Ars Technica reports that we should be hearing some big news about iTunes Plus today. We haven’t heard much about them since EMI’s last report that they were “selling well”, but the rumor is that today Apple will not only expand the iTunes Plus program to include several indy labels, but they will also drop…
[Image via Fortune, Video Shot By Bill Wagenseller] For the past little while, Apple has been building a data center out in North Carolina. It’s apparently going to be a server farm, presumably for iTunes. There was an interesting article in TechCrunch yesterday about the Q3 earnings call. Here’s the scoop: During Apple’s Q3 2010 earnings…
Apple has recently announced the release of a minor update to its iTunes software. The new update upgrades iTunes to version 11.0.2, and implements a number of changes. According to Apple, the new update carries with it the usual bug fixes to make iTunes more stable. Other issues have also been addressed with…
MGM is the latest studio to add their back catalog to the iTunes Store today. Classic films like “Rocky”, “Mad Max”, “Robocop”, “Foxy Brown” and several titles starring John Wayne are only a few of the many new titles from MGM that you can download starting today. “It’s exciting to be bringing so many amazing…
So, I decided I was going to rent a movie in iTunes and review the process, including video quality, here on the site. With that in mind, on Tuesday I rented ‘The Simpson’s Movie’ for $3.99. I chose to rent this on our Mac Mini because that is the Mac that syncs with our AppleTV,…
Apple Insider is reporting that we may see The Beatles finally added to the iTunes music store on Valetine’s Day – as a clever way to promote their new Cirque du Soleil project, Love (which, BTW – is AWESOME – and already on my iPod, so I won’t be buying the DRM’d tracks). I am…
I love going through and downloading the free programming in iTunes. It always gives me a chance to check out some new programs that I might otherwise skip. Andy Barker P.I. is one of those kinds of shows. I wasn’t necessarily planning on watching Andy Barker, but I was looking for something to do the…
Here’s a neat trick… If you’re in the latest version of iTunes, and you have full screen Coverflow turned on, you can click on any of the videos in your library to watch them at full screen. If you want to go back to Coverflow mode, all you have to do is hit Command+Tab (you…
In terms of high profile lawsuits, they don’t come any stranger than the $350 million antitrust case that was filed against Apple last week. The suit alleges that the Cupertino company used monopolistic tactics to stifle competition for the iPod and the iTunes Music Store, while instituting practices that were detrimental to consumers. Antitrust lawsuits…
There were rumors abound before Macworld that Apple was going to partner with Netflix to deliver downloadable movie rentals from iTunes. We heard no such announcement at Macworld. Today, however, Netlflix did launch a new “instant watch” service that allows members of Netflix to watch select titles instantly. It’s Windows only, and will be slowly…
MacNN is reporting on Norway’s response to Steve Job’s open letter to the music industry that was posted yesterday. Senior advisor Torgeir Waterhouse of the Norwegian Consumer Council has this to say: “We’re happy to see Steve Jobs take on the responsibility that follows from Apple’s role as one of the leading companies in the…
With Apple’s delay of the AppleTV update, I’m stuck watching this copy of “The Simpsons Movie” on my wife’s iPhone if I want to actually watch the thing. This experience with the iTunes rental process has made it very clear to me that if Apple is going to succeed with this they’re going to have…
