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A recent software update from Apple will make it harder for kids to rack up big bills on their parents' iPods, iPads and iPhones. The company's latest operating system software includes a timer to limit inadvertent purchases by children while playing games on Apple's must-have mobile devices. A...

Warner Brothers' The Dark Knight is the first flick to be offered directly via the social network. It's a small test, but when Facebook enters a business, competitors get nervous: Here's how this move could trigger a round of mergers among Netflix and other established players.

Has your credit card company denied your iTunes charge lately or called you on the phone after you tried to make a purchase? That's probably because another wave of fraud complaints has hit users of Apple's popular online store, similar to the one in July last year, says a report in Kaspersky's...

For the past year, the tablet computer world has been dominated by the Apple iPad. Ever since the iPad's introduction, Apple's competitors have been scrambling. Last year, Samsung was the first to deliver a decent alternative with the Galaxy Tab, but it failed to gain substantial traction. Now all...

Watching the Oscars without having seen the nominated movies is a bit like watching a sequel without seeing the original. You don't know who's who or what it's about, and you don't know who to root for. But you're a college student, not a card-carrying member of the academy, so if you want to see...

The Grammys are just a few weeks away. Chances are you've come across snippets of songs from the five nominees for album of the year. (Seriously, if you haven't heard "Bad Romance" or "California Gurls," you've been in a coma). But have you intimately listened to each of the albums -- Arcade Fire's...

The company has already proved that it can thrive while the CEO is away. But what's still not clear is whether Apple can remain far more than a tech company once he truly retires. Whose vision can possibly keep Apple the cultural phenomenon that Jobs has made it?

Rdio was envisioned and launched by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, who have had a dry spell since starting Skype. Rdio, however, could be another smash, thanks to a confluence of trends that the duo appears to be picking up on.

Google is considering a plan to expand its Android newsstand -- and heat rivalry with Apple's iTunes -- by charging publishers a lower price to sell news to Android users than the 30% fee that Apple typically charges to sell apps on iTunes. Will that be enough to attract more news?

With the start of a new year come new goals. Some strive to stay organized, while others hit the gym in hopes of a smaller waist size. Whatever your New Year's resolution may be, iTunes has plenty of apps on hand to help users start 2011 the right way. Lose It For those looking to drop a few...