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Apple wins patent for "Techniques and systems for supporting podcasting"

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 22nd, 2012)

The US Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple another handful of patents this week, according to Patently Apple. Among this group is a patent (US 8,245,924) that describes "Techniques and systems for supporting podcasting." These techniques ...

Third-party podcast apps return to desktop iTunes search

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 20th, 2012)

According to a report in CNET, Apple has restored third-party podcast apps to the desktop version of iTunes. Users who search for a podcast listening app will now retrieve a list of all available apps, not just Apple's official Podcasts app. This ...

Apple calls Dept. of Justice settlement proposal unlawful

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 16th, 2012)

Apple is making it known that it will not accept the ebook settlement terms proposed by the Department of Justice, says a report in Paid Content. Under the DOJ's proposal, Apple would have to sever its current contracts and renegotiate new ones ...

Apple updates iTunes Festival London 2012 app

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 14th, 2012)

Just because the Olympics are over doesn't mean there's not a lot of things to do in London -- the iTunes Festival, for one. Today Apple updated its app for the festival. iTunes Festival London 2012 version 3.5 adds additional performance and ...

iTunes U opens up limited accounts to K-12 teachers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 26th, 2012)

During its Q3 2012 earnings conference call, Apple revealed that the quarter was its best yet for educational sales of the Mac and the iPad. To capitalize on this expansion into education, Apple updated iTunes U and now allows K-12 teachers to ...

Apple rolls out iTunes movies in the Cloud to UK, Australia, Canada, more

by Michael Grothaus (Jul 19th, 2012)

Earlier today, Apple rolled out iTunes Match to Hungary and Poland, but now it appears the company has also started expanding iCloud's media offerings to countries that already have the iTunes Match services. Here in the UK, Apple has expanded ...

Canadian Supreme Court rules no separate copyright fee for iTunes previews, game downloads

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 13th, 2012)

The Canadian Supreme court ruled on two copyright cases that affect music previews in iTunes and video game downloads. According to a report in Paid Content, the Court upheld the Copyright Board's decision that the 30- to 90-second audio previews ...

New Food & Drink App Store category now live

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 13th, 2012)

Finding apps to help you cook and serve up drinks just got a lot easier thanks to Apple's new Food & Drink category. Announced last week by Apple, Food & Drink is now live in both the desktop version of iTunes and the iOS App Store on ...

EU to ease licensing rules for iTunes, other digital music stores

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 12th, 2012)

The European Union is looking to make it easier for Apple to sell music across the entire EU at once. Currently, music copyrights are issued on a country-by-country basis, so users can only purchase songs from their home country. But an effort ...

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview ready for rent from iTunes

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 3rd, 2012)

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview hit Landmark theaters last year and made a second run again in May of this year. Now, the documentary is available on iTunes. The 1:12 film captured a 1995 interview of Jobs conducted by tech journalist Robert X. ...

Bloomberg: Overhauled iTunes to improve sharing

by Steven Sande (Jun 28th, 2012)

According to a Bloomberg article posted today, Apple is planning to overhaul iTunes by the end of 2012, adding iCloud integration and new features for sharing music. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg staffers that the iCloud integration is ...

iTunes Store opens in Hong Kong, Taiwan and 10 other Asia-Pacific territories

by Steven Sande (Jun 27th, 2012)

Our Apple-loving compatriots on the west side of the Pacific Ocean have been able to purchase the latest in iPhone and iPad software from the App Store for a while, but believe it or not, they've been shut out of the iTunes Store. Apple has just ...

Standalone podcast app from Apple coming to iOS 6

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jun 15th, 2012)

Not long after the iOS 6 beta was released, inquiring listeners wanted to know, what happened to podcasts? AllThingsD's Peter Kafka appears to have the answer: Apple is planning a standalone app for podcasts in iOS 6. This follows a move by ...

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan says iTunes, Facebook "killing rock"

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 15th, 2012)

Have you ever heard of the old adage about the dog that bites the hand that feeds it? Someone should share that age-old wisdom with Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. Speaking to the Antiquiet, Corgan laments the pacification of the current ...

Time, Inc. will sell its magazines on Apple's Newsstand

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 14th, 2012)

Laura Lang, CEO of Time, Inc. and Eddy Cue, Apple's VP for Internet software and service, confirmed to The New York Times that Time Inc.'s magazine lineup is coming to the iPhone and iPad. All of Time's magazines including People, Sports ...

Next release of iTunes may kill off Ping

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 12th, 2012)

Ping was announced by Steve Jobs during Apple's Fall 2010 music event and launched that same day. Despite a few early successes with the product, the social network never caught on with Apple users and a recent report from AllThingsD suggests it ...