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Awful itunes story – Google to take on Apple’s iTunes

Source: ONE News Apple iTunes Google is planning to launch a music download store in 2010, which will rival Apple’s iTunes, The Daily Telegraph is reporting. The Wall Street Journal has made the claims citing people familiar with Google’s discussions with the music industry. Rumours that Google was planning its own music streaming and download service have been doing the rounds since October 2009. The search engine is also planning an online subscription service in 2011 following the music streaming launch. Apple’s iTunes is the world’s leading digital music store and Google’s own music store launch will be the latest round in the ongoing competition between the two tech giants.

Apple iOS 4 Review

After more than a month of waiting, the iOS 4 update has finally landed for our iDevices. If you haven’t updated your phone already, take a break from reading this and go to iTunes on your computer and install the new update on your iPhone 3GS, 3G or the iPod Touch third or second generation. Because today, we are not going to tell whether the latest update for the iOS devices is worth downloading or not; the fact that it’s great is given. We are just going to describe some of the new features that it brings in and it would be that much more easier to understand for you if you have a device ready with you, full updated as you read this.

Mondays breaking news – Google Plans Music Service Tied to Search Engine

is preparing to roll out a music download service tied to its search engine later this year, followed by an online subscription service in 2011, according to people familiar with the Internet giant’s discussions with the music industry. Google’s proposals are still vague, say these people, and it’s unclear whether it has struck any deals with record labels so far. But Google has been stepping up conversations about offering new music services tied to phones running its Android operating system along with the broader Web, said people who have been briefed on the talks. The launch of Google’s download music store is still months away, these people said.

Who could have predicted it – Apple releases iTunes 9.2 with support for iOS 4, iPhone 4

By Katie Marsal Published: 04:30 PM EST In preparation for next week’s release of iOS 4 and iPhone 4, Apple on Wednesday updated its iTunes desktop media application to version 9.2, adding support for iBooks, PDFs, and Apple’s latest handset.
iTunes 9.2 is available for download direct from Apple, or via Software Update on a Mac. It is a 101.99MB file for Mac OS X, 92.29MB for Windows 32-bit, and 92.99MB for Windows 64-bit.
Apple said Wednesday the update to iTunes includes the following features and fixes:
Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks 1.1 Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 Organize your apps on your iOS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 Album artwork improvements make artwork appear more quickly when exploring your library
Word of iTunes 9.2 first arrived during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference last week , when it was seeded to developers in a Golden Master form

Exploring IOS 4’s Multimedia Features This made me feel enraged

While iOS 4 brings significant changes to many areas of the iPhone and iPod touch, the changes found in the iPod (iPhone) and Music and Videos (iPod touch) apps are mostly refinements of existing features.

Create playlists : You’ve always had the option to create a playlist on the iPhone or iPod touch using the On-The-Go command found on the Playlists screen. This command–that allowed you to create and edit only a single playlist–is now gone.

Tap Add Playlist and a New Playlist window appears where you’re prompted to enter a name for your playlist.

Enthralling itunes story – iOS4 iTunes Update for iPhone, and iPod touch

iOS4 iTunes Update for iPhone, and iPod touch

Phones , iPhone , iPhone OS 4.0 | Hans | June 21, 2010 at 11:41 am

iOS4 iTunes Update was recently released for iPhone and iPod touch. The iPad hardware is not supported. You can go to iOS4 Download Links page for direct download links for the iOS4 software update. The iOS4 update contains over 100 new features, including the following: • Multitasking support for third-party apps* – Multitasking user interface to quickly move between apps – Support for audio apps to play in the background – VoIP apps can receive and maintain calls in the background or when device is asleep – Apps can monitor location and take action while running in the background – Alerts and messages can be pushed to apps using push and local notifications – Apps can complete tasks in the background • Folders to better organize and access apps • Home screen Wallpaper* • Mail improvements – Unified inbox to view emails from all accounts in one place – Fast inbox switching to quickly switch between different email accounts – Threaded messages to view multiple emails from the same conversation – Attachments can be opened with compatible third- party apps – Search results can now be filed or deleted – Option to select size of photo attachments – Messages in the Outbox can be edited or deleted • Support for iBooks and iBookstore (available from the App Store) • Photo and Camera improvements – 5x digital zoom when taking a photo** – Tap to focus during video recording** – Ability to sync Faces from iPhoto – Geo-tagged photos appear on a map in Photos • Ability to create and edit playlists on device • Calendar invitations can be sent and accepted wirelessly with supported CalDAV servers • Support for MobileMe calendar sharing • Suggestions and recent searches appear during a web search • Searchable SMS/MMS messages** • Spotlight search can be continued on web and Wikipedia • Enhanced location privacy – New Location Services icon in the status bar – Indication of which apps have requested your location in the last 24 hours – Location Services can be toggled on or off for individual apps • Automatic spellcheck • Support for Bluetooth keyboards* • iPod out to navigate music, podcasts and audiobooks through an iPod interface with compatible cars • Support for iTunes gifting of apps • Wireless notes syncing with IMAP-based mail accounts • Persistent WiFi connection to receive push notifications* • New setting for turning on/off cellular data only** • Option to display the character count while composing new SMS/MMS** • Visual Voicemail messages can be kept locally even if they have been deleted from the server** • Control to lock portrait orientation* • Audio playback controls for iPod and third-party audio apps* • New languages, dictionaries and keyboards • Accessibility enhancements* • Bluetooth improvements • Better data protection using the device passcode as an encryption key* (Requires full restore.) • Support for third-party Mobile Device Management solutions • Enables wireless distribution of enterprise applications • Exchange Server 2010 compatibility • Support for multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts • Support for Juniper Junos Pulse and Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN apps (available from the App Store) • More than 1,500 new developer APIs • Bug fixes Products compatible with this software update: • iPhone 3G • iPhone 3GS • iPhone 4 • iPod touch 2nd generation • iPod touch 3rd generation (late 2009 models with 32GB or 64GB)

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Apple iTunes 9.2 Up For Free Download: Sync your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV … (can we hope for better news)

Jun, 2010 by Alexandru Grosu in News , Software News

It seems Apple is on a “releasing spree” and today’s star is the new iTunes 9.2, which is now available for free download both for Mac and PC. There are several reasons for this new and improved version of iTunes, but there’s little doubt that the main one is the upcoming launch of the iPhone 4, which is to take place on the 24 th of June. One other interpretation might be that Apple is keeping an eye on the soon to be released Google Music that announces itself as a tough competitor for iTunes. As expected, the main feature of the new iTunes 9.2 is the possibility to Sync with iPhone 4 and transfer music and movies to the phone.

itunes is making waves The iPad: a computer for the rest of us

Thanks to suffering from a bad cold for several days, I was able to devote a lot of time to putting the much-hyped device through its paces.  When I first wrote about the iPad back in January , it had just been announced. Since then it’s been released to the masses, first in the United States and finally, late last month, here in Canada and elsewhere in the world. In my initial, uninformed assessment I wrote that I didn’t need an iPad because everything I could do on it I was already able to do using tools I already had, such as my Mac laptop, my mobile phone and my e-reader. I opined that it would be good for people who didn’t have these devices or who weren’t too tech savvy. I still stand by those words, but after a week with the iPad, I’ve changed my mind as to its effect on me

First Look: Apple’s iOS 4 for iPhone, iPod touch

By Daniel Eran Dilger Published: 02:00 AM EST Apple is celebrating the summer solstice this year by making the next major reference release of its mobile operating system available, for free, on Monday June 21st. The new iOS 4 will provide existing iPhone and iPod touch users with a system-wide upgrade and pave the way for the iPhone 4 launch on Thursday.
Apple’s iOS 4 provides a variety of new and enhanced features on a core OS level, on a developer API level, and on the surface for end users. Some of these features are limited to new hardware in the latest iPhone 4 (such as FaceTime video calling), while others are only available on last year’s iPhone 3GS and third generation iPod touch (including multitasking).
iOS 4 is not supported on the original 2007 iPhone and iPod touch models, and can’t be installed on iPad.

Google music store could launch this fall

Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, is preparing to take on Apple’s iTunes. Schmidt visited with Doug Morris, Universal Music Group CEO (left) and Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, the Sony Music chief, during the Vevo launch party last December. (Credit: Greg Sandoval/CNET) With the iTunes’ banner waving supremely over the digital music landscape, Google continues to build its own music service, CNET has learned. According to multiple music industry sources, Google could launch a music service that offers song downloads and streaming music as early as this fall. Google has already signaled that it wishes to give users of phones equipped with Google’s Android operating system a better music offering.

Thursday’s shocker: Google Looks to Take Bite Out of Apple’s iTunes

Apple’s iTunes is the biggest force in music retailing today. It has gone head-to-head with Amazon, Best Buy and Wal-Mart and won. Now, a rumored new player to the music business believes that it can give Apple a run for its money. What do you think about the prospects of a Google music service and the implications for Apple and others in the business?

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Startling itunes story: Google Music Could Wage War With Apple’s iTunes This Fall

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There’s a storm brewing — Google Music is incoming and iTunes must brace itself for the impact

In
the world of online music, iTunes has long  reigned
supreme .  It enjoys such a dominant position that it is
currently the subject of a  U.S.
Federal Trade Commission inquiry  investigating whether it
abused smaller competitors like Amazon.com. Apple’s days as
the only big player on the market may be numbered, though.  At
Google’s I/O conference last month, the company previewed a web-based
service for developers.  And TechCrunch  two
weeks ago  discovered  a
“Google Music” logo hosted by the company.  Now  CNET
has
joined the buzz,  citing  numerous
industry sources as saying a launch of Google Music could come as
soon as the fall. Google enjoys one critical advantage that
could allow its rebel service to ultimately crush Apple’s music
empire.  That advantage is search. Close to a billion
users visit Google every day, many of them searching for bands,
songs, and album titles.  By tying these searches to
subscription-based streaming services and web-based digital downloads
akin to iTunes, many music executives believe that Google may promise
more sales than Apple

Shocking information about itunes here – Shazam for the iPad App Review

Shazam , the app which helps you remember the name of the song you just can’t remember, has made a version of their application for the iPad. Imagine you’re driving along in the car listening to your favorite FM radio station. You hear a song that you like but have idea who the artist is or where to buy the music from when you get home. You open up your copy of Shazam on the iPhone or iPad. The app listens to the song and uses various matching algorithms and tells you what the song you are thinking of is and provides a link to iTunes to purchase the song and links to share the song on Facebook or Twitter –That’s Shazam.

Don’t move: Apple iTunes 9.2 Released

Apple yesterday published the final version of iTunes 9.2 . The download weighs 102MB and brings expected support for iPhone 4, and also enables a host of new features such as syncing books and sorting folders and apps for iOS 4. Here is the complete changelog: iTunes 9.2 comes with several new features and improvements, including: Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks 1.1 Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 Organize your apps on your iOS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 Album artwork improvements make artwork appear more quickly when exploring your library Minor security fixes have also been implemented, including an update to the WebKit browser and a couple of Windows-specific fixes to prevent malware attacks. The download is available for Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5 and 10.6; 32-and 64-bit versions are available for Windows.

itunes has captured our attention ‘Treme’ soundtrack, iTunes videos in the works

The terrific 90-minute “Treme” finale airs Sunday night at 10 on HBO. I’ll have a review up after it ends, as well as a long interview with “Treme” co-creator David Simon. One of the things Simon and I discussed was plans for a “Treme” soundtrack album – which seems a natural, given that the show is about the jazz scene in New Orleans and features nearly as much music per episode as “Glee.” More details after the jump… “The soundtrack has been signed up and should be out before season two,” Simon told me. “It’s not certain, but right now they’re looking to time it with the season one DVD release.” The soundtrack will be a mix of pre-recorded songs featured during various montages and over the closing credits and ones that characters on the show perform within the context of scenes

It always seems to be something – Google Music Store or iTunes in the Cloud by Fall?

Michael Robertson Predicts No Cloud Based iTunes In 2010 It’s no secret that Google is getting progressively more involved with music. TechCrunch recently even found a Google Music url and logo. Now CNET is reporting that, according to multiple industry sources, Google could launch a music service with downloads and streaming as early as this fall.
Google’s purchase of Simplify Media, which enabled users to stream songs from their computer to other web enabled devices helped set the stage.

Get the facts about itunes here – Where should iTunes go next?

With the iPhone 4 and iOS 4 fast approaching, Apple released iTunes 9.2 on Wednesday to provide support for the new phone and OS. The only general improvement Apple lists is making album artwork appear more
quickly when exploring you iTunes library.

So what’s next? Traditionally, Apple holds a music-related event in the fall, announcing new iPod models,
and sometimes introducing new features in iTunes. We’re a few months away, but it’s worth speculating on what types of features
could improve the software.

Friday Poll: What will iTunes 10 bring? (seriously we thought that this was all over by now)

Let’s address each of your poll answers: Syncing libraries across multiple computers – Already has this to some extent with the ability to copy from computer to computer and detect what each computer does not already have. Music stored “in the cloud” – Some perhaps, but HDD stored music will be with us for a long time, thank goodness. I don’t want my music in the cloud, I’m not a living, breathing hotspot. TV show or channel subscription service – Could be helpful, but then watch out for the wrath of the cable companies and bandwidth limits. iChat-like function for video chatting with new iPhones – iChat

Sordid itunes story – Apple to add HD Radio in future devices?

A recent Apple patent application could signal the company is looking to include an HD Radio feature in future iOS devices. An HD radio tuner would let devices scan radio broadcasts as well as do content-based searches for stations playing particular songs, genres, artists, and so on. According to AppleInsider , Apple’s patent would bring the trademarked wireless radio format, HD Radio, owned by iBiquity to future generations of iPhones, iPads, and iPods. The application details the potential user experience, stating, “enhanced metadata and searching can provide the listener the ability to refine station choices without having to listen at length to any particular station, and further can facilitate tagging broadcast tracks for subsequent access and/or purchase.” Similar tagging technology is already part of Apple’s iTunes Music strategy, appearing in HD Radio-enabled devices since they partnered with iBiquity in 2007.

itunes in the news – iTunes 9.2 is available for download

Apple has updated iTunes this morning, adding new features related to iPhone 4 syncing and iOS 4 compatibility. iTunes 9.2 arrives a week before the scheduled launch of both iPhone 4 and iOS 4. It contains three security patches and half a dozen new features. The free jukebox software lets you sync with iPhone 4 “to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go,” Apple wrote in release notes accompanying the 90+MB download.