Apple Hits One Billion With iTunes

September 22nd, 2009 Industry group: OK for iTunes to block Palm PreSAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. appears to have clearance from an industry group to block rival Palm Inc.'s Pre phone from connecting with iTunes software.

January 7th, 2009 Apple Inc. has finally come up with a plan which is literally music to the ears of all the apple lovers. Well that is because Apple is finally getting rid of their controversial digital rights management for songs and also reducing the prize to a great extent.

March 10th, 2006 Apple iTunes music and video store unvelied a new service called Multi-Pass that lets users buy TV shows on a monthly basis. iTunes, in partnership with Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central Network, is rolling out "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" on the service.

July 24th, 2009 Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunesSAN FRANCISCO — Palm's Pre smart phone just can't stay away from Apple's iTunes software. Palm Inc. says the Pre can again connect to iTunes — only a week after Apple Inc.

April 27th, 2009 This is what is called a lottery from Apple. Surprised? Well you should be, as Apple has always been known for taking away the extra pocket money from you with over priced product and not the other way around.

January 28th, 2007 Fairplay DRM (an ironical name) actually restricts fair play by other music players. You are forced to buy an iPod if you want to listen to iTunes music.

December 5th, 2008 When its about iTunes I prefer stats talking over me. With over 9 million songs in the database and more than that in user database, iTunes is unarguably the most popular and comprehensive music store in this universe.

June 20th, 2006 For weeks, Apple Computer has been talking with executives at all the major studios — including the Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers and Universal Studios — about adding movies to its popular iTunes music store, several people involved in the negotiations said. Mr. Jobs, who is Apple's chief executive, has been participating in the negotiations and telling studio executives in Los Angeles that he wants to have a deal in place by the fall, people involved in the negotiations said.

August 30th, 2006 Apple Computer said that Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, was joining its board. Eric was elected to the board at a meeting yesterday, Apple said.

September 2nd, 2009 AP Sources: YouTube to offer online movie rentalsLOS ANGELES — YouTube, Google Inc.'s online video streaming service, is in talks with Hollywood studios to rent new release movies online, according to people familiar with the talks. The move follows similar deals by Apple Inc.'s iTunes and others.

June 26th, 2007 AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc. on Tuesday revealed prices for iPhone service, which would start at $59.99 a month and require customers to buy an Internet plan.

June 2nd, 2009 With speculations in air that Apple would be releasing iPhone 3.0 out of beta at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, things are getting intoxicating. As new additions to iPhone 3.0 are unfurling the excitement is doubling up.

July 21st, 2009 Apple fiscal 3Q profit jumps 15 percentSEATTLE — Apple Inc., the closest thing the tech industry has to a luxury brand, said Tuesday its profit jumped 15 percent in the most recent quarter despite the recession. Sales of Mac computers grew while the rest of the personal-computer industry shrank.

November 22nd, 2008 Apple iPhone comes with one more reason to smile before the winter holidays. They have launched the iPhone 2.2 software update.

April 18th, 2006 Burst.com has filed a countersuit against Apple Computer claiming that the iTunes software, the iPod and the Quicktime streaming software all infringe on patents held by Burst.com. Burst is asking for royalties as well as an injunction.