Apple just released the new iPod Shuffle. Honestly, I’m a little shocked with the lack of fanfare on this one. Where are the flyers, posters and marching bands? Anyway, the next generation is here. Aside from being continuing to be the smallest iPod in the product line, what else is new? First off, the redesigned [...]
If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you’ve probably noticed that one of the downsides of the app-enabling firmware 2.0 is the lengthy process of backing up your device every time you sync. Depending on what you have installed, you could be waiting half an hour or more. Thankfully the folks over at [...]
Those of you who have read our hands on review of iTunes 8 may remember a bit of a complaint I had when it came to AppleTV. You see, while iTunes 8 introduced HD programming to the iTunes Store, none of that HD goodness could be streamed to your AppleTV. Now, thanks to firmware 2.2, [...]
It was over before you could even tell your friends about it. Yesterday, Apple threatened to shut down iTunes in response to an upcoming decision that could raise prices for the songs that it sells. Today, the decision has been made: no changes in the royalty rate will be made. The three-member board that sets [...]
Aside from organizing music for your iPod, iTunes has proven that buying songs from an online store doesn’t have to be a serious cash drain. At 99 cents per song, tracks are a bargain, plus it gives people the chance to purchase only the titles they want to listen to. It’s a great alternative over [...]
Sure iTunes 8 may have changed the way folks do things on the Apple side of the street, but Microsoft wasn’t content to let them have all of the groovy news this week. 3.0 ushers in a number of new changes — the biggest amongst those? Zune Gaming. Once you complete the lengthy update process [...]
Looking to get iTunes 8.0? Better hold off on that idea if you’re using Windows Vista. Users of Microsoft’s latest operating system are reporting that the new version of iTunes is causing blue screens of death. I guess that’s one way to describe a killer app. As soon as an iPod or iPhone is plugged [...]
For a lot of Canadians, the iTunes Store has revolutionized the way we watch TV. Whether we do it on our iPod’s, on our computers, or on AppleTV, a lot of us are catching up on our favorite shows courtesy of Apple. The next big step that many of us had been waiting for? HD [...]
Getting used to iTunes the first time around can be a bit of a daunting task. The list view, search, and sorting options are a little bit different than anything else on the market, and that’s what makes it so great. But what about iTunes-initiates who might find the system a little daunting? Enter Grid [...]
Of all the recent additions to iTunes made with it’s recent 8.0 upgrade, the biggest has to be Genius. Genius evaluates your music collection track by track, sends the information to Apple and comes back with a generated playlist based on your own music collection. Theoretically, playing something from an early Peter Gabriel album and [...]
