iTunes Match Beta Goes Live for Developers [Video Walkthrough]

Apple just sent out an email to developers signifying thatiTunes Matchis now available to developers. As you know, iTunes Match is the matching service that allows you to stream the tunes that you already own without uploadingallof your music. The service works by “matching” the music contained on your local computer with what’s already available in the Cloud viaiTunes. For those more obscure songs that iTunes doesn’t already have, you’re able to still upload your music for streaming....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Francisco Strickland

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Acies, Touchbar, & more…

Much of the jailbreak community is waiting in suspense after Apple officially released iOS & iPadOS 15 near the end of September, and this has certainly had an impact on the frequency of jailbreak related news and releases as well. Still, with jailbreaking being a substantial amount of what we do here at iDownloadBlog, we like to keep the ball rolling despite the apparent lull. In this roundup, we’ll go over all the latestjailbreak tweakreleases and jailbreak-centric news from this past week....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Casey Wood

Kathleen Kennedy Addresses the Hard Task of Making 'Star Wars' Movies

Kathleen Kennedyhas been at the forefront of Lucasfilm for 13 years, and she has had some huge successes and some devastating failures during that time. TheStar Warsfranchise has soared to new heights and crashed and burned time and time again thanks to unplanned changes, disjointed storytelling, and some errors of judgment when it comes to what fans actually want to see compared to what creatives think they want to see....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Carrie Baker

Motorola Rizr rollable concept phone first look: Making foldables look boring

Motorola has shown off a concept rollable phone on the eve ofMobile World Congressin Barcelona, and while it doesn’t have an official name yet - cough, Rizr, cough - or any kind of official release date, the concept phone was certainly not a figment of our imagination. We got a great demo of it and you could say we got as up close and personal as we could. Here’s everything we saw and what we know about the concept device makingfoldable phoneslook like old news....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 902 words · Andrew Jimenez

NBA 2K25 Will Have New Dribble System

Today, 2K has officially released the newest Courtside Report forNBA 2K25with focus on gameplay. The game is slated to release on September 6 for PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC with the PC version being the same as the current generation console version for the first time. Players who opt to purchase before September 6 will receive two days early access and those who already have pre-ordered the game at participating retailers will be eligible for the Early Tip-Off benefit....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 919 words · Mark Matthews

Nintendo Is Discontinuing Gold Points's What's Happening To Your Existing Ones

Nintendo Is Discontinuing Gold Points - Here’s What’s Happening To Your Existing Ones They say all good things come to an end, and that’s what is about to happen to My Nintendo Gold Points as Nintendo has decided to call time on the popular points-based loyalty program. Beginning on June 03, 2025, at 9:30 PM PDT, you will no longer earn Gold Points when purchasing digital games, DLC, or other content from the Nintendo eShop....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · Megan Johnson

Nokia Ovi Store Goes Global

Nokia Ovi Store Goes Global Nokia havethrown open the doorsto their Ovi Store, making the previously limited-access download system available globally. The store can be accessed either from a Nokia web browser, athttps://store.ovi.com/, or via the Ovi Store app which is available to download to “more than 50 Nokia devices” including the soon-to-arrive N97 shown here. The Ovi Store client is available in English, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish and supports operator billing in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Spain and the UK....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Lawrence Ramirez

Noted analyst pegs 12″ MacBook Air for Q1, reiterates March launch of Apple Watch

Pretty accurate KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a brand new note to clients. In it, he confirmed an earlier reportcalling fora March release date of the Apple Watch (remember, Apple’s retail bossmentioneda vague Spring release date). In the note, a copy of which wasobtainedlast evening by MacRumors, Kuo also claims that a rumored MacBook Air refresh with a twelve-inch Retina display and a radically redesigned chassis will go on sale during the first quarter of this year....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Mary Nixon

Path of Exile: Affliction Is the Newest League for the Ever-Popular ARPG

Path of Exile teases its new Affliction League filled with new gems, a new challenge league, wildwood ascendancies, and more! Path of Exile: Affliction Is the Newest League for the Ever-Popular ARPG Exiles wandering around can explore the new Viridian Wildwood area in the upcoming Path of Exile: Affliction. Much to its namesake, the Wildwood is afflicted with an unknown plague, which the players can cleanse for valuable rewards. Path of Exile: Affliction will be available first on PC this December 8th, while consoles will get it about 5 days later on December 13th....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 757 words · Rebecca Ferguson

Pewdiepie Dropped from Disney Youtube Over Anti-Semitic Videos

Disney is waving goodbye to Internet superstar and Youtube sensationPewDiePieafter the online celebrity reposted anti-Semitic videos to his channel. Maker Studios has officially severed ties with Swedish born Felix Kjellberg, even though the videos in question were removed from his channel. Maker Studios, which is owned by Disney, had this to say in their statement. “Although Felix has created a following by being provocative and irreverent, he clearly went too far in this case....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Jeffrey Diaz

Pinterest TV: How it works and where to find it in Pinterest

Pinterest is introducing a new QVC-like home shopping feature just in time for the holiday season:Pinterest TV. What is Pinterest TV? Pinterest TV is a new series of live shows starring top creators who highlight products for other users to purchase. Creators can show off and link to products during their shows, as well as offer discounts. You can then view, select, and buy the product from a retailer’s site. It’s a lot like QVC in the US - an at-home shopping network/channel....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · James Payne

Popular US Military Aircraft Nicknames (And The Stories Behind Them)

Popular US Military Aircraft Nicknames (And The Stories Behind Them) Where would militaries around the world be without their vehicles? From formidable weapons like heavy tanks to life-saving transports and speedy reconnaissance machines, they serve in a huge range of invaluable roles in warfare, making them staunch allies just like the humans that occupy them. In that spirit of closeness and comradeship, some vehicles have been given affectionate nicknames by crews and other military members — in aviation in particular....

August 9, 2025 · 10 min · 2100 words · David Calderon

Should you buy an iPad on Prime Day?

Apple iPad (2022) The Apple iPad (10th generation) is an incredible tablet. There’s a fresh design, lovely big display and great performance and this is an amazing price with $70 off. Amazon’s two-day shopping event,Prime Day, is here and with it brought a number of excellent deals on a variety of devices, fromApple Watch dealstorobot vacuum cleaners deals. Unlike Black Friday where you might be searching for deals for Christmas presents due to its timing, Prime Day is likely more about buying something for yourself or searching for deals on something you’ve been considering for a while....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 766 words · Samuel Arroyo