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By Usman on January 20th, 2012

Apple has released iTunes 10.5.3 with support for the new iBooks 2 app allowing iOS users to sync their textbook purchases as well as support for the updated iTunes U program. The new version of iTunes is available for Mac OS (102.15MB) and Windows (66.11MB -32Bit , 67.98MB-64Bit) from Apple’s website. Read the full release notes after the break. What’s new…

By Matt Watterworth on January 13th, 2012

Apple has added a new way of viewing items available for download through iTunes, Reports Italian language Apple blog Ispazio Genius. The latest option is a slick looking pop-up that allows you to view all of the details of an App or Album you might like to purchase, on top of the search screen that…

By Stephen Cleary on December 22nd, 2011

With iOS 5, iPhone and iPad users began reporting a new curious behaviour: the label under some apps would occasionally change to read “Cleaning…” Facebook does it; Instapaper does it; Twitter too. It’s a feature of iOS 5 that, to my knowledge, has not been explained. Rene Ritchie has the details: Since adding iCloud and Wi-Fi sync options, it’s become important to…

By Stephen Cleary on December 15th, 2011

Today Apple has released an incremental software update to their second-generation Apple TV, bringing the set-top box to version 4.4.4. MacRumors notes that the update arrives as Build 9A406a, without any clear indication of what improvements the release includes. First reports indicated that it’s only a minor update that improves performance and stability as well as…

By Stephen Cleary on December 15th, 2011

Update 2: Click here on how to fix error 5002. Update 1: iTunes Match shows in my iTunes sidebar, but when I attempt to purchase I get error ’5002′. -Gary Yesterday, we noted that iTunes Match appeared to go live in Canada with users being able to sign up for the service (within Account Settings) and see updated ‘Cloud Status’…

By Gary Ng on December 12th, 2011

Apple has released iTunes 10.5.2 for download. The minor fixes involve iTunes Match (US only, but coming to Canada soon) and audio problems when dealing with certain CDs: What’s new in iTunes 10.5.2 iTunes 10.5.2 includes several improvements for iTunes Match and fixes an audio distortion problem when playing or importing certain CDs. The update…

By Stephen Cleary on November 30th, 2011

Siri is being accused of having an antiabortion agenda — at least in New York City and Washington, D.C.. When asked where to get an abortion, the beta personal assistant only produces results for pro-life centres or tells users that it has no knowledge of abortion clinics. Megan Carpentier, executive editor of The Raw Story, reports that Siri…

By Stephen Cleary on October 31st, 2011

iMessage on OS X Lion is back in the news. We had previously reported that iMessage might be integrated into the Mac OS iChat application based on strings of code found in Lion’s iChat. However a report from last night indicates that the decision to integrate iMessage into iChat or create a standalone client not been finalized. Both are reported possibilities that are…

By Justin Luey on September 30th, 2011

Episode 44 of The iPhone Podcast is now available in iTunes. Topics include: last minute iPhone 5 rumors, Amazon’s Kindle tablet, Steve Jobs impersonators, third-party Apple stores, TV on the iPad, and all the latest app news. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news…

By Gary Ng on September 13th, 2011

An interesting development has ensued between the CBC and Canadian developer, Cory Alder of Vancouver. He developed an app titled Canadian Radio Player, available in the Mac App Store for $2.99, to enable CBC radio streams on your Mac, from anywhere. Originally, the app contained a reference to the CBC and use of its logo,…