News Archive for 07/10/23

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Music is 36% of Apple revenue, 3 billion songs sold

10/23, 1:40pm

iTunes: 3b songs sold

Apple's iTunes Store is still dominating digital music sales in the U.S., according to one survey cited by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer, accounting for around 85 percent of digital sales nationwide. The Cupertino-based company on Monday during a conference call announced that it has sold a whopping 3 billion songs via the iTunes Store alongside more than 100 million TV shows; music revenues--including the iPod--accounted for 36 percent of the company's total revenue during its September quarter.

DF Studio 4.2 supports Apple's iPhone

10/23, 12:40pm

DF Studio 4.2 released

DigitalFusion today released the latest revision of DF Studio, an update to its online professional photography system that boasts the world's first system for professional image delivery and editing via Apple's iPhone. DigitalFusion's DF Studio 4.2 enables photographers as well as their clients to upload, view, edit, share, and archive digital photographs. The latest release supports sending "imageMesengers" directly from Apple's Aperture post-production photography software, enabling users to customize the viewing experience of recipients specifically for the iPhone. Recipients can also use DF Studio's editing and feedback features from any location with a cellular connection. DF Studio is available for free, and requires Aperture 1.5.1.

Led Zeppelin box up for pre-order on iTunes

10/23, 10:05am

Led Zeppelin box on iTunes

A box set containing the entirety of Led Zeppelin's discography, "The Complete Led Zeppelin" (iTunes link), is now available for pre-order on the iTunes Store. Priced at $99, it includes 165 tracks divided into 13 albums, among them a new best-of piece called "Mothership." This is composed of tracks picked by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, and features popular songs such as "Kashmir" and "Whole Lotta Love." The albums of the compilation will be available together or separately starting on November 13th; by pre-ordering Complete or Mothership, buyers are entered to win two tickets to a London reunion concert, scheduled for November 26th. Airfare and hotel booking are included as part of the prize.

CNN spreads Planet in Peril to iTunes

10/23, 9:05am

Planet in Peril on iTunes

CNN has announced that its two-part Planet in Peril special, documenting environmental crises across the globe, will be made available at the iTunes Store an unknown period of time after the show's October 23rd and 24th airings. The video has been recorded in HD quality, and will be sold for $1.99 per episode. CNN has taken special effort to promote Planet in Peril to Apple customers; on Sunday the news network screened 40-minute excerpts at Apple Stores in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco.