iTunes

MacDailyNews is reporting that next wednesday (September 5th), Apple will debut a wireless version of the iTunes store allowing iPhone users and iPod? users the ability to purchase content wirelessly.

While this may only be a rumor, it is no big surprise. For Apple to succeed they will need to find a way for the iPod and iPhone lines to be co-dependent with the iTunes Store. Without wireless downloads, iPhone users will eventually demand the ability to download songs from one vendor or another. Apple can’t afford to miss out on that offering.

As for the iPod part of this rumor, I would not be surprised if the iPod went wireless. The real question for me would be whether a music squirting feature (ala Zune), will be included.

[Via MacDailyNews]

Over at RadioWorld… A prediction by Pike & Fischer is made… Here’s a blurb:

“Apple will transform iTunes into a wireless service for the new iPhone, or create a wireless offshoot of iTunes within the year, Pike & Fischer predicts in a report that analyzes the U.S. mobile broadband market.”

Do you think iTunes could hit the wireless stage? I think a wireless iTunes would be cool and would make the iPhone more versatile in not having to rely on a Mac or PC… I mean, how many people want to be restrained to a Mac or PC to put on or take off songs on their iPhone? I see this coming somewhere down the road. What do you think?

Check out the rest of the scoop here.

The guys at Download Squad seem to have uncovered some serious evidence that games are coming to the iPhone. When checking the localisation strings of iTunes to check on whether iTunes Video Store for the UK could be an option, they discovered a few lines that give us hope games are not too far away for the iPhone.

/* ===== iPhone Game Item Strings ===== */
“4329.001” = “Are you sure you want to remove the selected game from your iPhone?”;
“4329.002” = “Are you sure you want to remove the selected games from your iPhone?”;

According to Download Squad:

Given that there are currently no games shipping with the iPhone to remove, and certainly none available on the iTunes Store to add, that hit us like a bombshell: Apple seems to be readying games for the iPhone.

Are you excited about the possibilities of games on the iPhone?

[Via Download Squad]

Over at InfoWorld, Tom Yager found out that even amidst the newest iTunes update (7.3.2)/iPhone Firmware 1.0.1, his suggested method of ‘activate and cancel’ still works! What ‘activate and cancel’ means, is that you activate the iPhone, and then cancel the agreement with AT&T within 14 days, and the iPhone will still work and you won’t be penalized for the cancellation (if cancelled within 14 days).

I like the idea of this personally because I think it’s completely stupid for the iPhone to be completely locked out unless you agree to a 2-year AT&T agreement. I mean, can you imagine how many would buy the iPhone, just for the widescreen iPod part of it? For PDA funtions? This provides a pretty safe way of doing it without having to deal with hacks. Cool!

You can check out the rest of the article here.

Apple has released a new update to iTunes, 7.3.2 on Thursday.

The new updates provides stability and bug fixes. The new update can be downloaded for Mac and here for Apple Insider