iTunes reaches 10 Billion songs sold milestone
The iTunes store, now the biggest selling music retailer in North America, announced today that music fans have now purchased and downloaded over ten billion songs from the store in its almost seven year history.
The store, which opened on April 28, 2003, took almost three years to sell its first billion songs but is now selling a billion songs every four months.
Apple purges over 5,000 adult themed apps from app store
Apple is reported to have removed over 5,000 adult themed applications from its iTunes app store after consumers began complaining about the apps containing sexually suggestive material.
The purge, which appears to have begun in the last several days, has led to the removal of apps which feature photos of women in bikinis and lingerie in provocative poses.
Apple releases iTunes 9.0.3
Apple has released iTunes 9.0.3, a maintenance release which addresses a number of bugs found in previous versions of iTunes 9.
Important bug fixes includes: no longer ignoring your “Remember password for purchases” setting; fixing problems when syncing Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod; fixes a problem of not recognizing when an iPod is connected; fixing various issues which affect stability and performance.
Apple app store tops 3 billion downloads
Eighteen months ago, while the consumer electronics industry was abuzz with the release of the 3G iPhone, Apple also introduced new iTunes featuring something called the App store.
Today Apple announced that iPod and iPhone users have now downloaded more than three billion apps from the store worldwide.
HD Movies now available from iTunes Canada
Apple this week began offering Canadian iTunes customer’s high definition movies for rent or purchase. Previously, Apple had only offered HD movies in Canada through Apple TV.
New release HD movies at the iTunes Canada Movie store will cost $24.99 to purchase and $5.99 to rent.
Warner TV programs now on iTunes Canada
Warner Home Entertainment this week announced that some of its most popular shows, including Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and Vampire Diaries are now available on the iTunes Store in Canada.
The shows will become available the day after their original television broadcast and will be available in both Standard and High Definition.
HMV Canada launches online music store
Canada’s largest traditional retailer of music, HMV Canada announced yesterday that it had opened its own online music store.
The company says it will offer over a million songs in the MP3 format, free of any copyright protection.
Apple app store now offers 100,000 programs
Sixteen months ago, while the consumer electronics industry was abuzz with the release of the 3G iPhone, Apple also introduced new iTunes featuring something called the App store.
At the time, Apple noted that users could purchase and download over 500 third-party applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Today the company has announced that users can now purchase and download over 100,000 apps for their iPhone and iPod Touch.
