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Adam Engst 38 comments

How Do You Request Music Using Siri?

Frustrated by how he’s using Siri, Adam Engst explains his approach to requesting music from HomePods to see if others have techniques they feel are more successful. Is the eventual answer generative AI?

Josh Centers 7 comments

The Mystery of Dustin Curtis’s Locked Apple ID

A perfect storm of errors led to Dustin Curtis being locked out of many Apple services, with no easy way to get help from Apple. We try to tease out how this happened.

Glenn Fleishman 9 comments

How To Find the Best Deal on Digital Movie Rentals

With so many online options for digital movie rental, which service offers the best deal or the longest time to watch a film? Glenn Fleishman sorts through the options to recommend four services for different situations.

Adam Engst 20 comments

Four Ways Apple Could Improve Apple Music

Apple Music hasn’t changed much at all since Apple introduced it back in 2015, but Adam Engst has a few suggestions—some extremely easy—that could make listening to music through the service more enjoyable.

Josh Centers 8 comments

Use Movies Anywhere to Take Advantage of Bargains

If you've been buying movies from iTunes so you can play them on your Apple devices, you may be paying more than necessary. With the Movies Anywhere service, you can shop around and buy from the digital retailer with the best price.

iTunes 12.8 Agen Schmitz No comments

iTunes 12.8

Adds support for AirPlay 2 multi-room audio and HomePod stereo pairs. (Free, 263 MB)

Josh Centers No comments

Apple Launches Music Publishing Division

Apple has created a new music publishing division. Is the company looking to tighten its hold on the music market?

iTunes 12.7.4 Agen Schmitz No comments

iTunes 12.7.4

Adds new music video features to the Apple Music subscription service. (Free, 272 MB)

Adam Engst 5 comments

The Beatles Come to iTunes (Finally!)

After seven years, The Beatles have finally come to the iTunes Store. Unless you’re replacing worn-out LPs or cassettes, this is probably an excuse mostly to watch the video of The Beatles’ first live concert in the United States.

Geoff Duncan No comments

Not Guilty: Apple Beats Beatles Trademark Dispute

Justice Edward Mann of London's High Court today issued a ruling in favor of Apple Computer in its current trademark dispute with the Beatles' record label Apple Corps, finding Apple Computer had not breached a trademark-sharing agreement between the two companies by using its Apple logo on its iTunes digital music service. Getting Better -- According to the 1991 agreement, Apple Computer was to have use of the trademark in the computer business, while Apple Corps would have exclusive use in the music industry