iTunes

from appleinsider.com

A new version of Apple's iPhone Software could provide iPhone and iPod touch users with access to their home computer's entire iTunes media library while on the go without having to first download those media items through a traditional sync, a new company filing has revealed.

from macworld.co.uk

Apple remains the leading US music retailer The latest NPD MusicWatch figures confirm Apple's iTunes Store's US achievement of surpassing music sales at Wal-Mart earlier this year weren't a blip, but a trend.

from ilounge,com

In preparation for the rollout of the App Store and further expansion of its movie rental services, Apple has made a series of subtle changes to its iTunes Store listings for both iPod Games and movie rentals.

from appleinsider.com

Apple announced recently that customers on its iTunes Store have purchased and downloaded over five billion songs to date.

from appleinsider.com

In a direct challenge to Apple's dominant iTunes Store, music subscription service provider Napster on Tuesday launched a new a la carte download service filled with DRM-free tracks that are compatible with both the iPod and iPhone.

from ilounge.com

iTunify is an iTunes library manager that takes advantage of technologies like Spotlight and RegEx, making it a powerful iTunes assistant. It includes all the basic capabilities you might expect of such an app as well as the ability to carry out very complex actions (using RegEx, etc).

from wired.com

Come June, your iPod Touch and iPhone could double as a universal remote for your iTunes library. According to a TUAW tipster, new code found in the latest iPhone firmware release indicates that Apple is working on a new application called iControl that will let you connect wirelessly to local iTunes libraries and control videos, podcasts, music and even support shuffle playback.

from ilounge.com

Apple today announced that the iTunes Store has passed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US, based on the latest data from the NPD Group.

from ilounge.com

UK rock band Radiohead has launched a Make Your Own Remix initiative for its latest single, in cooperation with Apple’s iTunes and GarageBand.

from ilounge.com

A series of recently published Apple patent filings suggest that the company has developed a considerable digital fitness program for iTunes and touchscreen digital media devices, offering fitness training exercises, performance metrics, and a single integrated control screen with workout information and audio navigation.

from ilounge.com

Recent additions to Apple’s Special Deals section of the online Apple Store include a variety of interesting deals on refurbished iPod and Apple TV hardware, resulting in discounts of up to $50 off the cost of new models. Some of the offerings include:

from engadget.com

The subscription-based iTunes rumor has been around for what feels like eons, and apparently, it's rearing its always intriguing head once more. According to a report over at Financial Times, the suits in Cupertino are currently "in discussions" with major music outfits about a new model that could essentially "give customers free access to the entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its iPod and iPhone devices."

from ilounge.com

Though support for the feature was added to iTunes 7.4, iTunes Tagging remains one of the least-understood expansions of the iPod ecosystem—arguably, for good reason. Developed by Apple and implemented in new iPod speaker systems by companies such as Polk Audio and JBL, iTunes Tagging enables an HD Radio tuner to record information about the currently playing track, save it to an iPod, and let the iPod’s user easily find that track in the iTunes Store for purchase.

from ipodhacks.com

Eye-candy lovers take note, Forrest Briggs has updated his wonderfully psychedellic iTunes visualization plug-in, Ultragroovalicious, to version 1.3. It is indeed a sight to behold.

Available for Mac OS X and utilizing its powerful 3D Open GL graphics subsystem, Ultragroovalicious brings a graphical experience unlike any visualizer we have had the pleasure to rock-out to.

from ipodhacks.com

crispSofties has released iPod.iTunes v3.7.2. iPod.iTunes is a track / playlist sync assistant that saves time and effort by preventing the syncing of duplicate tracks from Mac to iPod.