iTunes

iTunes is a software application developed by Apple Computers to play digital music.  On April 28, 2003, the iTunes application came bundled with a music store that allowed customers to download individual music tracks from their favorite artists.  At launch, the iTunes Music Store offered 200,000 titles.

Before iTunes, the majority of music downloads came through file-sharing programs that were largely deemed to be violations of U.S. and international copyright laws.  iTunes not only became the first digital music service to become financially successful, it became the #1 music retailer in the United States.  

iTunes is not without its detractors, though.  In order to sell music digitally, most of the files are encoded with Digital Rights Management (DRM) software to prevent copyright infringement.  Apple's brand of Digital Rights Management encoding has remained proprietary to Apple, preventing music bought from iTunes from working on many portable music device other than Apple's own iPod. 

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• 50 Cent - “Man’s World”

  
  The Smoking Section — Authority: 664
  A bonus joint off Fif’s recently pushed up BISD , available now on iTunes and all over the place on 11.16. As much as I like it, it’s tough to talk the brash talk seriously knowing that Boo-Boo spends $20K per month (roughly $1M a year) on security measures. Whatever. Fiction, not fact. Download — ...
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• Download your music for less

  
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  Instead of buying an electronic version of your favourite album streaming allows you simply to listen to this music via your computer.
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• Mobile Monday: Mobile App News for Week of November 2nd

  
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• Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia iPhone Application

  
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• South Park: Season 13 Episode 13 – “Dances With Smurfs”

  
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• Weekly download: Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit review

  
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• How to open an iTunes account without a Credit Card

  
  Stylemo — Authority: 99
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• App review: Quickoffice

  
  iProng Magazine — Authority: 428
  New in iProng Magazine: a hands-on review of Quickoffice , the productivity suite app iPhone and iPod touch, available for $9.99 in the App Store… review by Christine Chan 
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• iTunes Users Reporting “Network Connection Timed Out” Error Message

  
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  Apple may be having service difficulties with iTunes Sunday with some users reporting the popular music player is offering a “iTunes network connection timed out” error message. According to previous instances of the error message, it usually occurs when a search is being undertaken by a user in the iTunes store. ...
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• It looks like TweetDeck for iPhone has been yanked from the App Store

  
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  I first noticed this two days ago when TweetDeck posted a blog post titled TweetDeck for iPhone: Now with added Awesome (that since has disappeared from their site) announcing that a new version of TweetDeck for iPhone had arrived. I went to download it and give it a whirl, but when I started to download it, I ...
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• Best Buy: Free $10 Gift Card with Purchase of $25 Gift Card and $25 iTunes Card

  
  Uberi.com — Authority: 464
  Get a Free $10 Gift Card with Purchase of a $25 Gift Card and $25 iTunes Card at Best Buy.  The offer is valid through 11/14.  Shipping is free.  Here is a screenshot for your reference.  Note that this offer cannot be combined with $20 off $100 Paypal Checkout deal.
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• IMP Live 081 – Rent-a-Coder

  
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  Subscribe to IMP Live ! : iTunes / RSS This week’s panel : Bart Busschots, Stu Helm, Claus Wolf, Michael King and Oliver Haslam We’d like to hear from you so send your email / audio clips to haveyoursay [at] impodcast [dot] tv and we’ll get them into the mix. We hope you enjoy the show, thanks for ...
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• Disney Channel On iTunes?

  
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• Weekly Round Up – YouTube, iTunes, WordPress Plugins

  
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• Don’t Tell Me Steve Jobs Doesn’t Love Music

  
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• KIM ZOLCIAK, Says She is Not a Homewrecker But Loves Botox!!!

  
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• Coolness Roundup #196: Powermats and Home Theater Remotes

  
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• Week in Apple: Magic Mouse, ra1n & sn0w, iPhone chicanery

  
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• Did Trey Songz ‘Invent Sex?” See The Video

  
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