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Apple starts packing up iTunes Radio, as move to all streaming under Apple Music continues

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Stephen Schenck

Long before Apple owned Beats, and long before we had Apple Music, there was iTunes Radio. Launched alongside iOS 7, the streaming service gave users access to free ad-supported content – or ad-free for those also paying for iTunes Match. With the arrival of Apple Music, it’s been clear that change was coming to older streaming offerings like iTunes Radio, but how, ...

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Dramatic iTunes overhaul expected due to declining music sales

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Even though Apple has lead the digital music business for years, we’ve seen one business model after another become obsolete in the last couple of years. With services like Spotify and Pandora, and with the added value of 4G LTE data speeds, a lot of people have began to prefer alternatives that don’t force you to buy a song in order to listen to it. Rumors have it that Apple has begun to feel the pressure of changing its business model ...

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NPR brings live streaming news to iTunes Radio

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Live Streaming services have proven to be a smart business model lately, with companies like Pandora and Spotify succeeding in gaining members. The biggest problem with these services is that they haven’t solved the needs of every customer since a lot of people just like to listen to the news on the go, aside from their music selection. Apple’s iTunes Radio is currently on a rise in many countries, and a new launch today proves that it’s just getting better. NPR will launch on iTunes Radio today, and its offering 24 hours of streamed content to your iOS device. NPR ...

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Could Apple really release an iTunes app for Android?

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

We’re in the middle of a fantastic time to be a smartphone owner if you’re a music lover. Manufacturers are placing more of a focus on audio performance, and you have a greater array of options than ever before when it comes to choosing how you get your music, whether we’re talking about streaming or digital downloads. There’s a flip side to that greater availability, though, and all these options at our disposal mean that the companies behind them need to work that much harder to stand out from their competition. Despite its stature, Apple may be feeling the heat, ...

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iOS 8 is also rumored to bring improvements to iTunes Radio

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Just yesterday we heard that Apple will most probably dub its next version iOS as iOS 8. The reports included details like Apple’s persistence in fixing the different complaints that so many of us have with its Maps application, and we even hear that its recent acquisitions will take a big part in it. Sadly yesterday’s reports ended there, and now we get some additional and separate reports that give us another point in focus. According to the report, Apple will also provide dramatic improvements to ...

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Pandora still king of music streaming, iTunes Radio overtakes Spotify

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Even though a lot of famous technology gurus, Steve Jobs included, considered that the whole concept of music streaming would never work as according to him, people want to “own their music”, lately the reality is different. Obviously at the time when Jobs said this, we didn’t even have 3G data speeds to make it possible, nor even smartphones. Today music streaming is a big thing, and if you’re guessing who owns it, the answers aren’t shocking. New statistics for 2014 claim that Pandora still owns music streaming, which is logical given the fact that ...

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Apple launches iTunes Radio internationally, starting with Australia

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Even though iTunes Radio wasn’t exactly what we all expected for Apple to launch along-side iOS 7, it wasn’t bad either. Instead of being a paid-subscription service, all iOS devices have the ability to stream music for free (with ads for non-iTunes Match customers) in case you want to go beyond your current list of paid or synced songs. Its only problem was that the service was locked to only US customers, but that problem is starting to come to an end. Apple has just officially launched iTunes Radio internationally, and the first country to benefit from the service is ...

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iTunes Radio isn’t a Spotify killer – but Pandora should probably keep its eye out

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Back in the days when dumbphones reigned supreme and Napster duplicates like LimeWire still existed, Apple changed the entire landscape of downloadable music. It did this through its potent combination of iTunes music management software and the explosively popular iPod, along with an unbeatable pricing scheme of 99 cents for (most) music tracks. This combination of convenience and savvy pricing made buying music almost as painless as stealing it – and it thrust Apple headfirst into the content business. Today, the company aims to capitalize on its longstanding dominance of the ...

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