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iTunes Match available now – no really it is! Still $39.99 per year
Ok so this time it’s for real… After yesterday’s shenanigans iTunes Match has gone live and is available to New Zealand as of right now. We’ve received confirmation from a number of users saying they have been succesful and have also confirmed it ourselves.
UPDATE: And now, to mitigate any concerns that this may be another mistake, we’ve had confirmation from Apple that the service is now officially available:…
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iTunes Match available now, maybe?? – $39.99 per year [updated: looking like a mistake]
As reported on a number of other international sites today iTunes Match (the service that makes your entire iTunes music library available in the cloud) has been coming on and offline for most of the day for countries outside the U.S.
We have just taken a look ourselves and it would appear that whilst it is accessible to New Zealand we may be having the same issues as well. It’s possible that it going live is just a mistake or it could be that the servers are getting hammered. Either way at the moment even though we get a confirmation email to say we have subscribed it is erroring and asking us to sign out and in again. Once you have done that and you go back to your account it does say that you have a subscription and it will expire in a years time, but as yet I cannot get to the iTunes Match tab to actually use the service.…
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Apple triples the length of song previews on NZ iTunes store
Apple has rolled out ninety-second song previews on the iTunes Store here in New Zealand, along with several other territories including Australia, Canada and the UK. This triples the amount of a song you can listen to before buying and makes it far easier to get a feel for the complete track. Thirty seconds was never really enough and previews would often cut off just before the chorus, leaving you in doubt as to whether you actually like it or not. The change is live now and affects both iTunes for Mac / PC as well as the iTunes app on iOS devices. It follows the same change being made to the US iTunes store in December of last year.…
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Refurbished Apple TV’s hit the NZ Apple Store
If you’ve got an iOS device then one of the best and most well-priced accessories you can buy for it is an Apple TV. At $170, they’re a steal for what they can do… but at $145 they’re an even better deal and that’s how much you can snag a refurbished one for via the NZ Apple Store right now. Keep reading for my top ten reasons why you should buy an Apple TV.…
Read MoreMini Review: U2 360 Tour Guide
If you’re a U2 fan, you’ll know that Ireland’s most famous export are playing Mt Smart Stadium tonight and tomorrow as part of their 360 tour. But if you’re a die-hard fan or you didn’t manage to snag tickets, you may be interested in this neat little Tour Guide app. …
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First look and mini-review: Vodafone NZ Music Awards
Vodafone’s gone geek chic with a Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards iPhone app, which launched yesterday. The app is available now and is FREE from the App Store and features artist profiles, competitions, the latest news from finalists and voting for the People’s Choice Awards.…
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AppView: Vodafone NZ Music Awards
Join the countdown to the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
This app lets you browse through the finalists in the NZ Music awards and vote for your favourite for the Vodafone People’s Choice Awards.…
Read MoreFit more music onto your iPhone with new feature enabled in iTunes 9.1
If you’ve got a large music collection and you’re struggling with space on your iPhone, a new feature introduced in iTunes 9.1 could be just the ticket to help you shoe-horn more tunes into your iPod app. Read on for the details.…
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Christmas gift ideas: iPhone accessories $55 – $200
Last week, we looked at iPhone accessories that come in at $55 or under. This week, we’re going slightly up the budget ladder to gifts between $55 and $200. Got your wallets ready? Let’s go shopping!…
Read MoreMusic Top Tens are back in iTunes
Well, that was pretty quick. Following on from my post this weekend about the missing top tens section in the iPhone iTunes Store, it looks like Apple have resolved the problem and the top tens are back. I’m sure that Kanye West will sleep soundly tonight knowing that he can once again update his pie charts tracking the popularity index of Beyonce in ratio to Taylor Swift without having to fire up his desktop PC.…
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Music Top Ten in iPhone NZ iTunes Store goes AWOL
The music “Top Tens” section of the iPhone iTunes store in New Zealand has been missing in action since the release of iPhone OS 3.1. Top tens remain in place for other sections such as ringtones and podcasts, but the music section now only supports “new releases” and “genres” making the store far less useful than before.…
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TIP: remote control your iTunes library
If you’re an iPhone newcomer, you may not be aware that there is a free Apple-produced app on the App Store that really should be baked in to the iPhone OS. Called simply ‘Remote‘, it’s a fantastic app that turns your iPhone into a remote control for iTunes on your Mac or PC. Even if you have downloaded it already, you may not be aware of all the ways you can use this app to turn your home computer into a music powerhouse. Read on for our definitive guide.…
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Spotlight on local devs: Nick Feisst of Inklen
In the second of our series on spotlighting local iPhone developers, I spoke to Nick Feisst of newcomer Inklen. Nick is a software developer as well as a professional DJ and his company bridges the gap between vinyl and digital.…
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Kiwi music tracks that make awesome ringtones and how to create them
How many phones you know ring like this? Not many, if any. How many phones you know got the skills to… erm, ring? (Sorry, Scribe). Cheesey opener aside, if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that kiwi music ROCKS and there’s nothing better than loading up your iPhone ringtone library with some great tunes from Godzone. But how do you get them there and which tracks make the best ringtones? …
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