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Apple faces lawsuit over its iTunes ‘Buy’ button
Apple is facing a putative class action lawsuit over the way consumers can “buy” or “rent” movies, TV shows, etc. in the iTunes Store…
Movie theaters to try $2 retro blockbusters like ‘Jaws’ to lure wary moviegoers
With some U.S. states preparing to reopen movie theaters, but with very few new releases to be have in upcoming months, Hollywood studios are offering…
‘Trolls World Tour’ digital release breaks records, portends doom for theaters
With nearly five million rentals, the digital release of “Trolls World Tour” has in three weeks generated more revenue for Universal than the original…
Paramount speeds ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ to early iTunes release
Paramount Pictures is moving up the release of “Sonic the Hedgehog” on Apple’s iTunes Store and other digital outlets due to the coronavirus pandemic…
‘App Store Confidential’ hits No. 2 on bestseller list in Germany
After Apple became embroiled in a publishing spat in Germany by trying to halt sales of a book, “App Store Confidential,” the book has hit No. 2 on the…
Apple fights against publication of ‘App Store Confidential’ book
Apple is embroiled in a publishing dispute in Germany after it tried to halt sales of a book written by a former executive, “App Store Confidential”…
Apple looks to ban ‘App Store Confidential’ book
Apple has filed legal action against former German App Store manager Tom Sadowski and publisher Murmann Verlag to stop the book “App Store Confidential”…
Apple’s Services can hit $100 billion in annual revenue by 2024 – analyst
Apple’s annual revenue for their Services category, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+ iTunes Store, Appel TV+, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and more…
Apple offers a bunch of 4K movies for less than $10 each, non-4K movies for just $5 apiece
Apple is selling a wide selection of 4K films for between $5 and $10 on iTunes…
What the death of Apple’s iTunes says about our digital habits
One of the great cultural events of the 2010s was the slow abandonment and ultimate death of iTunes…
Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Arcade, and many other Apple services blocked in China
Apple’s burgeoning slate of digital subscription services are blocked by China’s authoritarian government…
Apple’s new TV strategy might just work
The new Apple TV app is already on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, and Apple TV HD. And this fall, Apple is bringing the Apple TV experience to the Mac…
The fate of Apple’s iTunes Store in macOS Catalina
With the new Music app in macOS Catalina, which retains most of the music functions of iTunes…
Why Steve Jobs rejected the first Apple Card
If you’ve got your Apple Card, or when you get it, makes sure you change your payment method for Apple services like the App Store, iTunes Store, iCloud, and more…
Apple TV has 16% share of U.S. streaming TV devices
Apple TV has grown to approximately 16% share of streaming TV devices in the U.S. as of Q219 and is projected to grow to over…
What to do with your gift cards now that Apple killed iTunes
As announced at this year’s WWDC, after 18 years, Apple has finally decided to kill iTunes, but what does this mean for all the unused gift cards you received every Christmas for years?
Analyst: Apple needs new services to succeed because existing ones will slow significantly
Apple Inc. needs to succeed with its new services offerings given that…
Samsung becomes first TV manufacturer to launch Apple’s AirPlay 2 and Apple TV app
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that beginning today, all 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and select 2018 TV models…
iOS apps will make Apple’s Mac a better platform – eventually
Who knew that a report that Apple was replacing iTunes with new apps brought to the Mac from iOS…
Is Apple splitting up iTunes? Here’s how they’ll do it
Rumors of Apple dismantling iTunes are almost as old as the software itself…
With Music for macOS coming soon, legacy iTunes features will disappear or spread to iOS
The big news this week is that this fall may finally be the beginning of the end for iTunes…
Apple’s macOS 10.15 will include standalone Music, Podcasts, and TV apps
During the ‘It’s show time’ event in late March, Apple announced that the TV app…
It looks like Apple is finally about to kill iTunes
People have been complaining about iTunes for ages…
How services could sour Apple
I have had a range of conversations with colleagues in the tech industry…
Apple to begin dismantling iTunes?
If you use an iOS device, you have long had access to the TV app…
Steve Jobs nailed a bunch of predictions in the 1980s and ’90s
Steve Jobs made several assessments about the impact that computers and the internet…
Apple promotes App Store, iTunes by adding a 10% bonus when you add funds
Apple today sent out emails letting App Store and iTunes users know about a new promotion…
Samsung 4K and 8K TVs that support Apple’s AirPlay 2, iTunes Store go on sale
Samsung says its 2019 QLED TVs — in both 4K and 8K versions — are now available to purchase…
Further distancing itself from Apple, Netflix permanently pulls iTunes billing for new users
We no longer support iTunes as a method of payment for new members…
Apple offering 10% bonus when adding funds directly to Apple ID
Apple offers customers a 10 percent bonus when adding funds directly to their Apple ID account…
Apple Books releases six free audiobooks read by celebrity narrators
Apple Books has published six exclusive audiobooks this week, showcasing six great first listen titles …
Kris Wu’s massive iTunes U.S. sales acquired fraudulently and won’t count toward charts
A strange thing happened on the iTunes U.S. store on Monday (Nov. 5) when Kris Wu…
No, Apple isn’t deleting your iTunes movies
No, Apple isn’t deleting movies people bought through iTunes…
Apple is deleting films purchased from iTunes Store – and don’t expect a refund
Reports have started to emerge of Apple completely deleting films from iTunes accounts…
Netflix tests a bypass of Apple’s iTunes Store billing in 33 countries
Netflix is one of the highest-grossing apps on the iOS App Store…
Infowars’ Alex Jones blasts Apple, Google, others; warns on internet censorship
In a video posted via Twitter, Infowars’ Alex Jones responds to the removal of links to his podcasts by Apple…
Apple’s ‘Infowars’ move thrusts tech giant into the debate over censoring content on internet platforms
Eliminating easy access to Infowars podcasts marks a rare, prominent foray for Apple into an issue…
Apple removes most of Alex Jones’ Infowars podcasts from iTunes Store
In other recent actions against Jones, Facebook suspended the radio and Internet host’s personal profile for 30 days…
The CD is slowly dying as retailers like Best Buy and Target phase them out
The beleaguered compact disc, made increasingly obsolete in the age of streaming…
AudFree launches audio converter to remove DRM from Apple Music, Audible
AudFree Software has launched a new product called AudFree DRM Audio Converter…
Apple won’t promote R. Kelly music on featured playlists
With demonstrators standing outside his concert protesting his presence, R. Kelly…
