ITunes

Guide Note

iTunes is a digital media player application, compatible with Microsoft Windows and Mac Operating Systems and has a built-in online music store aptly named the iTunes Store. The program is also works to manage the audio and video content on Apple's popular iPod digital media players, iPhone, or computer. For fans of DRM-Free music, iTunes Plus was recently launched.

Features and capabilities

iTunes may be used as a CD player, can be used to rip CDs, view podcasts, purchase music and videos online, download music to an iPod or other MP3 player, listen to internet radio, listen to shared music, and more.

Debut

iTunes made its debut at the 2001 Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The initial software was created by Bill Kincaid and Jeff Robin and was purchased by Apple in 2000.

Fast Facts

1. Platform: Mac OS X and Windows
2. Current Version: 7.5
3. License: Free

• Also try: Unlimited iTunes

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: iPod + iTunes
2. iTunes: Free Download
3. iTunes: iTunes for your Mobile Phone | Sync with iPod
4. iTunes Store
5. Wikipedia: iTunes
6. News: "Apple Overhauls Music Store, Adds iTunes Plus, iTunes U" (May 30, 2007)
7. News: "Apple Launches iTunes Plus with DRM-Free Tracks" (May 30, 2007)

iTunes News

• Google News: iTunes
• FT.com: Apple mulls unlimited music bundle (March 18, 2008)
• The New York Times: Facing Competition, iTunes Revs Up Its Film Section (Oct. 22, 2007)
• PC World: Apple Cuts Price on DRM-Free Music to 99 Cents (Oct. 16, 2007)
• Engadget: NBC cancels iTunes contract (August 31, 2007)
• Wired: "In EMI-iTunes Deal, the Big Loser May Be Microsoft" (2007)
• Apple 2.0: "Apple Overhauls Music Store, Adds iTunes Plus, iTunes U" (2007)
• PC World: "Apple Launches iTunes Plus with DRM-Free Tracks" (2007)

iTunes Info and Reviews

• Company: Apple | Mahalo's Guide to Apple
• Official Site: iTunes 7
• Wikipedia: iTunes
• CNET Reviews: Apple iTunes 7
• Playlist: "Review: iTunes 7" (2006)

iTunes Products & Downloads

• iTunes: Free Download
• OLDApps: Old Versions of iTunes Downloads

iTunes Alternate Download Sites

• Download.com: iTunes for Windows 7.2 | iTunes 7.2 (Mac)
• PC World Downloads: iTunes

iTunes Store

• Mahalo's Guide to iTunes Store
• Official Apple Site: iTunes Store | iTunes Store this Week
• Wikipedia: iTunes Store
• iTunes Store: Music | Movies | TV Shows | iPod Games | Podcasts | Audiobooks

Related Software

• iTunes Catalog
• iTunes-LAME Encoder 2.0.7
• Konfabulator: iTunes Companion

iTunes Blogs and Fansites

• Lifehacker: Download Music from Your Friends' iTunes Libraries Over the Internet with Mojo (March 19, 2008)
• Technorati: iTunes
• Engadget: iTunes
• TUAW: iTunes
• Notebooks.com: "iTunes Plus - High Quality and DRM-Free Music" (2007)
• CrunchGear: "The Dirty Little Secret of iTunes DRM-Free" (2007)

iTunes Tips and Support

• Apple Support: iTunes | iTunes Store
• HowStuffWorks: "How iTunes Works"
• Lifehacker: "iTunes Power Tips" (2006)

iTunes Criticism

• Slate Magazine: "Calling iTunes, Part 2" (2005)
• The Mac Observer: "The Devil's Advocate: 21 Reasons Why iTunes Sucks" (2003)
• Moodmat.com: Ten Things Apple Could Do To Fix iTunes (April 25, 2008)

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