We've talked about rumours in the past about iTunes music previews being extended past 30 seconds. The latest story is that Apple sent notices to music labels informing that songs at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds long will have extended 90 second previews. Any song shorter than that length will remain at the current...
Looks like iHome is one of the first accessory makers to announce an AirPlay compatible wireless speaker system. The announcement did not reveal a lot of information, but what is known is that the wireless speaker does use Apple's new AirPlay to wirelessly stream music. The speaker further features a rechargeable battery and should be...
Part of Apple's big iPod announcement was the news about iTunes 10 and the new Ping music social network. This new network is a combination of "twitter + facebook" for music lovers, and it's built right into iTunes. Apple has just announced in a press release that Ping users have topped one million in the...
It was an exciting week as Apple made some big announcements to their iPod line up and announced a new Apple TV and the social music network, Ping. Listen in as Justin Luey and myself  discuss Apple’s September music event in episode 14 of “The iPhone Podcastâ€. We're currently the 7th overall podcast in Top Charts, and...
A new report this week indicates that Apple may double the length of iTunes music and video previews to 60-seconds from the current 30-second samples. The announcement is expected at Apple's September 1st music event being held this week at 10AM PST at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The iTunes...
The day you've been waiting for is here folks: iOS 4 is now LIVE in iTunes. This latest firmware is free for all iPhones (except iPhone 2G) and iPod Touch models (2G/3G). The biggest feature awaiting users is the ability for multitasking, which is limited to the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G. Love your...
If you aren't aware, we have started a new podcast called The iPhone Podcast. This is a new project started by myself and Justin Luey. Last week's episode was downloaded and listened by so many of you that iTunes boosted us up to the #1 podcast in Canada! Thanks to everyone for checking out the...
Today Apple released the latest update to iTunes, version 9.1.1. The update mostly delivers small bug fixes and various enhancements. The update also addresses performance and stability of iTunes, which is likely the largest fix overall. iTunes 9.1.1 comes with several improvements and fixes, including: Addresses a conflict with some third-party software which may cause...
At the beginning of November 2009, Apple launched "iTunes Preview". With the new iTunes Preview, clicking on an iTunes link on a website opens up a new web based iTunes pane within the browser, as opposed to the actual application itself. When iTunes Preview was first released, users could only view information such as title,...
Canadians looking to purchase HD movies from the Canada iTunes Store may now do so, as Apple has finally made available HD Movies for purchase from the Canadian iTunes Store. Before today, Canadian iTunes shoppers could only rent HD movies via AppleTV. The HD titles are already up and running and available for purchase/download. Some...
Last night Apple began rolling out visual updates to its iTunes App Store (non-iPhone version). The refreshed look brings individual App Store page designs in line with the rest of iTunes 9. Some of the primary changes to the App Store are listed below: App descriptions have been cut to the first 2 lines by...
Earlier today, or sometime within the last 48 hours, Apple has added a convenient "Preview All" button to song albums on the iTunes Music store (not on iPhone iTunes Store app). Up until today, the iTunes Music store has allowed users to preview 30-second clips of songs, which allows users to briefly preview their purchases....
