Apple Asks ITunes Users to Upgrade
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ITunes users must upgrade starting today if they wish to purchase or download songs from the ITunes Music Store, according to Apple.
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Apple is facing questions over user data placed in DRM-free tracks sold through iTunes.
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If you have an iPod, and plan to install Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Apple has one word of advice for you: don't. Issues with iTunes 7.0.2 and the next-generation operating system are creating havoc for some users.
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NEW YORK -- Apple Computer Inc.&#39;s online music store, iTunes, will now accept PayPal for purchases of music downloads, audiobooks and gift certificates.
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Microsoft wants to make it easy for users to upgrade among editions of the next Windows.
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TechWeb - Microsoft's Mac development group urged users who had installed an inadvertently-posted bug fix last week to download the new update.
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Apple has activated previously-announced plans to close its Music Store to users of earlier versions of iTunes. The company revealed its intent last month, when iTunes users accessing the
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Owners of the set-top device will have to wait a little longer for the highly-anticipated upgrade that allows the renting of movies from iTunes.
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Blog: Getting that new iPhone up and running will require an account with the iTunes Store, perhaps to reinforce the notion that Apple's the primary source of legal digital content.
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Blog: This security update for Windows users piggybacks patches for Apple users.
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Apple's iTunes music software is not fully compatible with Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system.
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(InfoWorld) - With the release of Apple's iPhone on June 29, IT managers are hustling to find ways to support the devices, anticipating the moment when the CEO walks in with one and demands, "Give me my corporate e-mail on this gizmo." Analysts and IT managers said Thursday the iPhone will be popular among their workers who buy them for consumer uses, but the devices will certainly challenge businesses because of the needed support for e-mail, iTunes songs, and other applications. For example, at communications conglomerate ABC in New York, the official policy, for now, is not to support the iPhone at all, but there will be some exceptions for top executives. "At this point, with a few exceptions, the iPhone is not a supported device, but for one or two ABC presidents, we'll make the walls move to allow it because we're in the communications business" and they will want to see iPhone's capabilities, said Jeff Plotkin, an engineer for broadcast operations and a technology liaison at ABC. "We'll figure out how to allow them access to e-mail." Plotkin and other IT managers said there will be plenty of iPhone allure for their workers even though the multifunction device doesn't support Lotus Notes or Windows Outlook e-mail, which are popular in corporate settings. Instead, iPhone will provide a Web access client for e-mail access, analysts noted. "After it is out and the price point comes down, more people here might set up a business case for it, saying it could do this or that," Plotkin added. "I can see our policy changing eventually." Also, the iPhone will pose a nightmare for IT because it requires an iTunes music directory account for each user, IT managers said, putting IT in the position potentially of providing song storage capacity and justifying that the copyrights for the songs were not violated or that the songs were properly paid for. "How many enterprises want iTunes software running around in the enterprise?" asked Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney. Meanwhile, corporate policy at Marriott already prohibits iTunes registration on Marriott's systems by its workers, said Arnaldo Impelizieri, director of hotel technology for the Grande Lakes Orlando resort, which is run by Marriott. "We're worried about the size of iTunes files and also who is buying songs or not, and the huge concern about potential copyright infringements," he said. However, Impelizieri said the hotel chain faces a dilemma because it will want to support the iPhone, and iTunes, for its hotel guests. "If a customer has one, we'll do our best to support it, but that will require some sorting out. We have to get our hands on the iPhone and see if it's all that it's beefed up to be. When BlackBerry first came out, there was a wave of uncertainty at first." For months, industry analysts have warned about e-mail access, security, and whether the voice quality of the iPhone will be up to corporate standards. Dulaney is finalizing a report describing iPhone concerns but would not discuss it until its release next week. "Lots of Gartner clients are asking" about iPhone for business uses, Dulaney said. "They are scared of this device." Tim Ma, a biomedical engineer at the American Red Cross in Washington who also handles some IT planning, said he expects "pressure from users" to support the iPhone. "It's too early in the game to say if we'd support it. We'd need a proven track record before moving forward." He said he is personally curious about iPhone's features and potential benefits for a large organization and will eventually test it out thoroughly. For one thing, the iPhone will have a full-screen Web browser, an apparent advantage over what Reseach in Motion's BlackBerry offers the Red Cross. Meanwhile, he added, "We have a contract with BlackBerry for a long time." Jack Gold, an analyst at J. Gold Associates, said he doesn't consider the iPhone as currently envisioned suitable for business users unless they limit their use to functions like the phone. "IPhone doesn't have push e-mail," he noted. Early reviews from February that the iPhone's voice quality was not good have raised questions as well, he said. "Everybody assumes that because Apple makes it, the iPhone will be great, but it's hard to make a good phone, let alone pass data," Gold said. "Still, executives are going to come back from the store and tell IT to make it work."
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Apple released an update for iTunes on Friday in preparation for the iPhone. Version 7.3 allows the user to activate their iPhone service through the application.
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MAKERS OF music gear, Apple, has ordered its users to upgrade to the latest version of their online jukebox version 4.5. If they don&#39;t they will be unable to download music content from Apple&#39;s ITunes Music
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Appleâs popular iTunes music service, for use with Appleâs insanely popular iPod music player, will not be today as planned. Company officials are stressing it will be available âvery soonâ though
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Apple issues patch for iTunes to prevent attacks. Also: Identity thief gets jail time.
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On Wednesday, Apple will stop allowing people running version 4.2 to purchase songs from the iTunes Music Store. &quot;As of today, customers will need to use one of the three most recent versions of iTunes -- 4.7