Apple seems to be ramping up its iTunes Store and iTunes Match coverage as it announced that Apple fans in the Latin American countries will now have access to millions of contents beings sold in the iTunes store. Apple device-using folks in Brazil, Argentine, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, more »

Apple’s “hobby” set-top box has quietly been updated to add a much needed feature. If you update your Apple TV to software version 4.3 you’ll find that you’ll be able to stream TV shows that you purchased through the iTunes store. The Apple TV update also lets users purchase TV shows from the Apple TV more »

Apple may have found a way to convince those on older machines to finally upgrade, or just a way to make them switch to another music store. It seems Apple is requiring iTunes 10 to access the iTunes Store. Some older machines cannot run the latest version of the software, meaning they’re locked out from more »

It seems to have been a while since the topic of The Beatles coming to iTunes last reared its ugly head. Given that, what better time but now, except it is not all that good of news. Basically, the possibility is not fully out of question, however according to Yoko Ono; “Don’t hold your breath more »

The latest entry in the book of frivolous lawsuits is one filed against Apple by an Illinois couple. They are accusing the company of gift card fraud and they are seeking monetary damages for what they call Apple’s “wrongful, illegal and fraudulent acts.” The charges in the suit include one count each of violating the Illinois Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and Consumer Protection Statutes, and 2 counts of breach of contract.

The target of their outrage? Apple’s decision in April to change the iTunes store pricing structure from a flat 99 cents per song to a one where song prices vary from 69 cents to $1.29.

Yes, they are suing over a 30 cent price increase – but it gets better

Microsoft Mobile Communications Business SVP Andy Lees has said that future versions of Windows Mobile will improve the music “experience.” In his statement, he acknowledged the successful strategy that Apple has followed with the iPhone: by tying the iPhone into the wildly successful iTunes + iPod ecosystem, Apple has managed to successfully enter a market where they have absolutely no proven competence. The other big closed-source player, Research in Motion, has also made moves to bring music and cell phones together. They recently announced a music service much like iTunes in partnership with a Canadian music company called Puretracks.