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Apple’s [AAPL] iPhone OS 3.0, shipping on the new iPhone 3G S devices, is also available today as software upgrades for the iPhone and iPod touch devices.
A lot of people are unfortunately reporting a lot of errors when trying to fetch their upgrades via iTunes, getting that less-than-helpful error dialog. The (somewhat) good news is [...]

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I noticed today, when I was updating several of the apps for my iPod touch, that the iTunes licensing terms had changed. While most of the verbiage is essentially comparable to what was presented on the previous TOS, the big change involves the statement that the paid HD content from the iTunes Store is only [...]

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Following (Up on) Dido

March 15, 2009 at 12:00 PM · 0 comments

in Unsorted

As several of you know, we were following the Starbucks [SBUX] iTunes Pick of the Week hiccup over Dido’s “Quiet Times” song.
It seems that now even the Sony [SNE] Music Dido site has picked up on the story, announcing that the Pick of the Week for the “Quiet Times” song is available. Which is good, [...]

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Switcherback on Dido Song

March 12, 2009 at 4:42 PM · 1 comment

in Meanderings

As I was traveling around among the several Starbucks outlets in my area, I picked up another Dido Pick of the Week card to see if the SKU-to-code association in the iTunes database had been fixed yet.
And, lo and behold, yes… or is it?
There are two possibilities here:

All of the redemption codes (on the backs [...]

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Here’s the start of the 2009 Starbucks-iTunes Picks of the Week list of cards that I’ve accumulated thus far.

As many of you already know, I’ve been tracking and collecting the iTunes freebies that are offered periodically at Starbucks [SBUX] outlets. Without further ado, here’s my new list for 2009 list… presented in order of chronological release [...]

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Switcheroo on Dido Song

March 11, 2009 at 2:00 AM · 2 comments

in Meanderings

Remember the Starbucks [SBUX] Pick of the Week promotion with Apple [AAPL] iTunes?
If you’ve been following along and picking up a card each week, you may have noticed that last week’s offer was ostensibly Dido’s “Quiet Times” song. However, I noticed that when I input the code for the song, I ended up downloading Dido’s [...]

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Here’s a wrap-up of the 2008 Starbucks Picks of the Week cards that I’ve accumulated thus far. As many of you already know, I’ve been tracking and collecting the iTunes freebies that are offered periodically at Starbucks [SBUX] outlets.
However, for those of you just joining us here and are unfamiliar with this topic, you can [...]

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As many of you already know, I’ve been tracking and collecting the iTunes freebies that are offered periodically at Starbucks [SBUX] outlets.
However, for those of you just joining us here and are unfamiliar with this topic, you can “catch up” quickly with these (which are presented in reverse chronological order, to further shake you up):

Steve’s [...]

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Steve’s Starbucks Picks List

September 19, 2008 at 11:00 PM · 1 comment

in Convergence, Meanderings

As you know, I’ve been tracking and collecting the iTunes freebies that are offered periodically at Starbucks [SBUX] outlets.
For those of you just joining us here and are unfamiliar with this topic, you can “catch up” quickly with these (which are presented in reverse chronological order, to further shake you up):

Mr. Heringer, I Presume
Follow-Up to [...]

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Okay, iTunes folks! Rev up your Mac or PC, fire up the Software Updater, and fetch the iTunes 7.7 Update!
The iTunes 7.7 Update was available overnight, and this is the update that a LOT of people have been waiting for.
After all, this is the first version of iTunes to offer the App Store, providing public [...]

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