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iTunes Store stories: 27 news summaries

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Tech Review

 New iTunes 
 a Lot Like 
 Old iTunes

No reason not to upgrade, but program needs a bigger revamp

Sep 10, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering if you should download iTunes 9, the latest big overhaul of Apple’s megapopular music manager? “Overall, I can’t think of a reason not to upgrade,” concludes Nick Mediati of PC World, who tried out the latest version, which includes features like Home Sharing and Genius... More »

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iTunes • Apple • iTunes Store • tech review

Jobs Takes Stage at Apple Event, Talks Health, iPods

Some talk of cancer, but mostly tech

Sep 9, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps as much speculation has surrounded the possible attendance of Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the company’s product event today as what the event will actually be about. The first question is answered, Bloomberg reports: Jobs has made his first public appearance since having a liver transplant during a... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • iTunes Store • consumer electronics • liver transplants • product launch • press event

(Newser) - The surge in Internet traffic yesterday as Michael Jackson fans searched for information about his death had a deep impact on the Web, Ars Technica reports. Sites as diverse as Twitter and the iTunes Store slowed to a crawl, but perhaps the most profound effect was on Google. The search... More »

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entertainment • music • social networking • Google • Internet • traffic • spam • death • iTunes Store • Michael Jackson • Twitter

(Newser) - Apple has sold 928 million programs to mobile users and plans to celebrate its billionth App Store download by awarding a random customer a huge haul of merchandise, CNET reports. The lucky customer will walk away with a MacBook Pro, a 32GB iPod Touch, and a $10,000 iTunes gift... More »

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iPhone • iTunes • Facebook • Apple • digital downloads • iTunes Store • iPod Touch • software applications • App Store • MacBook Pro • Crash Bandicoot

(Newser) - Faced with crumbling CD sales and a digital market without enough oomph to compensate, online music sellers are slashing prices to lure buyers, the Boston Globe reports. “It is the schoolyard crack dealer approach,” one analyst said. Amazon MP3 offers sought-after albums for $3.99, and others for... More »

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Internet • music industry • digital music • iTunes Store • Amazon MP3 • recording industry • falling prices

(Newser) - Apple has a lot of nifty apps for its iPhone, but apparently the novelty wears off in a hurry. A new analysis shows that many people download them, then promptly forget about them, Apple Insider reports. Just 20% of people use free apps the day after download; at the end... More »

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Apple • paid content • ad revenue • iTunes Store • iPhone applications • mobile devices • Pinch Media

(Newser) - A 9-year-old Singapore boy has created a drawing application for the iPhone that is popular around the world, the Electric New Paper reports. Lim Ding Wen reworked one of his existing 20 programs for the touchscreen gadget. “I wrote the program for my younger sisters, who like to draw,... More »

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computer programming • Singapore • game • iTunes Store • iPhone applications • child • drawing • Lim Ding Wen

iTunes to Sell Music Without Copy Protection

Prices change:
They'll range from $0.69 to $1.29

Jan 6, 09 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple will remove DRM anti-piracy software from the music it sells on the iTunes store, the New York Times reports. As part of a new deal reached between Apple, Sony BMG, the Universal Music Group and the Warner Music Group, songs will be DRM-free and will be priced differently. New... More »

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music • music downloads • iTunes • Apple • digital downloads • iTunes Store • Macworld • Amazon

And Now,
a Tune From
Our Sponsor

MySpace Music enlists advertisers to enable free downloads

Sep 15, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The soon-to-launch MySpace Music service will consist mostly of sponsored streaming and downloads, Wired reports. MySpace will likely not start up its own pay-download service, along the lines of iTunes, instead maintaining its partnership with Amazon’s online store. Critics worry MySpace’s rather thin roster of major-label partnerships will... More »

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social networking • music downloads • iTunes Store • Internet advertising • music label • streaming content • corporate sponsorship • MySpace Music

OPINION

Amazon's On-Demand Video Good, Not Great: Mossberg

Streaming service works well; selection could be better

Sep 11, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon’s new Video on Demand service works well, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal, although the selection of titles could be better. The service allows users to individually purchase movies and TV to stream, with most rentals lasting 24 hours. The videos are stored on an Amazon... More »

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television • Internet • Walt Mossberg • iTunes • video on demand • Netflix • iTunes Store • Hulu • streaming content • Amazon.com • Amazon

Apple Touts New iPods, but Stock Stumbles

New gizmos thin—as
is Jobs, who pokes fun at alleged health crisis

Sep 9, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs unveiled an overhauled line of Apple gadgets today—thinner iPod Nano and Touch devices—and a shiny new deal with NBC, but not before spoofing reports of his poor health, Reuters notes. Borrowing a line from Mark Twain, the Apple chief and cancer survivor flashed a message on... More »

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Steve Jobs • NBC • Apple • iPod Nano • iTunes Store • iPod Touch

 Labels Flee iTunes
 to Push Album Sales

Record execs dislike Apple's singles-friendly policy

Aug 28, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Record labels have begun yanking their artists’ work from the iTunes, reports the Wall Street Journal, saying they can make more money selling intact albums than 99-cent singles downloads. Last year Atlantic Records kept Kid Rock's Rock 'n Roll Jesus album off the online shelves; when that album sold a... More »

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music industry • record sales • iTunes Store • Kid Rock • The Eagles • album sales • Estelle

ANALYSIS

Amazon's New Video Service Part Netflix, Part YouTube

Movies, TV shows will stream directly computer, no huge download required

Jul 17, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon entered the streaming video tangle today with Amazon Video on Demand, a service that resembles Netflix and Hulu far more than the company’s Unbox service, Ars Technica notes. While Unbox functioned on a principle similar to the iTunes Store, Amazon Video will stream movies and TV shows directly... More »

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YouTube • Web 2.0 • Netflix • iTunes Store • Hulu • streaming content • Amazon.com • Unbox

Wal-Mart Looks for Better Return on CDs

Uber-retailer plans to trim selection of artists, titles

Jun 9, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the country's leading brick-and-mortar CD seller, Wal-Mart occupies a special place in the music industry, earning perks like exclusive releases of CDs by bands like Journey and, soon, AC/DC. But with sales of physical CDs in freefall, even Wal-Mart is considering cutting the number of titles and artists its... More »

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music industry • music downloads • CDs • iTunes Store • Wal-Mart • AC/DC • Journey

Broke California May Tax Beer, iTunes, Sex Toys

Partisan battle heats up as budget shortfall looms

May 9, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A $1.80 tax on every six-pack of beer. An iTunes sales tax. A 25% tax on sex toys and pornographic entertainment. These are just some of the more creative measures put forth by California's Democratic lawmakers to close a budget shortfall estimated at $20 billion, the Los Angeles Times ... More »

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California • Democrats • Republican • taxes • iTunes • beer • iTunes Store • sex toys

Audio Books Lose Copy Protection

Major publishers' downloads can be played on all devices

Mar 3, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Some major book publishers are planning to remove anticopying protections from digital audio books, allowing customers who download them to transfer the files between their computers and portable players. The world’s biggest publisher, Random House, will offer all its audio books as unrestricted MP3s this month, reports the More »

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online retailers • DRM free music • iPod • copyright • digital downloads • DRM • iTunes Store • portable media players • MP3s • Random House • Penguin Group • Simon & Schuster • audio books

iTunes Store Now No. 2
Music Retailer

Apple's baby takes
back seat only
to Wal-Mart

Feb 26, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - iTunes is the world's No. 2 music retailer, a ranking that includes stores that sell CDs. The reason is a combination of a modest increase in digital music sales and a sharp dive in CD sales, so the news isn't much to celebrate for the music industry. And kids are... More »

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music downloads • iTunes • CDs • digital music • iTunes Store • Wal-Mart

Apple Wants Slice of Movie Rental Biz

Fox deal presages plans to shake up online distribution

Dec 27, 07 11:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple is getting ready to formally announce the launch of its online movie rental business, the AP reports. Fox is already on board, as the FT reported yesterday, and other studios are expected to follow in making their movies available for rent through iTunes. Apple's also planning a widespread licensing... More »

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online media • iTunes • Apple • digital downloads • Fox • iTunes Store • film studio • movie rentals • movies

Amazon Gets Funky With Warner Music

DRM-free iTunes competitor continues to attract big labels

Dec 27, 07 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Amazon’s burgeoning mp3 service landed another big fish today, adding Warner Music’s catalog to its online store. The Amazon shop aims to compete with Apple’s iTunes, selling songs for 89 cents as opposed to Apple’s 99 cents and without digital rights management software that makes sharing... More »

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music industry • Apple • DRM free music • digital music • DRM • Warner Music • iTunes Store • Amazon MP3 • Amazon.com

Radiohead Download Deal Set to End

Monday's last chance
to pay what you want; iTunes may be option

Dec 6, 07 7:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Radiohead is set to lay to rest its pay-what-you-will offer, which lets fans download the recently released album "In Rainbows" for as much, or (more likely) as little as they like. The promo ends Monday, after which the album will only be available on CD or record, Wired reports—... More »

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music downloads • Apple • iTunes Store • Radiohead • MP3

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