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 download, priced at $3.99 for 24hrs.
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iTunes rumored to get $3.99 movie rentals
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 download, priced at $3.99 for 24hrs.
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NBC pulls shows from iTunes following contract breakdown
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 withdrawal means Apple has lost its largest partner for digital ... continued »
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Another dumb lawsuit against Apple
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 about how music from other online stores can’t be put ... continued »
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iTunes DRM-free ‘Plus’ tracks reduced to $0.99
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 to non-DRM music.
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iTunes WiFi Music Store Starbucks button active in NYC and Seattle
So yesterday was the launch day of the new Starbucks and Apple corporate whoring deal. According to John Fischetti, Starbucks are “every block up in this bitch” in NYC so he had plenty of opportunity to give it a go.
And so he did, he says that once he connected to the Starbucks’ WiFi and opened the iTunes WiFi Store app, the buttons at the bottom slid over for a Starbucks ... continued »
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ReQuest NetSync syncs iTunes
Well if you have a lot of money, enough to be in the market for a custom home-theater install or other type of networked music management system, and you use iTunes heavily, ReQuest has your back. Or more precisely your back-up.
Their new NetSync technology that is applicable as an update is available for most of their audio based systems and it allows you to use iTunes but keep everything synced ... continued »
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Starbucks has tracks to pass out
October 2nd will be the launch of the Starbucks and Apple Wi-Fi iTunes Store partnership deal. The program will roll out in New York (city? State?) and Seattle and Starbucks will be passing out Song of the Day cards as well as a couple other promotions.
The Song of the Day cards will score you one free track from the iTunes Store, ranging from Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and Dave Matthews. ... continued »
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