inquisitrlogo

Posts Tagged ‘ iTunes ’

CBS Shows Coming To iTunes For $.99 [Rumor]

CBS Shows Coming To iTunes For $.99 [Rumor]

CBS has announced that they will start offering at least some of their TV shows via iTunes for Apple's requested $.99 per episode pricing. The new prices come just in time for the Apple iPad's launch, although CBS ... continue
The facts about those 99cent TV shows on the web – it’s gonna be expensive

The facts about those 99cent TV shows on the web – it’s gonna be expensive

As broadband get faster and more people are switching their viewing habits to the web television networks are beginning to seriously look at moving their television shows to services like iTunes. A lot of noise has been ... continue
iTunes 9.0.3 Update Released

iTunes 9.0.3 Update Released

Apple has today pushed out iTunes 9.0.3, the latest update to its popular music player and iPod/ iPhone tool. As the numbering might suggest, the update is a minor one and tackles a range of smaller bugs that ... continue
Magazine rivals to join forces for iTunes-like magazine stand

Magazine rivals to join forces for iTunes-like magazine stand

After writing about how newspapers seem hellbent to act like a bunch of lemmings headed over a cliff under the rallying cry of Rupert Murdoch it is almost a pleasure to write about a bunch of magazine ... continue
iTunes Users Reporting “Network Connection Timed Out” Error Message

iTunes Users Reporting “Network Connection Timed Out” Error Message

Apple may be having service difficulties with iTunes Sunday with some users reporting the popular music player is offering a "iTunes network connection timed out" error message. According to previous instances of the error message, it usually occurs ... continue
iPod Feature Request: Intelligent Listening Transference

iPod Feature Request: Intelligent Listening Transference

Over the last few months, I’ve become a fan and supporter of NPR, a not-for-profit organization in America dedicated to the production and distribution of “noncommercial news, talk and entertainment programming”, distributed nationally via public radio member ... continue
AVG decides iTunes is the Small.BOG virus

AVG decides iTunes is the Small.BOG virus

Users of popular free Windows anti-virus software AVG have been in for a surprise in the last 24 hours after the software started identifying iTunes files as a virus. According to warning messages received by AVG users, iTunes.dll ... continue
iTunes Goes DRM-Free, Changes Pricing System

iTunes Goes DRM-Free, Changes Pricing System

Apple has finally decided to heed the calls and pull all Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection from its iTunes tracks. The decision, announced at the Macworld Expo today, will be fully in effect by the end of March. ... continue
Yahoo! Music tops most visited music site in Japan

Yahoo! Music tops most visited music site in Japan

A study by comScore revealed that nearly 40 percent of the Japanese online population visited an entertainment site in August. Yahoo! Music led as favorite with 7.3 million visitors, followed by Sony Connect with 3 million ... continue
Consumers Convince Wal-Mart to Keep DRM Servers

Consumers Convince Wal-Mart to Keep DRM Servers

Wal-Mart has changed course and decided to keep its DRM servers up and running, according to an e-mail posted at Engadget. The company had announced late last month that it would shut the servers down, meaning anyone who ... continue
Weird Al Embraces Modern Music Model

Weird Al Embraces Modern Music Model

Leave it to Weird Al to figure out how to embrace the immediacy of the digital age. The parody-happy singer has announced he's going to start releasing his new songs online track-by-track, as they're completed, rather ... continue
Apple not going to close iTunes store [obvious]

Apple not going to close iTunes store [obvious]

The Copyright Royalty Board has voted to maintain the existing rate of the royalty payments paid to music publishers and songwriters. The National Music Publishers Association had asked the board to increase the royalty payment to 15c per ... continue
Blu-ray down, DVD sales flat: a crisis in consumption?

Blu-ray down, DVD sales flat: a crisis in consumption?

New figures released show sales of Blu-ray movies are declining at a time where DVD sales figures are at best flat or worse in trouble after years of huge growth and massive profits. No one is calling ... continue
iTunes 8 = EPIC FAIL

iTunes 8 = EPIC FAIL

I've been an Apple fan boy for nearly two years. In that time we've acquired 3 Macs (a Mac Pro, Macbook Pro and Macbook) two iPhones and an Apple TV. I purchased and love iWork, I use ... continue
Everyone needs to calm down about Internet Caps

Everyone needs to calm down about Internet Caps

Comcast's decision to implement a 250gb data cap on users continues to drive a ton of angst among American early adopters who believe the sky is falling. The latest round comes from Roku, makers of the Netflix ... continue
BBC Preparing to Take on iTunes

BBC Preparing to Take on iTunes

Watch out, iTunes: The BBC's getting into the online music game, and with a unique twist in mind. BBC Worldwide has revealed plans to launch an Internet-based music download service in competition with Apple. The store will ... continue
Hey China: The Olympics Haven’t Helped Your Image

Hey China: The Olympics Haven’t Helped Your Image

It was meant to be the event that showed the world how China had evolved, but the latest news coming out of Beijing this final Friday of the Olympics only adds to the list of newly exposed ... continue
iTunes Movies comes to Australia and New Zealand

iTunes Movies comes to Australia and New Zealand

Apple has announced that movies are now available on the iTunes Store in Australia and New Zealand. The initial offering includes over 700 films for rent or purchase from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The ... continue
iPhone Activation Proving Impossible

iPhone Activation Proving Impossible

Apple appears to be overwhelmed with new iPhone subscribers. New owners trying to activate their devices are running into a bevy of problems with the iTunes-run activation site -- and are thus being left with useless ... continue
Apple Launching New Movie Service In England

Apple Launching New Movie Service In England

Apple has scored a series of new deals that'll bring movie download services to England. The company is teaming up with Disney, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, and Warner Brothers to offer the studios' films through its U.K. iTunes ... continue
HBO Considers Subscription-Free Access

HBO Considers Subscription-Free Access

NBC may be out, but it now looks like HBO could be in when it comes to show sales on iTunes. Portfolio.com quotes HBO insiders as saying the network is "close to announcing a deal" to offer its ... continue