It’s just about that time of the year again when, as Alice Cooper would say, "school’s out for summer." But for some students, "school’s out forever." What does that mean? It means it’s time for a graduation gift! Whether they’re graduating high school or college, just about every grad needs some kind of tech ...
Apple Hits 50 Billion Download Mark from App Store
on 5.16.13
You think 50 billion is a big number? It's certainly a bit bigger than some other numbers that spring to mind, such as 48 billion, and that in itself gives Apple something to celebrate. As is customary with these App Store milestones, whichever lucky jackanape triggered their download at just the right millisecond will ...
Apple Offers Cash Prize as App Store Nears 50 Billionth Download
on 5.3.13
Last March, Apple racked up 25 billion app downloads from the iTunes App Store, and awarded one lucky Chinese citizen $10,000 for picking the very last one. Now, it could be your turn: Just 14 months later, Apple's approaching 50 billion downloads, and it's offering the same $10,000 prize once again. As of this posting, a ...
iTunes Turns 10 Years Old, Apple Celebrates
on 4.24.13
Apple on Wednesday started celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its iTunes store. When users head to the iTunes Store, they'll find a new feature called "A Decade of iTunes." The reason? Simple: on April 28, Apple will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iTunes store. The feature allows users to browse a timeline of ...
You Can Now Choose ‘Download Later’ on iTunes Purchases
on 4.22.13
Apple has made a minor tweak to the iTunes Store so that customers can now delay downloads of new purchases until later, as discovered by Macworld. According to an Apple support document, a new dialogue will pop up when buying movies or music that will allow users to choose between Later and Download choices. When they’re ...
Apple Patent Would Let You Buy iTunes Songs While Offline
on 4.9.13
Want to buy a new song or video from iTunes even though you're offline? A new Apple patent envisions a way, at least sometime down the road. Granted to Apple today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, the patent appropriately named "On-device offline purchases using credits" describes a system of using credits to ...
iTunes U Hits 1 Billionth Download
on 2.28.13
Apple has just announced a significant milestone for iTunes U, as content on the “iTunes for education” platform has now passed a billion downloads. iTunes U is designed to help distribute information to learners around the world, with institutions such as schools, universities, libraries and museums able to have a ...
Apple Has Sold Over 25 Billion Songs on iTunes
on 2.6.13
Apple announced yet another digital milestone on Wednesday with the confirmation that it has now sold over 25 billion songs on its iTunes Store since it launched in January 2001. According to Eddy Cue, Apple’s SVP of Internet Software and Services, that means that the Store averaged ”over 15,000 songs downloaded per ...
“All My Children” and “One Life To Live” Find Life on Hulu, iTunes
on 1.28.13
It’s no “Arrested Development,” but Hulu is announcing that it, too, is bringing TV programs back from the dead. (Coming back from the dead – hey, that sounds like a soap plot!). Hulu has now signed a deal with media production Prospect Park to air the previously canceled soap operas “All My Children” and “One ...
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Redbox: Which Are Worth Your Money?
on 1.21.13
Thousands of titles available, for just $8 a month! Content from major movie studios! If you listen to the marketing behind most subscription video services on the Web, you might think you’d never run out of interesting things to watch. But before you commit to a subscription, you might want to consider whether the titles ...
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