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On April 28, 2003, Apple opened the iTunes Music Store, revolutionizing the music industry and digital distribution of content. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/478575/apple-history-itunes-music-store-opens/

On March 21, 2007, Apple launched the Apple TV, a set-top box for bringing iTunes media to the living room. Unfortunately, it flopped. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos...

https://www.cultofmac.com/472395/today-in-apple-history-apple-tv-debuts/

On March 15, 2004, the iTunes Music Store marked a major musical milestone, having sold an astonishing 50 million songs. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/470423/itunes-50-million-songs-downloaded/

On February 26, 2008, the iTunes Music Store became the second-largest U.S. seller. It's proof Apple transformed the music industry. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/530445/today-in-apple-history-itunes-becomes-no-2-music-retailer-in-u-s/

Windows users can now download full versions of the Apple Music and Apple TV applications, as well as a new Apple Devices app. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/845922/itunes-windows-apple-tv-apple-music-leave-beta/

The iTunes Store application now redirects users to the Apple TV app for accessing purchased films and TV series. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/839990/iphone-itunes-store-apple-tv-app-films-or-tv-shows/

November 20, 2007: In a milestone for iTunes movie distribution, Purple Violets becomes the first feature film to launch exclusively on Apple’s platform. A romantic comedy directed by Edward Bu...

https://www.cultofmac.com/514457/today-in-apple-history-itunes-gets-its-first-exclusive-movie/

On November 6, 2003, Apple set a new record for digital music sales: 1.5 million downloads in one week, thanks to iTunes on Windows. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/511857/apple-history-itunes-windows-downloads/

Soon after launching video downloads with iTunes 6, Apple says it has already sold more than 1 million music videos. iTunes video is a hit! (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and ho...

https://www.cultofmac.com/451759/today-apple-history-itunes-video-takes-world-storm/

On October 16, 2003, Apple said it would let PC users run iTunes on Windows. Steve Jobs didn't like the idea, but the strategy proved sound. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and h...

https://www.cultofmac.com/507493/apple-history-itunes-windows/

On October 9, 1991, Apple was ordered to pay out $26.5 million to The Beatles' record label and holding company Apple Corps. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/506683/tiah-apple-beatles-1991/

On October 1, 2011, the name of the iPhone 4s was revealed online. Apple's own iTunes code triggered the iPhone 4s name leak. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/505613/tiah-iphone4s-code-reveals/

On this day in 2014, Apple provided a tool for wiping "Songs of Innocence" from iPhones. The U2 spam album provoked a wild Apple controversy. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/651894/apple-history-u2-album-giveaway/

On September 8, 2003, Apple revealed that it had sold its 10 millionth iTunes song download, Avril Lavigne's "Complicated." (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/444689/today-apple-history-itunes-store-hits-10-million-music-downloads/

On May 24, 2013, Apple began phasing out downloads of movie trailers from its once enormously popular trailers.apple.com website. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/483020/itunes-ditches-trailers/

On May 4, 2011, reports circulated that Apple was negotiating with carriers to bring over-the-air updates to iOS, beginning with iOS 5. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-to...

https://www.cultofmac.com/479485/apple-history-over-the-air-ios-updates/

PDF Editor PDF Book Reader is free with in-app purchases. But one of the free features, PDF Scanner for iMessage, is especially cool. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/810300/scan-documents-and-share-them-via-imessage-with-this-cool-app/

Apple's tiny gadget changed the way we listen to, buy and store music. Here is definitive guide to the history of the iPod. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/124565/an-illustrated-history-of-the-ipod-and-its-massive-impact-ipod-10th-anniversary/

An accidental collaboration with Apple saved NBC sitcom The Office from cancellation during its second season. A fifth-generation iPod took a starring role in an episode of the comedy series. The...

https://www.cultofmac.com/759613/ipod-video-launched-just-in-time-to-save-the-office/

Apple rolled out a new version of iTunes for Windows on Monday alongside iOS and iPadOS 15, but it should be avoided at all costs if your system isn’t set up in English. iTunes no longer works ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/753457/apple-breaks-itunes-windows-english/

So, you’ve already installed the iPadOS 15 beta beta on your iPad and now some of your favorite apps and features are broken. Don’t worry — it’s really easy (if a little time-consuming) ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/746877/downgrade-to-ipados-14/

If you’ve already installed the iOS 15 beta on your iPhone and run into issues, you might want to downgrade to iOS 14 until more stable releases are available. Luckily, it’s really easy to do...

https://www.cultofmac.com/746772/downgrade-ios-14-after-ios-15/

A federal judge gave the go ahead to a lawsuit that claims Apple is tricking customers with the iTunes “Buy” button. There are questions about whether what’s happening qualifies as a purcha...

https://www.cultofmac.com/740547/apple-must-defend-itunes-buy-button-in-court/

Over a platter of sushi, Steve Jobs once bragged to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos that Apple had created the greatest Windows application ever built. The Apple co-founder then suggested, in a roundabout ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/738421/steve-jobs-warned-amazon-founder-that-itunes-would-kill-cd-sales/

January 9, 2001: Steve Jobs introduces customers to iTunes at Macworld. In a world before the iPod or the iTunes Store, iTunes is simply described by Apple as, “the world’s best and easiest t...

https://www.cultofmac.com/522151/tiah-itunes-debut-2001/

Our mobile devices were supposed to make life easier. But as time goes on, it gets harder to keep all our tunes, videos and other data where we want it. Part of the challenge is using iTunes — ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/725465/easily-manage-your-ios-music-and-data-without-itunes/

An assortment of Disney movies are now available in 4K HDR quality on iTunes. If you’ve not bought them already, the movies can be purchased for the same price as their previous HD counterparts...

https://www.cultofmac.com/724586/disney-movies-4k-itunes/

For iOS users, managing the contents of our phones and tablets means using iTunes. Or so we think. iTunes is often tricky, with syncing features that sometimes lead to our content and data mispla...

https://www.cultofmac.com/720071/with-this-app-you-wont-need-itunes-to-manage-your-iphone/

A new deal means that movie fans won’t be waiting as long to see Universal Pictures movies pop up for sale on iTunes and other digital platforms after their theatrical debut. According to a Wa...

https://www.cultofmac.com/718616/universal-will-sell-digital-movies-just-weeks-after-their-theatrical-debut/

Apple is running another awesome promotion that offers shoppers free money when they top up their Apple ID. Simply add funds to your account before July 10 and you’ll get 10% extra. Here’s ho...

https://www.cultofmac.com/715960/how-to-bonus-adding-funds-apple-id/

Lawyers representing a group of music composers from the 20th century have accused Apple of being “recklessly indifferent or willfully blind” to the actions of a company that operates a “ma...

https://www.cultofmac.com/697543/apple-music-piracy-itunes-adasam/

Planning to buy a lot of apps, movies and iBooks while stuck at home for the rest of the month? You might want to consider adding money to your Apple ID account to get more bang for your buck. Ap...

https://www.cultofmac.com/695215/apple-doles-out-10-bonus-when-adding-funds-to-your-apple-id/

Apple is doing its part to help positive messaging regarding the coronavirus pandemic by sharing a White House video emphasizing the importance of social distancing. The public service announceme...

https://www.cultofmac.com/694329/apple-promotes-white-houses-coronavirus-psa-across-multiple-platforms/

Movies Anywhere combines films bought through iTunes, Google Play, etc. into one service. And now it’s testing a new feature called Screen Pass that enables loaning your movies to other people....

https://www.cultofmac.com/693217/movies-anywhere-tests-testing-screen-pass/

As cities across the United States start encouraging residents to stay home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one major movie studio is making big changes to how it releases films. Universal...

https://www.cultofmac.com/693077/universal-pictures-to-release-new-movies-on-itunes-while-theyre-still-in-theaters/

While you retreat indoors to avoid exposure to the COVID-19 virus, Apple is worried you might catch cabin fever. So to help you deal with your locked-down life, Apple is offering a sale on iTunes...

https://www.cultofmac.com/692993/itunes-movie-bundles-self-isolation-covid-19/

With no more iTunes, how do you sync your iPhone and iPad with your Mac in Catalina? With the Finder. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/673864/how-to-sync-iphone-with-mac-catalina/

iTunes is dead, but you can still add your own music files to macOS Catalina’s new Music app. Here are three ways to do it. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos )

https://www.cultofmac.com/673462/how-to-add-your-own-music-to-mac-music-app-macos-catalina/

Some Apple customers have stopped receiving email receipts for their App Store and iTunes transactions. The issue appears to have arisen in late October, and it affects all purchases made through...

https://www.cultofmac.com/671082/app-store-itunes-missing/

Sony is rolling out an update to select 2018 and 2019 TVs that adds AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support for the first time. The features are part of a wider Android 9 upgrade, which also adds Dolby Atm...

https://www.cultofmac.com/669476/sony-airplay-2-homekit-2018-2019-tv/

Apple is now offering customers 10% in bonus credit when they add funds to their Apple ID. The promotion offers a maximum bonus of $20. It can be spent in iTunes and the App Store, or on services...

https://www.cultofmac.com/668612/earn-bonus-credit-add-funds-apple-id/

A California judge this week dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against Apple over claims it “sold and otherwise exposed” the listening data of Apple Music and iTunes users. U.S. District...

https://www.cultofmac.com/668348/judge-dismisses-music-data-lawsuit-apple/

Windows users might not have to use iTunes much longer. Mac users were freed from this often-criticized multimedia software by macOS Catalina, but it lives on computers running Microsoft’s oper...

https://www.cultofmac.com/667020/apple-could-be-planning-to-kill-itunes-for-windows-too/

Apple told us it was time to move on when it killed two of its most popular apps, Aperture for photographers and iTunes, a music storage system that launched many DJ careers. But an open-source a...

https://www.cultofmac.com/662286/retroactive-aperture-itunes-macos-catalina/

Apple’s latest patches for iTunes and iCloud for Windows are out to block potential ransomware attacks. The software previously contained a vulnerability that allowed malware to piggyback on Ap...

https://www.cultofmac.com/658438/apple-patches-icloud-itunes-windows-block-ransomware/

Apple’s big update for Macs, macOS Catalina, is finally out today bringing with it a host of new features, apps, privacy improvements, and much more. Developers just received the gold master ve...

https://www.cultofmac.com/657450/macos-catalina-is-out-with-new-apps-apple-arcade-sidecar-and-more/

Today we copy many gigabytes of files to an iPad, to see just how it handles duplicates. The conclusion? Make as many copies as you want -- they don't take up any extra space. (via Cult of Mac ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/649268/duplicate-files-sizes-ios-file-providers/

Apple Music Smart Playlists do more than collect your favorite songs. You can even use them to track down and fix problems in your iCloud Music Library. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, r...

https://www.cultofmac.com/644630/troubleshoot-apple-music-smart-playlists/

Miximum lets you create auto-updating playlists on your iPhone or iPad, and sync them to your Music app. It even works with Apple Music. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-t...

https://www.cultofmac.com/636256/miximum-apple-music-smart-playlists/

We’ve explained why it’s really not a great idea to update to the iOS 13 and iPadOS public betas right now — and the same goes for macOS Catalina. Not only is it unstable in its current for...

https://www.cultofmac.com/634078/macos-catalina-beta-multiple-itunes-libraries/

In a subtle, but significant, change, iOS and Mac app listings on the web now direct users to a URL at apps.apple.com, instead of itunes.apple.com. This follows WWDC, where Apple shared details o...

https://www.cultofmac.com/631158/ios-and-mac-apps-no-longer-part-of-itunes-url/

Headlines this week trumpeted the death of iTunes. While these stories made good clickbait, they understandably caused concern for those who used this application to build up extensive music and ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/629574/itunes-music-video-ebook-collection-macos-catalina/

Apple’s plan to ditch iTunes starts this fall with the release of macOS Catalina, which will offer standalone apps for Music, Podcasts, and TV. WWDC offered a brief glimpse at how other things ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/629658/apple-explains-itunes-changes-macos-catalina/

You won’t need iTunes to install the iOS 13 and iPadOS betas when they go public, Apple’s Craig Federighi has confirmed. Registered developers who want to get their hands on the software now ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/629372/no-itunes-install-ios-13-ipados-public-betas/

Apple is breaking up iTunes in macOS Catalina, but the company has much less ambitious plans for the Windows version of this desktop software. Like, no plans at all. Sayonara iTunes… Not every ...

https://www.cultofmac.com/629306/itunes-for-windows-not-discontinued/