Tag: Ping
RIP Ping: Apple remove failed social network from iTunes
Apple have pulled the plug on the Ping social network, removing the doomed social sharing service from iTunes. The announcement to cut Ping was made quietly alongside the iPhone 5 launch, with Facebook integration in iTunes 11 taking over social…
Apple kill off Ping, Facebook integration with iTunes to replace it
Apple are to drop support for their Ping social network with the forthcoming iTunes update. Ping breathes its last from September 30. Launched in 2010, Ping added social elements to iTunes, letting users publish playlists and check out what friends…
Apple's iTunes Ping to be axed following Facebook integration
Ping, Apple's iTunes-integrated social network that lets users track their favourite artists and those of their friends, looks set for the chop. Launched in September 2010, it ruffled the feathers of Facebook, who already offered similar functionality to their social…
Tim Cook on Facebook, Apple TV, Siri and gaming at D10
Tim Cook yesterday took the D10 stage, offering a rare, candid insight into the man now at the helm of Apple. Interviewed as part of the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital conference in California, it was the first time…
iTunes 10 gets more social as Ping adds collaborative playlists
iTunes has just got a little more social, as the built-in social network Ping has now added a collaborative playlist feature. An arrow next to playlists in iTunes now offers the option to "Publish Playlist", sharing the collected tracks with…
Google Music service to launch before the New Year? Can it topple iTunes?
Google have been looking to get into digital music sales for a while now, first hinted at back in June. At that point it seemed quite a long way off into the distance, but now new reports are suggesting that…
