No big surprise here, but just announced Apple’s iTunes 10 in addition to all these new iPods, complete with a brand new logo, eventually the CD trenches. What is slightly surprising, but the standout feature of iTunes 10: ping. The Apple take a music-centered social network (think last.FM), which i ...

With much speculation that apps are higher in Apple’s priority list than music, a new survey from NPD Group may bring comfort to the music industry. It finds that 82% of respondents have made a music purchase on iTunes, and 56% buy music exclusively from Apple’s store. More than half say the majorit ...

I've put my iPhone's iPod on shuffle play for my bought music list and I'm finally learning that this mode, like the universe, isn't entirely random. Every morning when I fire up the iPod, I keep coming across music I heard just the other day. Yeah, yeah, I know, there's an algorithm at work that ta ...

Jobs expected to reveal upgrades to iconic iPod Apple’s iPod may live in the shadow of its splashier sibling devices — the iPhone and iPad — but the digital music player, expected to get upgrades Wednesday, is a key reason the Cupertino, Calif., company got back its chic aura. Read more on Seattle T ...

Not a huge surprise here, but Apple's just announced iTunes 10 alongside all those new iPods, complete with a brand new logo that finally ditches the CD. What is something of a surprise, however, is the standout feature of iTunes 10: Ping. That's Apple's take on a music-centered social network (thin ...