Amazon nabs bigger share of music downloads (poll)

Apr 17, 2013
iTunes still dominates the music download arena, but Amazon is coming on, and other competitors are in the wings.

Apple to settle over kids' iTunes charges

Mar 1, 2013
Apple agreed to pay $100 million to parents whose kids racked up charges playing supposedly free mobile-device games. It has also since added parental controls to prevent unauthorized iTunes purchases by young gamers.
A kid plays with an iPhone.
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No app for that: Apple to settle iTunes lawsuit

Feb 27, 2013
Apple has agreed to pay some $100 million to settle charges it improperly charged children for iTunes purchases. The payment: mostly iTunes gift cards.
Apple has agreed to pay some $100 million to settle charges it improperly charged children for iTunes purchases. The payment: mostly iTunes gift cards.
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Microsoft announces Xbox Music service

Oct 15, 2012
With the release of Windows 8 just 11 days away, today Microsoft announced a new music service called Xbox Music.

Ch-ch-ch-changing the Way We Listen to Music

Feb 13, 2012
Don’t know if you caught the Grammys last night, but it was an especially emotional one.  First, there was a lot of reaction to the sudden and untimely death of Whitney Houston (more on that in a minute) and then Steve Jobs was awarded a posthumous Grammy for helping “to create products and technology that […]

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