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Apple iTunes Nearing 10 Billionth Song Download

Back in 2009, Apple offered up $10,000 in iTunes credit and some other nifty gifts to the lucky soul who had purchased the one billionth application on the Apple App Store. Now, another milestone is fast approaching — the 10 billionth song downloaded on iTunes.

As is typical, the lucky person who downloads the 10 billionth song will also be receiving a $10,000 iTunes gift card. As of this writing, the download counter is at 9.8 billion downloads and quickly climbing. We could see a winner very, very soon. More »

AT&T Fails And Disappoints … Again

Believe it or not, some new iPhone customers are still sitting on the edge of their seats with an unactivated iPhone in their hands. For the second straight time, AT&T has proven themselves somewhat unprepared. Apparently, AT&T is working with Apple to resolve the issue as quickly as possible (every company says this), though it may be another two days before the unactivated iPhones become live on the AT&T network. So if you’re on a hunger strike until your iPhone is activated, give up.

So, what does AT&T do to comfort their customers during this time? Not much, really – just hang out, maybe catch a game, go out for a drink – you know. Instead, Apple’s doing the dirty work. According to tips received by TechCrunch, Apple is offering $30 iTunes store credit to those stuck in the hole. You see, I was under the impression tha tthe whole “pre-order” deal was to avoid this type of situation. In a normal world though, things go wrong – just very frequently for AT&T.

[ source: TechCrunch ]