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3. November 2009 | 10:18

Shovelware: Developers Now Launch More E-Book Apps Than Games in iTunes Store

According to a new survey conducted by mobile analytics company Flurry , developers now launch more e-book apps than games in Apple’s iTunes App Store. Games now represent 13% of the new releases while 20% of all the new apps in the App Store are e-books. One of the reasons for this is that it’s quite easy for developers to release large numbers of e-books. Developers just have to switch out the … (News Source: ReadWriteWeb - 19:29:52)

iTunes TV subscriptions: Sure, it could happen - and probably will

Apple is reportedly pitching television networks on a $30 per month subscription model through iTunes. Sure, it’s all rumor now - but doesn’t that just sound like something Apple would offer? (News Source: ZDNet - 20:37:35)

Apple’s iTunes pitch: TV for $30 a month

Would you pay $30 a month to watch TV via iTunes? Apple hopes so, and it’s been pitching such a service to TV networks in recent weeks. (News Source: CNET - 19:29:19)

Watch out iTunes! Spotify taking market by storm

MTV Urge … Yahoo Music Unlimited … Virgin Digital … Since 2003 — when iTunes launched in the United States — all of these digital music services have come and gone, without challenging Apple’s market dominance, despite the backing of resource-rich. (News Source: New York Daily News - 18:00:00)

TMO Quick Tip: iTunes 9.0.2: Return of the Dark Grid

The album grid view in iTunes is a popular way for many people to browse their music library, but the white background that iTunes 9 introduced hasn’t been going over so well. Apple listened, and iTunes 9.0.2 added an option to reenable the dark grey grid background. (News Source: The Mac Observer - 18:56:53)

Apple upgrades TV software with tighter iTunes integration

Apple has released a major update for its TV software. TV 3.0 - which features a redesigned GUI - allows users to easily access iTunes Extras, iTunes LP, Genius mixes and Internet radio. (News Source: TG Daily - 11:46:13)

PhoneFusion iPhone App Arrives in iTunes App Store; Brings Visual Voicemail 2.0 Features to iPhone

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwire - November 2, 2009) - PhoneFusionT, the innovative provider of reliable, hosted Phone 2.0 communication solutions, announced today a new app that provides the next generation of visual voicemail service to iPhone users. The app is available immediately in the Apple iTunes App Store. PhoneFusion’s Fusion Voicemail Plus app significantly enhances the basic visual … (News Source: Marketwire - 14:19:20)

Google Music May Not Exactly Be The iTunes Or Bing Killer It’s Been Touted To Be

Google recently unveiled the latest addition to their long list of life-changing services - Google Music. Now a search query containing a song title or artist’s name will net you a few links (a la the YouTube video results we’ve all gotten used to) that let you play the song(s) for free. Later on you […] (News Source: Coated - 13:42:41)

Apple iTunes TV Pitch: Another Nail in Cable’s Coffin

Thanks to more affordable options made possible by broadband Internet, the cable TV industry’s practice of offering overpriced, bloated programming packages is on the wane. (News Source: PC World - 23:10:55)

Apple OS X 10.6.2 Disables Intel Atom Support

Apple is continuing in it’s ways to wage war against anyone that tries to muscle in on it’s territory. Last week, Apple announced an iTunes upgrade, version 9.0.2, which was subsequently determined to break the Palm Pre Sync Feature. Apple has now announced that the next version of Snow Leopard, OSX 10.6.2 will no longer […] (News Source: Coated - 06:41:41)

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