Tag Archives: iTunes

Beta software update brings iTunes Radio to Apple TV

During Apple’s iTunes Radio announcement during WWDC, the company revealed that the new streaming music service and Pandora competitor would be coming to Apple TV via a software update soon. For users of the device, we have good news: the beta is now out, and the software brings the streaming service as well as a new Conference Room Display mode, which…

About 1 million new iTunes accounts are activated every two days

iTunes is one of the largest user bases in the world, with its numbers coming only in second to that of Facebook. Generating more revenue than any other tech company’s, Horace Dediu of Asymco tweeted a chart (above) showing iTunes account growth, and estimated that an average of 500,000 accounts are activated each day. Do some quick and simple math and…

Cool iOS 7 feature: Redeem iTunes Gift Cards using your camera

An awesome feature – also available on Mac since iTunes 11 launched – has made its way to iOS 7. If you purchase a iTunes Gift Card, instead of redeeming it by typing in the long collection of random numbers and letters, you can now use your iPhone’s camera to scan the code. To use it in iOS 7 you open up the App Store app, hit Redeem and you’ll the…

Keynote from WWDC 2013 now available for download through iTunes

For those of you that haven’t heard (and at this point that is probably none of you), there were some pretty big announcements made yesterday during they keynote speech of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. New Macs, new OS X and iOS versions were all in tow. Up until now, however, there has been no way to save the entire keynote to your…

iOS 7 first looks & hands on [VID]

I’ve only had the pleasure of using iOS 7 for a few hours now, but I must admit that I’m impressed. The redesign really extends to every level of the operating system – from the smallest detail (like the live clock icon) to the biggest changes (Control Center), everything feels complete, well thought out, and totally uniform. It’s still “iPhone” enough…

WWDC 2013 roundup: iOS 7, OS X Mavericks, new Macs, & more! [VID]

Apple announced a ton of great things at this year’s WWDC keynote address. Our favorite fruit company started off strong by debuting updated MacBook Air models that boast 40% faster graphics and a crazy boost in battery life (9 hours for the 11-inch model and 12 hours for the 13-inch model). The ultra portable laptops are powered by Intel’s 4th-gen…

Apple announces iTunes Radio

Apple has announced its long anticipated music streaming service, iTunes radio at WWDC 2013. The service seems to fall in line with the already-established services such as Pandora and Spotify. It’s free for all, and will feature adverts for normal customers, but will be ad-free for iTunes Match users. The service is to come built into iOS 7 on the…

Final Fantasy Tactics iOS app half-price until June 12

If you’re a fan of Final Fantasy, listen up! Square Enix has slashed the price of its Final Fantasy Tactics strategy game in half, lasting from now until June 12. You can now snag the iPad version for $8.99 and the iPhone/iPod Touch version for $7.99. What’s more, the developer has added some much-need improvements, including better graphics, iCloud…