Somebody tell Apple the iTunes Store is broke
Just tried firing up the UK iTunes Store… only to find that it’s totally and utterly kaput. The US store is a goner too - broken links all over the place. What is going on?
What do you think Apple should change for iTunes 9?
Apple promised big things for the launch of iTunes 8 last September, and what did we get? A music recommendation engine and another layer of UI glossiness in the Grid view. Genius? Not really. What we really hoped for and expected was a complete ground-up revamp that prepped iTunes for the future. Why?
The 21 best iTunes 8 add-ons
iTunes 8 may be great, but it isn’t perfect. To help you get the most from it I’ve come up with a list of brilliant add-ons that make the experience even better. Get over for TechRadar.com to find out more
iTunes movie downloads: over-priced, over-hyped and over here?
Movie downloads have finally come to iTunes UK, so how does Apple’s offering compare with its arch-rivals on choice, compatibility and price. Let’s find out, shall we?
iTunes rentals last longer than 24 hours
You can pause a downloaded movie then come back to it later… much later
iTunes rental secrets, next-gen iPods revealed?
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Philips to stop selling TVs?
Philips may be thinking the unthinkable and be about to off-load its TV business. Stiff competition - especially in the US - is forcing the Dutch company to focus on more profitable areas, and hasn’t ruled out a sell-off in future.
Philips ‘keeps all options open’ over [...]
Apple TV, and the world’s biggest ‘compact’ camera
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Is this the world’s biggest ‘compact’ camera?
You can forget your Canon Digital Ixus’, when it comes to a real man’s compact camera you can’t do better than the Seitz 6×17. It takes massive 160-megapixel pictures, has a minimum exposure speed of 1/2000 second per pixel and can take one snap [...]
iTunes movie rentals are real
Family guy DVD confirms what everyone has long suspected
Pssst! Fancy a super-cheap high def tv?
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Goodmans’ 1-day special: HD TV for just £150
Goodmans is cutting the cost of HDTV ownership on Monday 3rd December to a paltry £150. It’s offering a one-day special on the GTVL20W7HD, a 20-inch LCD TV that normally sells for £200 - a price it will rise to again on Tuesday.
Goodmans [...]
More MacBook Pro problems surface, iPod performance boost
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1.0.2 update boosts iPod performance
Apple has obviously taken recent criticism of the iPod nano and iPod classic to heart - it’s just issued a firmware update for both digital music players that massively boosts their performance. The 1.0.2 update improves menu navigation and the speed at which Cover Flow’s album [...]
