ready to Cry Uncle? - PC WorldI'm shocked. Shocked. Once again, Apple has updated iTunes, and once again, the update disables the ability of Palm's Pre to sync directly with iTunes via the Pre's Media Sync feature. If I'm keeping track correctly, this is the third time Apple has blocked the Pre.
On Palm, Competition, and iTunes SyncClearly, other companies know how to sync painlessly with iTunes music (see RIM's Blackberry Media Sync for example), so why doesn't Palm develop a syncing solution for their own hardware? The exact reason is unknown, but my guess is that it's a combination of things.
Once again, I'm sharing some of what has been recently added to my iTunes list, partly for those of you who've told me you share some of my admittedly unfocused tastes, and partly because the conversation surrounding these articles always exposes me to a whole raft of great new a …
iTunes Connect Plagued With Serious Connection ProblemsWe've been getting a number of tips about iTunes Connect being down for the past couple of days.
Want to Cash In? Invent a Phone Application "It's like going to the racetrack," says Gartner Research's Ken Dulaney. "You hear about one person who made $200,000 in two weeks. But for every one of those, there are 150 others who are struggling."
Apple, Eminem headed for trial as talks break down | Technology | ReutersIt sound like a greedy grab for money from Apple, inc. The managing company that handles the rights for distrobution of the music granted apple permission to sell his music.
BBC brings Torchwood, Doctor Who and others to Australian iTunes StoreAustralians can now get access to a broad range of BBC content after BBC Worldwide finalised arrangements to make shows such as Torchwood, Doctor Who, Little Britain, Spooks, Ashes To Ashes, and Robin Hood available through the Australian iTunes Store.
The Complete iTunes History -- SoundJam MP to iTunes 9Below is the history of the application that is running more than any other on our Macs. It spawned the iPod, iPhone, Apple TV and gave us an excuse to throw out those ugly CD towers that resided in the corners of our houses in the 90s. The ever present, iTunes.
The True Story of Audion (and iTunes)So that's what that never-happened early meeting was going to be about. Since we never met up because we were tangled with AOL, Apple turned to their next choice, SoundJam, and the rest was, well, history.
Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to courtThe publisher also believes it should get a share of Apple's profit from the sale of iPods.
Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to courtEminem's music publisher and a co-plaintiff are suing Apple, claiming they never authorized the use of 93 songs in a downloadable format on Apple's popular iTunes service.
Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair shareSongwriters, composers, and music publishers are making preparations to one day collect performance fees from Apple and other e-tailers for not just traditional music downloads but for downloads of films and TV shows as well. Those downloads contain music after all.
Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair shareSongwriters, composers, and music publishers are making preparations to one day collect performance fees from Apple and other e-tailers for not just traditional music downloads but for downloads of films and TV shows as well. Those downloads contain music after all.
Jobs Takes Stage at Apple Event - WSJ.comSteve Jobs unveils new features and lower prices for Apple products. He is being seen for the first time since his liver transplant 6 months ago.
Somebody Has To Say It: It's Time For iTunes LiteFacebook integration. Tweeting my music interests. AppleTV. Full-screen album extras. App management. An entire online store. Smart playlists. CD burning. Ringtone creation. Tips the scales at 88MB. All this in what is essentially the only music player on OS X.
No Beatles on iTunes tomorrowToday, as the various sound systems in the room are reminding us, is unofficially Beatles Day: 09/09/09.
Apple To Kill Off iPod Classic, Double Down On Touch, iPhone Developer PredictsApple's annual iPod/iTunes product event will take place this Wednesday in San Francisco. In addition to announcing new iTunes features, Apple will almost certainly introduce an updated version of the iPod touch, and perhaps the iPod nano; rumors suggest they'll both get cameras.
The iTunes Killer -Spotify.comI tunes can be facing some pretty stiff competition soon-- and it's free.
5 ways to listen to music on the iPhone without using iTunesOne of the iPhone's main selling points is its ability to play music. But we don't always want to listen to music from our iTunes libraries, do we? Here are five ways to listen to music on an iPhone without using iTunes.
When It Comes to Peddling Hate Music, iTunes Appears to Be Selective If you thought ...unabashedly bigoted music was available only from underground sources, you'd be wrong.
Apple Says It Has Approved App From Music Service SpotifyApple (NSDQ: AAPL) says it has approved an iPhone app from Spotify, a music service that some people believe represents a growing threat to iTunes.
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