iTunes (296 articles)

Apple offering iPhone app previews

Apple has changed its iTunes weblinks for the App Store so that they no longer require iTunes to be installed and running. They now open in a browser window instead, making it a whole lot easier to browse applications before you decide to download.

Last month,...

iTunes "12 days of Christmas" freebies kick off

Did you get an iPod or iPhone for Christmas? Then you'll be happy to hear Apple is offering free content to help you get it filled up.

As is becoming a Yule tradition, Apple is running its "12 days of Christmas" promotion, this means from Boxing Day until...

iTunes offers five free songs Facebook bribe

Apple is giving away five free songs to UK-dwellers who sign up to become a fan of iTunes on Facebook.

As part of iTunes' "Indie Spotlight" programme, the freebie tunes are predetermined, rather than a pick-what-you-want option.

Those fan-ing iTunes...

Apple tries, but fails to give away Christmas tracks

Apple was hoping you'll embrace some Yule-tide cheer this year by offering eight free Christmas, or should we say "Holiday", tracks on its iTunes store in the UK, however the system currently seems to be giving errors. 

The iTunes Holiday Sampler (iTunes link)...

Apple planning web-based iTunes?

Since acquiring Lala, there's been plenty of talk about the future of one of Apple's flagship apps, iTunes. According to sources quoted in the Wall St Journal, that future is in the cloud.

"People familiar with the matter" have been cited as saying that Apple...

Apple iTunes 2009 best sellers revealed

Apple has revealed the iTunes best sellers of the past year, giving a glimpse as to what Apple fans are spending their money on.

Also revealed are the results of the iTunes Best Album 2009 and iTunes Best Song 2009 as selected by the iTunes UK editorial team...

TuneChecker helps you find the cheapest music online

Martin Lewis, the man behind moneysavingexpert, has launched a new music price comparison service on Tuesday, hoping to allow music fans a way to find the cheapest music on the Web.

The new site, called TuneChecker.com, is in Lewis' words "all about finding the...

iTunes Live gets Robbie Williams

The Apple Store on London's Regent Street has played host in the past to various artists who have been part of the iTunes Live series of concerts.

The latest is Robbie Williams, who'll be performing an exclusive gig at the shop on 17 December. Doors will open...

Vodafone UK iPhone settings go live on iTunes

The iPhone is edging ever closer to availability on Vodafone with the news just in that the Vodafone UK Carrier Settings have gone live on iTunes.

As reported on the Vodafone eForum, this means anyone in the UK running an iPhone on Vodafone (with OS 3.1.2) will...

iTunes "12 days of Christmas" announced for this year too

As is becoming a Yule tradition, Apple has announced it is to run its "12 days of Christmas" promotion again this year.

In a festive nutshell, this means from Boxing Day until 6 January, those with an iTunes account can nab one free piece of content each day....

Countdown to Christmas: Get £25 iTunes card for £20 at The Co-op

It is not often that Apple offer discounts on their products, but according to Distorted-Loop.com the Co-operative Group and iTunes will be offering a £25 iTunes gift card for £20.

The deal will run from 4th to the 10 December so just right as a Christmas present...

BlackBerry Media Sync 3.0 released

A new version of BlackBerry Media Sync has been made available by RIM updating the software to version 3.0.

Media Sync 3.0 allows BlackBerry users to sync their desktop iTunes or Windows Media Player music with via USB "simply and quickly".

In...

Sony Online Service iTunes rival announced

In Japan, Sony has outlined basic plans for a new online store that, if the plans pan out, will manage to rival iTunes, Amazon, YouTube and Flickr - at least for Sony customers.

Sony Online Service, as it's been dubbed at this early stage, will offer digital...

Blackadder now available on iTunes

Following the release of Fawlty Towers, BBC Worldwide has seen fit to launch another British classic on iTunes.

To mark 20 years since the series last appeared on our screens, the entire series of Blackadder is available to download from the iTunes Store for...

iTunes still most popular music service by far

A survey of 2000 internet users in the UK from GfK NOP has found that iTunes still remains by far the most popular music service, but that new entrant Spotify is shooting rapidly up the charts, despite having only just celebrated its 1st birthday.

The survey asked...

Apple intros online iTunes Preview

Apple has introduced a new iTunes feature called iTunes Preview that lets those without the application, or those that don't want to launch the software in full, view some content.

Currently limited to music, it's a big change from Apple's previous way of...

iTunes Best Album and Song Awards nominations revealed

While preparations for the Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards are in full swing, Apple has announced the shortlists for the iTunes Best Album & Song 2009.

Selected by the iTunes UK editorial team in London, the shortlists have been compiled from the thousands...

Sony offers 1000 Ringtones for the iPhone

Sony Creative Software has announced the launch of "1000 Ringtones", a DVD containing ringtones designed for the Apple iPhone.

As well as music, the ringtones include sound effects and spoken words and users can select tones for incoming calls, emails and...

Beatles live performance coming to venue near you

That's a headline you could read in the not too distant future thanks to a new technology that is hoping to change the way we listen to music forever.

The concept, created by Zenph Studios and called "Re-Performance", works not by re-mastering music in the traditional...

iTunes to take on Cable with subscription offering?

Apple could be about to offer users of its Apple TV product the chance to watch all their favourite TV shows for $30 a month according to rumours.

Although Apple has so far refrained from a monthly subscription package similar to Napster or Spotify for music,...

Who'll be the casualties of Google Music?

Not content with crashing down hard on the satnav industry yesterday, today Google put the willies up the music industry too with the launch of a Google music search feature. Just before you go diving off to try it, it's only available in the US at the moment, but so...

MySpace hits next phase of music offering

MySpace has announced what it says is "the next phase" of its music offering with a wave of new products and tools now available to artists and fans.

As well as allowing users to buy music on iTunes in addition to Amazon MP3, the global rollout of a new "MySpace...

VIDEO: Fawlty Towers released on iTunes, remastered for DVD

To mark the 30th anniversary of the classic series, a special edition remastered DVD boxset of Fawlty Towers has been released while the original series has become available to download in the UK on the iTunes Store.

For the boxset, every episode of the of...

Daily Tech Deal: iPod touch with £15 iTunes credit and charger

It is rare that you find an Apple product associated with any kind of discount or offer. However, Currys appears to be doing just that with the offer of a free iTunes gift card and charger with the 8GB iPod touch.

Currys are suggesting that the free charger...

Which is the best online music service?

With Sky's announcement of the company's upcoming service, Sky Songs, we finally have proof that every man and his dog is getting in on the music scene. As a consumer, though, the picture just gets that little bit more complicated.

If you want all the music in...