iTunes App Trick

Apple has sent a clear message to any developers who try to game its iTunes App Store. Software developer Molinker has been kicked out, along with more than 1,000 of its iPhone applications. The Chinese developer had, according to some estimates, 1,000-plus applications in the store, most of which were copycat knockoffs of existing applications. [...]

Apple is in the final stages of cutting a deal to acquire streaming music site Lala.com, according to a report by CNET’s Greg Sandoval. There are few details about the reported acquisition but sources told Sandoval that the terms have already been hammered out and the only thing left to do is sign a final [...]

Apple’s purchase of streaming music service Lala reportedly represents a shift in the company’s iTunes strategy. The aim: Make iTunes more Web friendly. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is looking to give consumers more ways to access and manage iTunes without a download of the software. The larger questions: Does Apple need to [...]