Palm calls Apple’s bluff on media syncing
On Tuesday, Apple warned of unsupported third-party media players syncing with iTunes. On Wednesday, Palm called Apple’s bluff. And the poker game continues. More: continued here
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Apple reminds Palm Pre owners what ‘unsupported’ means
In a tech note posted Tuesday, Apple reminded Palm Pre users who are currently able to sync their devices with iTunes that such capabilities may disappear in future upgrades. More: continued here
Ripping and burning CDs with iTunes
You remember CDs, right? Those silvery discs you played music from before you owned an iPod? Yeah, those. Here’s a reminder of what iTunes can do with these discs. More: continued here
In preparation for iPhone 3.0, Apple posts iTunes 8.2
Apple on Monday released iTunes 8.2, an update to its music jukebox software and online store interface for the Mac and Windows. It’s available for download through the Software Update system preference. More: continued here
Opinion: What’s wrong with Apple TV
The Apple TV should be iTunes for the television, with the emphasis on managing digital content you own. Instead, MacJournals.com argues, Apple’s set-top box feels more like the iTunes Store for your television — it seems to exist just to sell you more content. More: continued here
Clipstart, for all your video-organizing needs
Riverfold Software’s Clipstart is to video clips what iTunes is to music, or iPhoto is to digital pictures. It’s a handy one-stop shop for keeping track of all the video clips you film. More: continued here
Apple briefs group of workers on wi-fi iPhone movie and television downloads
The iPhone three.0 operating system free up will include new beef up for direct downloads of movie and television content from the iTunes retailer, consistent with folks familiar with Apple’s inside training materials. more: continued here
Apple Relents, Adds ‘Pornographic’ E-Book Reader
By Charlie Sorrel Apple has finally approved the gorgeous-looking e-book reader, Eucalyptus, for the iTunes App Store. The application was previously banned for pornographic reasons: not because it contained objectionable material but because it could … More: continued here
iTunes May Form an Alliance with Sirius
Speculation has been that Sirius XM would wait until early June to introduce its new iPhone and iPod application. Investors need wait no more, for the day is finally here! What is most interesting is that this application seems to not be part of a single Sirius XM application, but rather as exclusive content to…
Mac News Briefs: BravoTunes puts iTunes info in menu bar
BravoBug Software released BravoTunes, a free iTunes add-on for the menu bar. Realmac Software also updated its LittleSnapper screenshot utility, while SecureMac hardened its MacScan anti-spyware software against new threats to OS X users. More: continued here
10 best iPhone games for hardcore gamers
If you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, you’ve probably browsed or bought from the iTunes Store. With over 35,000 downloads currently available, finding the quality in all that quantity is growing increasingly difficult, frustrating and costly. More: continued here
Red Laser: The First Accurate iPhone Barcode Scanner
Red Laser, which has just hit the iTunes App Store, is the ultimate iPhone barcode scanner, which works just like one of those red-laser scanners at the checkout (hence the name.) More: continued here Incoming search terms:itouch barcode scanner
Are Amazon and Real one-upping Apple?
Twice this week, I’ve engaged in conversations about Apple missing the boat on potentially sweet markets that would have fit right into its iTunes growth strategy. Amazon’s Kindle-DX and the announcement by Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser of a forthcoming product, code-named Facet. Real’s DVD-ripping technology is should be available in iTunes. More: continued here
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 Is Out Now
Can you feel that? That electricity in the air? Yes, it means that the final release of iPhone OS 3.0 is closer than ever, and here is iPhone beta 5—build 7A312g—to demonstrate it.And of course, it comes with a new beta of the SDK and iTunes 8.2. Start your torrents now. More: continued here
iTunes 8.2 hints at support for Gracenote’s video platform
Apple on Tuesday equipped iPhone developers with a beta of iTunes 8.2 that appears to add full support for Gracenote’s video platform, which includes components for organizing, searching and managing both DVD and Blu-ray optical discs. More: continued here