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Apple releases iTunes 11.0.5 update

You can’t really argue against a substantial iTunes bug fix. Late Friday, Apple released version 11.0.5 of its iTunes multimedia/jukebox application. The new version, a 196.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Corrected an issue with iTunes in the Cloud, where some purchases may download or play unexpected items. iTunes 11.0.5 requires […]

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Apple patent looks towards “gifting” iTunes media via NFC

With any luck, you’ll be able to give iTunes media as gifts. Or, even more conveniently than you do now. Per AppleInsider and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, an Apple patent application was published on Thursday for a system that allows users to “gift” media content from iTunes and their own library to […]

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Apple purchases content aggregator Matcha.tv, may be planning new features for Apple TV services

It’s the acquisitions that point to interesting stuff on the horizon. Per All Things D and VentureBeat, Apple has acquired a small startup called Matcha.tv, which provided a second-screen iOS app connected to various content outlets like cable TV, Internet streams and digital storefronts. Citing sources familiar with the story, VentureBeat reports that Apple acquired […]

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Apple offers rare iTunes movie collection sale

A deal’s a deal. Per 9to5Mac, Apple is apparently offering a rare sale on iTunes movie bundles yielding the lowest prices seen to date on digital downloads of 25 popular movie collections. Bundles are available in SD/HD and start at US$9.99, making a lot of these “buy one get two free” pricing. From what’s being […]

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Comcast Labs DVR app comes to iTunes Store, looks to take on Sling, Tivo services

This could come in handy. Per the cool cats at Engadget and The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Comcast has released a new cloud-based DVR app to the iTunes store. The app actually showed up back in July but is only being spotted now. The reason for that is because the app is companion software to a […]