In cursul zilei de astazi, compania Apple a facut un anunt important pentru utilizatorii de dispozitive cu iOS sau OS X. iTunes Radio, serviciul de streaming audio pe care compania Apple l-a lansat in vara anului trecut, dupa o perioada lunga de negocieri si zvonuri, a fost lansat de compania americana in Australia, iar utilizatorii care au ID-urile Apple inregistrate in aceasta tara vor putea sa acceseze incepand de acum toate posturile radio prezente in catalogul iTunes Radio.

Serviciul celor de la Apple a fost disponibil pana acum numai utilizatorilor din Statele Unite (sau celor care au ID-ul Apple inregistrat in aceasta tara). iTunes Radio poate fi accesat in prezent de pe iPhone, iPad, iPod touch (care ruleaza iOS 7), de pe un computer cu versiunea 11.1 (sau mai recenta) a aplicatiei iTunes instalata, precum si de pe un Apple TV.

La fel ca si in cazul utilizatorilor din Statele Unite, iTunes Radio va putea fi accesat gratuit de toti cei care au un ID Apple si un dispozitiv compatibil. In cazul utilizatorilor care acceseaza gratuit, compania Apple va rula reclame in timpul transmisiunilor. Utilizatorii carora nu le sunt pe plac reclamele, vor putea plati un abonament iTunes Match care va elimina orice fel de reclama.

Chiar daca pentru majoritatea utilizatorilor romani vestea nu este tocmai atat de importanta, Apple ne da un semn bun. Incepand de acum s-ar putea sa vedem regulat noi tari adaugate in lista iTunes Radio, anumite zvonuri aparute pana in prezent dandu-ne de inteles ca Noua Zeelanda, Canada si alte cateva tari europene, printre care si Anglia, vor primi acces la serviciul de streaming audio al Apple in curand. Compania din Cupertino va deschide valul lansarii serviciului in si mai multe tari, lansarea in Romania fiind inca necunoscuta, dar poate destul de aproape.

Mai multe detalii despre extinderea serviciului si in Australia puteti afla din comunicatul de presa trimis de Apple:

Apple Brings iTunes Radio to Australia

SYDNEY—February 11, 2014—Apple® today announced iTunes Radio™ is now available to music fans in Australia. iTunes Radio is a free Internet radio service featuring over 100 stations and an incredible catalog of music from the iTunes Store®, combined with features only iTunes® can deliver. When you tune into iTunes Radio on your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac®, PC or Apple TV®, you’ll have access to stations inspired by the music you already listen to, Featured Stations curated by Apple and genre-focused stations that are personalized just for you. iTunes Radio evolves based on the music you play and download. The more you use iTunes Radio and iTunes, the more it knows what you like to listen to and the more personalized your experience becomes. iTunes Radio also gives you access to exclusive “First Play” premieres from top selling artists, plus the ability to tag or buy anything you hear with just one click.

iTunes Radio offers music fans access to thousands of new songs every week, as well as serving up exclusive music from new and popular artists before you hear them anywhere else. Whether it’s an exclusive single from an up-and-coming band or a pre-release stream of an entire album, iTunes Radio has it all. iTunes Radio is home to special events including live streams direct from the iTunes Festival in London and other exclusive iTunes Sessions.

iTunes Radio is ad-supported and free for everyone. iTunes Match® users get iTunes Radio ad-free, so instead of hearing the occasional ad on iTunes Radio, iTunes Match makes your listening completely ad-free. With iTunes Match, all your music—even songs you’ve imported from CDs—are stored in iCloud®. iTunes Radio can use information about your entire music collection to make your stations even more personalized. iTunes Match costs AU$34.99 for a year.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

 

Sursa: Apple