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  • Free Apps roundup for June 26th, 2009

    You might want to grab some popcorn and a few extra napkins this week. Why? Because Showtime has released their iPhone app that allows streaming of full episodes of some of their TV shows. Oh, and the extra napkins are for the butter that will enevitably end up all over your iPhone. So maybe you want to skip the popcorn. I also have another virtual instrument for you to play, and some more goodies. Check…

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  • App It Up: Tangram Deluxe

    Tangram Deluxe is based on an ancient Chinese puzzle game consisting of placing differently sized and shaped puzzle pieces onto a silhouette of a larger image in order to create that image. If you sincerely enjoy puzzle games, then this is for you.

  • Apple warns of 3rd party syncing with iTunes

    An Apple support ticket this week twarned of possible issues when using third party hardware with iTunes. Although this isn’t news in and of itself, it is interesting to see it released right as the Palm Pre came out.

More iTunes Headlines

Blu-ray support coming to iTunes?

by Jake Gaecke on Apr 29, 2009 at 08:17 AM

It seems that Apple’s iTunes 8.2 may have support for Blu-ray as indicated here by the screenshot of the About screen from 9to5Mac. The support may just be Gracenote support though. This doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense, though, as iTunes would be able to identify a Blu-ray… Continue Reading »

Apple awards one billionth app prize to…the Highlander?

by Kirk Hiner on Apr 28, 2009 at 10:09 AM

“I am Connor Mulcahey of the Clan Mulcahey. I have downloaded the one billionth app from the iTunes App Store. And I am immortal.” Okay, that’s likely not how it went, but 13-year-old Connor was, indeed, the lucky fellow who download app number 1,000,000,000 from the iTunes App Store. And… Continue Reading »

Appletellcast weekly Apple podcast, April 12th, 2009

by Jake Gaecke on Apr 12, 2009 at 10:40 PM

Another week, another Appletellcast.  We’ve got the news once again, but don’t worry, we have a review, and an app recommendation thrown in there too.  Sorry, no interviews this week, but there are more to come.  Here are the relevant links to articles mentioned in the Appletellcast, you know, the… Continue Reading »

iTunes becomes DRM-Free and implements tiered pricing

by Ed Parry on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:01 PM

If you remember back to January, Apple stated that iTunes would be DRM-free and have a tiered pricing system in place within the coming months. This is now a reality. All the music available on the iTunes Store is now in 256Kbps AAC encoding, which is of a similar sound… Continue Reading »

iTunes trailers team at Apple gets a Twitter account, good things coming?

by Josh Holat on Mar 22, 2009 at 09:35 PM

It’s no secret that Apple has been known for their secrecy. Even when the iPhone, one of their biggest products today, was first announced, it came as a major surprise to people worldwide. However, in a random act of openness, Apple’s iTunes Trailers team has created a Twitter account for… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews Focal XS 2.1 Satellite Speakers

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 19, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Have you ever purchased something that changed your life?  I wouldn’t be surprised to hear a large portion of you answering that question with the following products: an iPod, an iPhone and of course, your first Mac.  I’ve found another product that you can add the list of products that… Continue Reading »

Appletellcast weekly Apple podcast, March 15 2009

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 16, 2009 at 07:31 AM

This week, it’s all about the iPod shuffle. Well, not all about the shuffle, but hey, it’s the biggest news this week. We also have a suggestion for you on an old game to pick up. Then, there’s the free stuff. We’re giving away another Podium iPhone stand, an Xbox… Continue Reading »

Numerous illegitimate app stores steal Apple’s thunder

by Josh Holat on Mar 13, 2009 at 04:53 PM

There are plenty of reports of various App Stores popping up that promise to offer iPhone applications in a way other than through the actual iTunes App Store. Just this week, the Cydia store was made available for jailbroken iPhones. These App Stores—which are completely illegitimate in Apple’s eyes, I’m… Continue Reading »

First look: iTunes DJ

by Ed Parry on Mar 12, 2009 at 02:02 PM

With the new iPod shuffle, comes iTunes 8.1. And with iTunes 8.1, you now get iTunes DJ. What’s iTunes DJ? You may remember it as Party Shuffle. It wasn’t a ground-breaking feature of iTunes then, and while it doesn’t take center stage now, it’s slowly getting there. Continue Reading »

iTunes 8.1 released

by Kirk Hiner on Mar 12, 2009 at 08:52 AM

Apple has released iTunes 8.1, which they are claiming is “Faster, smarter, better.” The updated was expected after the announcement of the new iPod shuffle yesterday. Along with speed improvements, iTunes now defaults to the higher quality 256-Kbps AAC file format when importing CDs. Kind of ironic, really, that they… Continue Reading »

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