Apple has formally launched the iTunes Match service in the U.K., Germany, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Ireland, and other regions. Several users noticed that within the iTunes program there was a new option that allowed them to subscribe to iTunes Match. The service wasn’t expected to arrive until at least the start of 2012, but it seems Apple managed to get the service up and running quicker than was anticipated for international users.

Rdio—a competitor to similar services such as Spotify—has stepped up its game with its announcement that it will now be offering free, on-demand and ad-free music streaming. However, the free streaming will only be available via the web and desktop versions of Rdio; those hoping the feature would be supported by Rdio’s iOS and other mobile platform apps will be disappointed to know that it isn’t. A paid subscription will be required to use Rdio on those platforms.

As expected, one of the highlights of Steve Jobs’ Keynote Address today was the formal introduction of its newest flagship product – the iCloud. This new service is described as a new cloud services that will work seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac or PC applications and will automatically and wirelessly store your more »

I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the one who caused the 2nd gen Apple TV to skyrocket in sales, even if I just got my unit today. It’s coincidental, I suppose, although I do wish I was the one millionth buyer. Anyway, Apple has announced that the sales of the new Apple TV will hit the one million mark any day from now. Apple TV provides you with a simple way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV Shows on—and stream Netflix, Flickr, YouTube and MobileMe content to—your HDTV.

Cynical Peak Software has announced that Rivet, an application that will help you stream your digital life (music, photos, movies) from Mac OS X to your Windows Xbox 360, has been released as version 1.1, bringing better media browsing support while fixing stability issues. More specifically, it makes media updating on your computer more CPU more »