iTunes Rumors Archive
This page archives iTunes related news and rumors published on MacRumors.com. It only contains articles relating specifically to the iTunes product and is only a small minority of articles displayed on MacRumors.
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Stories below are listed in reverse chronological order.
Michael Jackson Dominates Top Ten Album List in U.S. iTunes Store
June 26, 2009
Legendary music artist Michael Jackson, who passed away yesterday at the age of 50, is currently dominating the U.S. iTunes Store's list of top albums. Jackson's albums currently hold the top seven spots, led by the greatest hits compilation The Ess...
Apple Releases iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2
June 01, 2009
Apple today released iTunes 8.2 via Software Update. The update adds support for iPhone OS 3.0, which is expected to be featured at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and be released in the near future.iTunes 8.2 now supports iPhone o...
Palm Pre Emulating an iPod to Accomplish iTunes Sync?
May 29, 2009
The news broke yesterday that Palm's anticipated Pre phone will seamlessly sync with iTunes for both Mac and Windows, allowing users to transfer non copy-protected content to the new Palm phone. While there has been speculation on how this had been ...
Palm Pre to Sync with iTunes on Macs?
May 28, 2009
Fortune reports that the forthcoming Palm Pre is able to sync with iTunes on Macs, appearing in iTunes' device list just like an iPhone or iPod with the only limitation on syncing being its inability to handle older, copy-protected tracks from the iT...
Apple Announces Winner of 1 Billion App Contest
April 24, 2009
In a press release issued this morning regarding the App Store's one billion app milestone, Apple announced that the winner of the associated contest was 13-year old Connor Mulcahey of Weston, Connecticut. Connor, who downloaded Bump [App Store] as ...
Older iTunes News and Rumors
Apr 23, 2009: App Store Reaches Milestone: One Billion Apps DownloadedApr 16, 2009: Apple Launches Movie Downloads in German iTunes Store
Apr 10, 2009: Microsoft Readying iPod Touch Rival: Zune HD?
Apr 08, 2009: Amazon and Wal-Mart MP3 Stores Adopt Variable Pricing
Apr 07, 2009: iTunes Variable Pricing Live, More Countries Supported
Apr 06, 2009: Apple Updates iTunes to 8.1.1
Mar 26, 2009: iTunes Store Variable Pricing to Begin April 7th?
Mar 24, 2009: Genius Feature for Movies and TV Shows Activated in iTunes 8.1
Mar 19, 2009: Apple Announces Release of HD Movie Sales and Rentals via iTunes
Mar 12, 2009: Genius Feature for TV and Movies Pulled From iTunes 8.1
Mar 11, 2009: iTunes 8.1 Now Available for Download
Mar 11, 2009: Apple's 'Remote' Updated for iTunes 8.1
Mar 11, 2009: iTunes 8.1 "Coming Soon": Speed Boosts, TV/Movie Genius Feature and More
Feb 26, 2009: Apple Removes Old Non-Customer Reviews from App Store
Feb 24, 2009: Apple and EMI Music Launch 'iTunes Pass' Short-Term Subscriptions
Feb 11, 2009: 'iTunes Replay' On-Demand Video Coming?
Feb 06, 2009: Apple Addresses iTunes Crashing After Firmware 2.2.1 Upgrade
Feb 02, 2009: Music Industry Fears Apple and is also Subject to iTunes Popularity Rankings
Jan 29, 2009: iTunes Plus Upgrades Now Available on a Per-Track Basis
Jan 27, 2009: HD Downloads Starting to Appear in UK iTunes Store
Jan 12, 2009: Macworld San Francisco 2009 Rumor Wrapup: Winners and Losers
Jan 06, 2009: Macworld 2009 Keynote Stream Available
Dec 16, 2008: iTunes Still Well Ahead of Amazon MP3 Store
Dec 10, 2008: Movie Availability on iTunes May Be Temporary
Nov 20, 2008: Apple Releases iTunes 8.0.2
Nov 19, 2008: Apple Negotiating More DRM-Free Music for iTunes
Nov 09, 2008: Sony BMG to Offer DRM-Free Music on Apple's iTunes?
Oct 16, 2008: iTunes Has Sold Over 200 Million TV Episodes
Oct 03, 2008: Royalty Rate Unchanged, Apple's iTunes Safe For Now
Oct 02, 2008: Apple Releases iTunes 8.0.1 (Stability and Bug Fixes)
Sep 30, 2008: Apple Threatens to Close iTunes Store Over Possible Royalty Hikes
Sep 23, 2008: German iTunes Movies Coming?
Sep 19, 2008: Over 1 Million NBC Downloads Since Return to iTunes
Sep 11, 2008: Despite NBC's Return, Apple and NBC Still Disputing Claims
Aug 20, 2008: September Apple Event Rumor: 'iTunes Unlimited', iPhone iDisk Access?
Aug 18, 2008: Dell to Try to Take on Apple's Online Music Dominance?
Aug 08, 2008: T-Mobile to Launch App Store?
Aug 06, 2008: Apple iTunes Still #1, but Amazon Gaining
Jun 30, 2008: Rhapsody Relaunches with iPod-Compatible MP3s
Jun 19, 2008: Apple has Sold Over 5 Billion Songs on iTunes
