Apple will begin to allow downloads of movies and TV shows through the iPhone, according to the hottest rumor --complete with supposed screenshots-- revealed just before a week-end. continued »

Many 3G devices on many carriers can download music and such over the air, but for EDGE devices like the iPhone this is a little less practical. Now there are over the air downloads via the iTunes Store for the iPhone, but you must be in a WiFi hot spot to take advantage of the service. With the addition of ... continued »

When NBC started making conciliatory gestures toward Apple back in January it looked as thought the network's TV shows might soon be back on iTunes.  Of course, that hasn't happened, and the two companies are still arguing over how media is priced and whether Apple is using, as many analysts suspect, iTunes as a loss-leader to pull in new iPod buyers.  ... continued »

The new build of iPhone OS 2.0 now features contact search.  Alleluia!  I have over 1,500 contacts I’ve been collecting over the past ten years.  After flicking through the list a few dozen times does get old.  Anyways, the search function is also included with the revised iPhone Simulator that comes with the SDK build 9M2158a, beta 3. continued »

After reading about the iPhone for a while, memorising facts from its spec-sheet is just an occupational hazard.  So, Apple's cellphone has a maximum screen resolution of 640 x 480 for compatible content... doesn't it?  Ars Technica say no, and they've been playing with video that encoded at 720 x 576, 25fps on both the iPhone and the iPod Touch, a figure ... continued »

Back when Steve Jobs announced the iPhone SDK, he told excited developers that the only applications Apple wouldn't be permitting through the AppStore were those illegal or pornographic.  Now that some of the dust has settled - and those 100,000+ coders sitting down in front of the SDK! - questions are being asked about just how accurate that statement was.  ... continued »

In a turn of events that almost seems too bizarre to be true, Russian journalist and 14-year Mac user Alex Patsay has written an open letter to Apple PR following what sounds to be a disastrous launch event in Moscow.  According to Patsay, Apple has added a 75-percent markup on iPods in Russia - taking a 16GB iPod Touch to ... continued »

Having yanked their content from iTunes after arguing with Apple over the prices charged for video - and accusing the company of slashing the cost of shows such as The Office and Scrubs so as to promote iPod sales - NBC are now apparently close to making up.  In a Financial Times report about network CEO Jeff Zucker, the NBC head-honcho suggests working relationships are beginning to be patched ... continued »

All signs are pointing to an announcement of iTunes movie rentals at Tuesday's Macworld Expo; that's the conclusion drawn after a Bloomberg report quoted "people familiar" with Apple's upcoming addition to the media download service.  Newcomers Warner Bros. and Fox will join existing studio partners Paramount, Walt Disney Co. and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. in making their films available for temporary ... continued »

Following their decision not to renew their contract with Apple over disagreements regarding iTunes pricing, NBC removed all of its content - including that of its affiliates - from the online store over the weekend.  Citing Apple's refusal to consider even "modest" demands, and suggesting that the company was slashing prices on video in order to increase iPod sales, NBC's ... continued »

So Frederick Black has formed another lawsuit against Apple. This one is regarding the notion that Apple has illegally tied the iPod to iTunes. Sure, you have to use iTunes to get your music onto your iPod/iPhone, but this case isn’t about that. This case is about the music being sold at the iTunes store being tied to the iPod and ... continued »

The eagle-eyed music lovers over at Ars Technica spotted some interesting fluctuations in iTunes pricing earlier this week, with some DRM-free "Plus" tracks being reduced to the same $0.99 as encrypted songs.  Now, Apple has officially announced that all iTunes Plus tracks will be priced this same amount, making good on Steve Jobs' pledge to do what he could to improve access ... continued »