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  Talk about unnecessary hype. Apple’s teaser yesterday for us was to bring Beatles on iTunes. Frankly, not as memorable for me but it sure is an unforgettable day for Steve Jobs (who is a big Beatles fan). Nevertheless, starting today, Beatles’ 13 remastered studio albums along with iTunes LPs are available on the iTunes [...]

  Apple is promising to unveil something unforgettable for iTunes users tomorrow. As cryptic as always, Apple’s webpage claims that tomorrow is a day we’ll never forget, without divulging any more info. Free music for life is something I’ll never forget but Apple surely won’t announce anything on that lines. Perhaps something related to Ping? [...]

  Apple’s iTunes 10 software is now available for download. The latest iteration is a major release as it brings a lot of new things to the table. The first and foremost is the integration of Ping – a social network for iTunes users. Ping allows users to follow or be followed by anyone (or [...]

  Apple has released a minor update of iOS for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone and iPod touch and 3.2.2 for iPad patches the PDF exploit that is used by Jailbreakme. Although it’s a good thing from the security standpoint, updating to the latest iOS will render browser-based jailbreaking ineffective. [...]

  Apple’s App Store was somewhat compromised this weekend where a developer managed to take 42 of the 50 top spots in the books category with fake content. The developer, Thuat Nguyen was ousted from the App Store developer program for fraudulent activities and Apple assures that no data is shared during the download. However, [...]

  Apple’s iPad goes on sale this Saturday and to ensure smooth transfer of content to user’s latest shiny device, Apple has released an update to its iTunes software. The v9.1 brings in support for iPad and iBook that will allow users to buy and sync e-books for the tablet. Additionally, users now have the [...]

  Apple’s very successful iTunes Music store will be reaching 10 billion song downloads soon and to celebrate the iconic milestone, Apple is giving away a $10,000 worth of iTunes Gift Card to one lucky user. iTunes users above 13 can enter into the countdown contest by submitting this form or buy a song from [...]

  Apple’s cat and mouse game with Palm continues. iTunes has been updated, taking it to v9.0.2 and expectedly breaking Pre sync yet again. As for other improvements related to Apple products, you get support for Apple TV’s latest firmware, improved look, improved iTunes store looks, support to organize iPhone and iPod Touch home screens, [...]

  It took around nine months for Apple to pass the first billion mark but the second billion has come in a pretty quick time, 5 months to be precise. Today Apple’s App Store passed over 2 billion downloads with more than 85,000 apps on display. The surge in the downloads was possible because of [...]

  UPDATE: iPhone OS 3.1 is available for download. Apple today announced OS 3.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch users. In addition to bug fixes, the OS now includes Genius recommendations for the App Store and ringtones that could be bought from the store for $1.29 each. The OS will be available for free to [...]

  Last week, Mediamemo hit the nail by suggesting an Apple event for September 7 week and now its affiliate site, Digital Daily has got the exact date. According to their source close to the company, the event will take place on September 9 (that’s 09-09-09) in San Francisco and will be music-centric. It means [...]

  Palm has released webOS 1.1 software update for the Pre that brings back the sync support for the latest iTunes 8.2.1. How did Palm manage to spoof iTunes is confined to their secret hacking lab walls but nevertheless, the update is sure to bring joys to many Pre users. In addition to the iTunes [...]

  It was on the cards. Apple has released iTunes 8.2.1 that fixes some bugs but more importantly clamps down support for non-Apple devices like Palm Pre. “iTunes 8.2.1 is a free software update that provides a number of important bug fixes. It also disables devices falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre. [...]

  Apple is sticking to its two week cycle for the iPhone OS 3.0 beta releases. They have seeded the fourth build of its upcoming iPhone OS. The changes are not known for now. Apple also let loose a pre-release copy of iTunes 8.2 that is required for the activation of latest beta build. Similar [...]

  Looks like Apple is turning less authoritative. Macrumors is reporting that over the last 24 hours few 3rd party web browsers have made an entry into the App Store. Though there is no official announcement from the big guy, these applications were included along with their original submission dates. Previously Apple rejected browser applications [...]