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• Create iPhone ringtones from iTunes previews

  Published: July 27, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Iphone, Itunes, Previews, Ringtones

  iPhone hack-du-jour uses iTunes preview files for ringtones. As you probably know, iTunes freely offers short audio samples of its entire library. You can easily download these samples from iTunes and install them onto your iPhone as custom ringtones. Since your iPhone is authorized to your account, you'll be able to play back these otherwise

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• Free TV spotlighted on iTunes store

  Published: July 26, 2007, 5:45 pm

  Tags: Bsg, Free, Greysanatomy, Itunes, Jericho, Lost, Television Shows, Televisionshows, Video

  of Jericho (those are all iTunes links).So if you're looking for some free quality video (or just something to play on your iPhone for that trip you're about to head out on), looks like the iTunes store has it.Update: Our commenters also point out that there's lots of good free TV hidden in iTunes' podcast section as well-- two episodes of

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• Apple wants your iPod to stop charging for thieves

  Published: July 28, 2007, 7:56 pm

  Tags: Apple, Charge, Crime, Criminal, Hijinx, Ipod, Itunes, Patent, Patented, Patents, Steal, Stolen, Stolen Ipod, Stolenipod, Thief, Thives

  Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Hey, it's no shocker that Apple's iPod is a coveted item even for those who acquire their wares in less than legal manners, but a recent patent application from Apple shows that someone at Cupertino cares about you rightful owners out there. Essentially, the technology would invoke a "guardian" recharge

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• AT&T: when the iPhone is not enough

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:00 am

  Tags: Aapl, Apple, Inthenews, Iphone, Itunes

  capabilities and access to iTunes would be enough for AT&T (NYSE: T). But, it isn't. The big phone company will start to sell music from four independent music publishers. Customers will be able to download the songs directly to the phones, by-passing the need for a PC. Private company eMusic will provide the service. And, it won't work on

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• In Brief: iTunes Store sales hit 3 billion songs. Can ...

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Apple, Gadgets, Itunes, Portable Media

  iTunes Store sales hit 3 billion songs. Can we get a counter with spinning numbers in the top right-hand corner? [Apple]

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• eMusic and AT&T to partner for mobile music downloads

  Published: July 31, 2007, 11:29 am

  Tags: Itunes

  somehow failed to include iTunes direct downloads to its device, and doesn't offer them to other devices, AT&T clearly sees a window. Granted, eMusic's catalogue is somewhat more eclectic than iTunes, but with artists like Paul McCartney and The Pixies, the cash registers could start ringing. Read Permalink Email this

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• iTunes Store sells three billion songs, keeps on truckin'

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:45 am

  Tags: Amazon, Apple, Itunes, Itunes Store, Itunesstore, Sales, Target

  today announced that the iTunes Store has sold over three billion songs. With a catalog of over five million songs, 550 TV shows and 500 movies, these sales numbers have also propelled the iTunes Store past Amazon and even Target to become the third largest music retailer in the US.While this is great news and all, I'm getting a bit bothered

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• Led Zeppelin embraces iTunes, Eminem sues

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:36 pm

  Tags: Apple, Eminem, Itunes, Lawsuit, Led Zeppelin, Ledzeppelin

  to offer Eminem's music on iTunes in the first place, and they're now asking Apple to cease and desist its reproduction and distribution. Not surprisingly Apple doesn't appear to be quite ready to comply with that, although it's so far staying mum on the matter.Read - Reuters, "Apple says iTunes sales top 3 billion songs"Read - The Observer,

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• Option update 7-31-07: Unconfirmed chatter Apple reducing iPod production

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:25 am

  Tags: Aapl, Apple, Inthenews, Iphone, Ipod, Ipod Production, Ipodproduction, Itunes, Option Implied Volatility, Option Volume, Optionimpliedvolatility, Optionvolume, Steve Jobs, Stevejobs, Three Billion Songs, Threebillionsongs, Under Armour, Underarmour

  and downloaded from iTunes.com. RBC Capital reiterated its Outperform rating on AAPL. AAPL call option volume of 106,511 contracts compares to put volume of 87,001 contracts. AAPL August option implied volatility of 43 is above its 26-week average of 37 according to Track Data, suggesting larger risk. Under Armour (NYSE: UA)

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• Nokia to launch iTunes-like download service?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:23 pm

  Tags: Apple, Go Play, Goplay, Iphone, Itunes, Music Download, Musicdownload, Nokia

  competitor for Apple and iTunes before the iPhone makes its way into European markets sometime later this year. Sources rumor that the "worldwide" service will allow users to download and transfer songs to non-Nokia hardware, but will employ some form of DRM, and Nokia will be offering over a million songs at the outset -- a pittance when

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• ITunes-Like: Nokia's Music Store to Launch August 29th Worldwide...Sideloading Only?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:57 pm

  Tags: Cellphones, Download, Itunes Like, Music, Nokia, Portable Media, Smartphones

  29th. Fortune compares it to iTunes, and somehow works iPhone into the headline. Two things I notice: a) This isn't an application, it's a website. b) This is like iTunes in that you can't buy songs over the wire; you have to download them to a PC and transfer songs to a phone. What's the point of Nokia getting into this game if they're not

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• AC/DC is bypassing Apple

  Published: August 1, 2007, 3:00 am

  Tags: Aapl, Ac Dc, Apple, Inthenews, Ipod, Itunes, Music, Verizon

  on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes and has cut a deal with Verizon (NYSE: VZ) to market its music on the cell service's handsets. The band's label, Columbia Music said that the deal offered "a fantastic new high-tech platform" for music according to The Wall Street Journal. That is code talk for saying that the record companies are sick of

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• 3 billionth song sold on iTunes

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:29 am

  Tags: Aapl, Bby, Ipod, Itunes, Music, Wmt

  in terms of album sales, so iTunes must sell 12 singles at $0.99 a pop to match a single album purchased at WMT or BBY. What the article failed to mention is what this milestone song was. Was it iTunes' current most popular download, "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston? Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," which has seen a resurgence in popularity

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• iTunes: Free Wednesday

  Published: August 1, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Free, Free Wednesday, Freewednesday, Itunes

  under: Features, iTunes, Deals, iPhone Welcome to this week's edition of iTunes freebies. This week we feature a new collection of free singles and videos from around the world. Here's what's new today. US Music US: Born Losers by Matthew GoodEach week, we find a track from an artist or a band who's on the cusp of success and bring it to

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• iTunes Transfer (PC to Mac) Hack

  Published: March 9, 2007, 5:44 pm

  Tags: Itunes, Mp3, Mac, Windows, Music, Apple

  yes it has to do with iTunes again. But, it's such a great hack that I just had to let you guys in on it! :)Anyways, this hack involves transferring your "iTunes library along with your playlists and ratings" to your Mac from your PC, or vice versa. You're probably thinking "hell, that's easy! Just copy all your songs from one system

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