In a move that is likely to make most of the iDB staff weep for joy, Starbucks and Apple have just started a new promotion. The deal allows Starbucks customers to download a free application as they sip on their beverage of choice.
Starbucks is a long-time Apple partner, and has offered free iTunes downloads in the past. But now it looks like the pair are ready to take the relationship to the next left, with the Starbucks App Pick of the Week...
It seems that in most markets, Apple can do no wrong, with competitors failing left and right. According to Macworld, the digital music business is no different, as Walmart has announced the closure of its iTunes music store competitor.
Walmart confirmed in a press release that they will kill their online music offering on August 29th...
The iTunes directory is a great way to browse, discover, and download podcasts. But, as of now, there is no way to subscribe to the podcast's feed directly from your iDevice. However, as always, there is an app for that.
iCatcher! by Joeisanerd, is a magnificent solution for downloading, streaming, subscribing to, and managing podcasts on iOS. If there is a specific feature that you are looking for in a podcast app, there is a good chance that it is already in iCatcher...
Apple has always limited users to a certain number of devices for authorization with a specific Apple ID. The rules and terms of multiple device syncing with an Apple ID have always been a little confusing, with the introduction of iCloud posing an even bigger problem for how purchased content can be distributed and synced across multiple devices.
Apparently, the system of Apple ID authorization isn't as smooth as we all thought it was. You're actually limited to 10 total devices for one Apple ID...
Last week we reported on a rumor that had surfaced suggesting Apple was preparing to launch a new cloud movie service. iTunes Replay would allow users to stream videos from Apple's servers and download them on multiple devices.
According to CNET, however, the gossip is "at best" premature. After speaking with multiple sources inside the film industry, the site can confirm that Apple is working on a video streaming service. But the project's no where close to finished...
Here is a surprising initiative from Orange, one of the UK's largest carrier. The company has started offering its customer one free movie rental a week via iTunes.
With Orange Film to Go, every week the company will select a new movie that customers can access simply by sending a text message to the carrier. Orange then sends the customer a promo code to redeem in iTunes...
Along with the release of iOS 5 Beta 5 earlier today, Apple released the latest beta version of iTunes, iTunes 10.5 Beta 5.
If you're not going to update your device to iOS 5 Beta 5 over-the-air, Apple recommends you first update via iTunes 10.5 Beta 4, and then update to iTunes 10.5 Beta 5.
Confused? Then read the following release notes:
Apple has been hard at work on their iTunes ecosystem over the last several weeks. They've enabled Automatic Downloads and added the ability to redownload previously purchased TV shows, and they don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
AppAdvice is reporting that they have been able to confirm that Apple is about to launch a new iTunes feature called iTunes Replay. The service will allow users to redownload purchased movies to multiple devices, and stream the video content via iCloud...
It's taken nine months, but the world finally has the same 90 second iTunes song previews that the United States gained way back in November 2010.
The change-over to the new and improved previews is currently underway, with not all songs yet sporting the full 90 seconds, though we suspect that's more of a technical thing than Apple only providing longer previews for certain tracks.
Those tracks that have been upgraded now offer previews that are three times longer than the previous 30 seconds...
It's no secret that iTunes is due for a UI upgrade, and this should come true with the release of iTunes 11. A reliable source of ours has stated that iTunes 11, the next major update to iTunes, will be revamped from the ground up.
The basic layout of the iTunes UI hasn't changed since the first version. This new update will have a completely different UI and better iCloud integration.
Along with the release of iOS 5 beta 4, Apple has also released iTunes 10.5 Beta 4. For some reason, everytime I connect my iPad 2 running iOS 5 Beta 3, I get an error message telling me that my iPad couldn't be synced with this version of iTunes because its software is too old.
What do you mean by "too old," iTunes? This iOS version is not even 2 weeks old. Maybe it just wants me to do an OTA update, but this is also a problem as it appears my iOS Beta 4 OTA download got stuck (and I'm not the only one having this issue)...
We've been hearing a lot of rumors lately about the possibility of Apple unveiling a 3G-capable iPod Touch this Fall. The move would actually make a lot of sense, considering it would enable the devices to download more applications and other iTunes media while out and about.
Apparently, Apple has been working on a software solution to the iPod Touch's Wi-Fi-only dilemma. 9to5Mac uncovered an interesting patent application in which engineers from Cupertino company describe a new method for making offline purchases...