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Apple launches iTunes Match website with setup guide

  Did you get a new iDevice for Christmas? Many people did, and now’s the time when they’re going to be setting up all their new apps and services. One Apple program that’s probably going to get a lot of traffic over the next few days is iTunes Match. iTunes Match launched last month, but many consumers are still a bit unclear as to what it…

How To: Sleep your iPod on a timer

This week Daniel demos how to set your iPod to turn off on a timer, so it doesn’t play after you’ve fallen asleep! Main site: http://www.todaysiphone.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/todaysiphone Follow Daniel on…

Shazam updated, now features LyricPlay

Shazam, the wildly popular iOS application for identifying music has just received an update. In case you aren’t familiar with Shazam, the app couldn’t be simpler. All you have to do is open the app and hold your phone in the vicinity of a speaker playing music. The app will ‘listen’ to about 30 seconds of the song, analyze the data it gathered and let…

Where’s iTunes Match?

Many exciting things were discussed at Apple’s October 4th “Let’s Talk iPhone” event. One such thing is the iCloud-based music service iTunes Match. For those that don’t know what iTunes Match is a service that allows you to stream all your music from the cloud without having to upload your entire library. According to Apple,  ”iTunes determines…

GarageBand released for the iPhone

After a few months of being iPad only, GarageBand finally made the switch to being a universal application. The app finally frees GarageBand as an iPad or Mac-only music creation app. The new universal application has the same amazing features that are found in the original version (plus the few listed below), but with support for a smaller screen. The…

Issues with “Steve Jobs” iBook, and a musical tribute to the man

According to MTV, the Flaming Lips will perform a tribute song to in honor of Mr. Jobs at MTV O Music Awards 2 on October 31 at 8:30pm PDT/11:30pm EST. The band is reportedly planning to play a cover of The Beatles’ “Revolution.” What’s more, the performance is set to be recorded with an iPad and broadcast on OMusicAwards.com. The song choice is…

iTunes Match settings appear in iOS 5; launch just around the corner?

Customers are reporting seeing iTunes Match references in the Settings app of iOS 5, which has led many people to believe the service will soon go live. More specifically, a toggle to turn iTunes Match has appeared in the Music settings in the Settings app. When I went to check this out on my iPhone 4, I initially didn’t see anything about iTunes Match….

iTunes store to further extend its reach into European Union – rumor

The iTunes store is rumored to be expanding to 10 new European Union countries very soon! First reported on in a Polish newspaper called Rzeczpospolita, some of the countries that will soon gain access to the wildly popular online store include Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Currently there are a total of 12 EU countries that do not have…

iOS 5 preview – some smaller features [VID]

Daniel’s been playing around with iOS 5 for a while now, and this week he takes a look at some of the smaller features that have come out of the woodwork in the past couple months. For some more iOS feature previews, check out iOS 5 hidden features part 1, part 2, and part 3. You can also check out our iOS 5 overview to see some main features in…

Songify for iPhone – Review [VID]

This week Daniel takes a quick look at the Songify iPhone application. Just speak a few words into your microphone and the app can turn it into a song! Songify is free in the iTunes app store. Main site: http://www.todaysiphone.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/todaysiphone Follow Daniel on…