Apple turns to Twitter to promote iTunes music, podcasts, more

Though it has long been a company that shied away from social media, Apple has recently decided to further embrace Twitter to promote new content on iTunes.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 11

Apple looks to improve visual quality of streaming video

Apple has investigated a method to make imperfections in compressed video files less visible to the human eye, a new patent application revealed this week shows.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 49

Michael Jackson's posthumous album will be on Apple's iTunes

Sony and the estate of Michael Jackson reportedly will allow the artist's new album to be sold on the iTunes Music Store, dispelling a rumor to the contrary that surfaced early Wednesday.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 19

Eminem publisher begins trial with Apple over royalties

Unable to reach a settlement before Thursday, Eight Mile Style, publisher of rapper Eminem, and Apple went to trial over royalties for the sale of the artist's songs on iTunes.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 16

Apple, rapper Eminem could end up in trial over iTunes battle

If Apple and Eight Mile Style LLC, publisher of artist Eminem, are unable to resolve a dispute by Thursday, the two parties will end up in trial over the sale of songs on iTunes.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 41

Apple rushing to release "ready-made ringtones" - report

Apple is rumored to have struck a deal with the music industry and obtained the right to sell "ready-made ringtones," and company officials are reportedly rushing to have them available for next week's event.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 30

Expert speculates Apple's new data center to be for cloud computing

A data center expert believes Apple's new, massive cluster of computers in North Carolina could be intended to power a giant cloud computing operation.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 51

Apple abroad: T-Mobile iPhone in UK; Mexican iTunes Music Store

A new report alleges that T-Mobile U.K. is secretly supplying the iPhone 3G unlocked, but only to its highest spending customers who threaten to transfer to another wireless carrier.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 17

North Carolina greets Apple and $1 billion server farm project

Just one day after North Carolina lawmakers approved changes to the state’s corporate tax laws designed to lure Apple and a $1 billion server farm project to one of their rural communities, the state's Governor signed Senate Bill 575 into law and announced that the iPhone maker is coming to town.

Slash Lane 17 years ago 20

With sights set on $1B Apple server farm, NC approves changes

North Carolina lawmakers debated for less than a minute on Monday before approving changes to the state's corporate tax laws designed to lure Apple and a $1 billion server farm project to one of their rural communities.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 68

Apple briefs staff on wireless iPhone movie and TV downloads

The iPhone 3.0 operating system release will include new support for direct downloads of movie and TV content from the iTunes Store, according to people familiar with Apple's internal training materials.

Prince McLean and Kasper Jade 17 years ago 35

Briefly: Canada gets HD TV shows; illuminated iPhone logo; more

Canadian iTunes users are seeing the first wave of HD TV shows crop up on the localized version of the digital download service. Meanwhile, a new report claims that the Apple logo on the third-gen iPhone will illuminate just as the iPhone maker is said to be taking receipt of logic boards for the new handsets ahead of production.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 38

Pan-European iTunes Store more likely following recent moves

European regulators this week are pushing the music industry to reform licensing terms that have prevented services like Apple's iTunes Store from selling their catalog of music tracks uniformly across the continent.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 24

Apple proposes iTunes kiosks for movie downloads on the go

Apple has put some effort into conceptualizing a family of next-generation wireless iTunes kiosks that can be placed just about anywhere, allowing users of its portable products to load their devices with a new full-length movie or audio album during travel, in areas where wireless networks may be unavailable.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 58

Best Buy rumored to take on iTunes with movie download store

Apple authorized reseller Best Buy will soon add its name to a growing list of firms bidding for a slice of the online movie download business, according to a new report.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 43

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