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Ping joins Twitter

by Simon Aughton on 12 November 2010 in News
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Apple and Twitter have joined forces to integrate the microblogging service with iTunes Ping.

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iTunes to give 90-second previews

by Simon Aughton on 3 November 2010 in News
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Apple has informed US record labels that it is planning to increase the length of iTunes’ song samples to 90 seconds.

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Genius restored to iTunes sidebar

by Simon Aughton on 2 November 2010 in News
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Apple has restored Genius to the iTunes sidebar, alongside the Ping service that temporarily usurped it.

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eMusic signs Universal for 42p per track

by Simon Aughton on 12 October 2010 in News
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eMusic has announced a revamp of its pricing structure as part of a deal that has convinced the world’s biggest record company to sign up to the service. Universal Music’s roster, which includes U2 and Jay-Z, will be available from November, at which point eMusic will switch from its credit-based system to a more straightforward price structure with individual MP3s costing just 42p each.

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Marantz to debut AirPlay hi-fi

by Simon Aughton on 8 October 2010 in News
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Marantz has announced that it will release the “world’s first” hi-fi systems that can play music streamed directly from iTunes. Apple’s AirPlay technology will be integrated into four Marantz systems via an update that will be released later this month.

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Apple “blocking” US Spotify

by Simon Aughton on 8 October 2010 in News
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Apple has told major record company executives that if they allow Spotify to launch in the US they will jeopardise further growth of the digital music market. Spotify has yet to secure a US licence from any of the four majors — Universal, Warner, Sony and EMI — and that is due in part to concerns raised by Apple, whose iTunes store is the country’s number one music retailer.

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