Apple announced today the first worldwide release of AC/DC’s complete catalog in digital format on the iTunes Store.
The Cupertino-based tech firm worked with music label Columbia Records to bring out titles from AC/DC’s 16 studio albums, 4 live albums and 3 compilation albums.
All the digitally mastered tracks for iTunes give fans the option to download entire albums or purchase a favorite title.
“Fans can also choose from two specially packaged digital compilations: The Complete …

Apple may see another lawsuit thrown its way but it isn’t from another tech company but rather from Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis.
The issue stems from the actor’s extensive iTunes library which he plans to leave to his daughters once he passes away.
According to a report from The Daily Mail, Bruce Willis is considering legal action because current licenses for digital content he downloaded off of iTunes prevent him from bequeathing these content to his family.

“The Hollywood action …

Apple has found an answer to the previously reported hack on its iTunes App Store that provided a free in-app purchase to users.
Revealed on Friday as a method developed by Russian hacker ZonD80, which controls In-AppStore.com, the hack allows users of iOS3.0 and higher devices to accomplish free in-app purchases in three simple steps. The process includes the installation of CA and in-appstore.com certificates and changing the DNS record in Wi-Fi settings to provide their Apple ID and …

An Apple App Store server bug which corrupted binaries and crashed updated apps immediately after launch has been fixed by the iPhone-maker.
In a statement to CNN, Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said that the has “had a temporary issue that began yesterday with a server that generated DRM code for some apps being downloaded.”
“It affected a small number of users. The issue has been rectified and we don’t expect it to occur again,” she added.
Despite Apple saying that the App Store …

The Android vs iOS debate has developed into quite a battle between the two best mobile operating systems to date. The main question is, which one is better?
In general, the good side of Android is that it is a wonderful open environment, which allows users to engage in high mobile customization. Meanwhile, people think of iOS as being simple, functional and beautiful.
On to the negative side, some see Android as ridden by viruses, while Apple binds and cripples iOS.
Let’s compare the two …

Books from iBooks Remain Without Copy Protection / image via iBooks

Although if there are 3 years since Apple stopped protecting the music it sells through iTunes, the applications, the movies and especially the books in iBooks have continued to be protected against copy. If in what concerns application protection in AppStore it has been made something to bypass it, and the movies have never presented problems, the only ones which remained safe were the iBooks books, but this thing was …

Apple has acquired app discovery company Chomp. The company has been in existence since 2009 and provides users with a search engine that discovers apps based on themes and uses rather than only the name.
The service has especially become useful now with over 500,000 apps in the iPhone app store, hundreds of thousands of songs in iTunes and similarly significant numbers of apps for Android.
The service currently offers users of both Android operating system and iOS and options to search for …

The pending launch of the iPhone 4S, the current-generation Apple smartphone, caused a drop in app downloads from the Apple iTunes App Store in September, a new report suggests.

The launch of the iPhone 4S resulted in a drop in app downloads from the iTunes App Store in September, Fiksu says. Image: itsZero / Flickr (CC)

The Fiksu Indexes says that for the month of September, there were fewer app downloads from iTunes than any other month of the current year.
The report says: “anticipation …

Apple has announced to withdraw the 99-cent TV Rental service, reports PCMag. Customers were using this service to rent TV shows from iTunes for 99 cents.
The service has been withdrawn to boost purchases. Now users will have to spend $1.99 to buy the latest episode of Jersey Shore or Skins on iTunes.
“iTunes customers have shown they overwhelmingly prefer buying TV shows,” said an Apple spokesman. “iTunes in the Cloud lets customers download and watch their past TV purchases from their …

Apple has reportedly stopped its TV series rental service on iTunes, a report from thewrap.com reveals.

Apple has discontinued its TV series episode rental service on iTunes. Image: Kimb0lene / Flickr (CC)

According to the report, the iTunes service has been discontinued after a longer-than-planned stint on the popular online media marketplace of Apple.
“‘Modern Family’ fans will no longer have the option to rent or buy — at least when it comes to iTunes,” the publication …