Apple has released iTunes 10.5.1 which brings along a few minor fixes but also gives users access to iTunes Match, a feature in iTunes that users can subscribe to for $24.99 annually. It’s listed as a beta feature, and beta subscribers are warned that their iCloud libraries will be deleted at the end of the beta. To thank beta testers for their participation, Apple is offering them an additional three months on their subscription.
Sirius/XM has finally come to the iPhone, giving you access to more than 120 channels, anytime and anywhere you want. You can listen to the songs from the app or you can even click a song to buy it straight from iTunes. It comes with a 7 day trial so you can test the airwaves. After that, the service will cost you $3 a month.
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Apple’s App Store has just hit a whopping one billion downloads. No other mobile application store can claim such success. Impressive, to say the least.
We’ve been given the ability to rent a movie from iTunes in high def before but were never able to buy it. That’s now changed so all you HD junkies that want to build a digital library, this may be the best way to do so. (more…)
Apple’s unveiled the new iPod Shuffle — half the size of its predecessor but boy does it pack a punch. The 4GB iPod Shuffle features VoiceOver technology, which enables the Shuffle to speak your song titles, artists and playlist names. There’s no screen, as the new kid on the block is wrapped in a new aluminum case in silver or black. Plus, it’s got a built-in stainless steel clip for maximum wearability.
Did we mention it’s available now?
Buy It: $79 for 4GB at Apple
We all use iTunes now and some media devices are really stepping up their game as far as functionality and usability are concerned. That’s lead to people ditching their iPod or iPhone and picking up something like a Blackberry. Suckers. Nonetheless, iTunes is still the go-to application for digital media viewing/sharing.
Gizmodo’s got a ton of hacks that allow you to sync your iTunes with non-Apple devices and even media sharing on your local network. Read the post here.
There are over a dozen photography apps for the iPhone in the App Store but this is by far the easiest to use and most efficient. For just $1, you can mask your picture with any of the 7 filters that Nevercenter‘s CameraBag offers. Filters include “Cinema”, which creates film-like widescreen stills and “Mono,” which smoothly grades the photo from black to white.
Available now at the App Store for $1
Apple’s Cover Flow on iTunes and the iPhone has always appealed to us but for those of you that still buy CDs or want a unique way to display your current collection, iShelf is for you.
There’s nothing big in this firmware update for the iPhone, except for improved stability of Safari and an image viewing issue that’s been resolved. Head to iTunes to download it now.
iPhone users can rejoice because there’s something for us at MacWorld this year. Apple’s announced that you will now be able to preview and download iTunes tracks right from your iPhone over 3G or EDGE. As you may know already, downloading music from iTunes through the iPhone was only available with WiFi. (more…)
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