As the list of companies continues to climb, Cupertino-based Apple decided to yank its precious iTunes music service from noted hate group "Christian Values Network" (CVN). It all started after Western Washington University student Ben Crowthe's started a petition on Change.org going after the Stephen Baldwin- and Michael Lohan-backed group for exploiting Christianity for dastardly anti-gay and anti-woman schemes. more ›

Taking lessons from recently acquired LaLa, Apple is said to be making moves to make iTunes more web-friendly, potentially allowing users to access their music via "the cloud" online, rather than having it tied to specific devices. According to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, the success of LaLa, which Apple acquired for $85 million, has shown them that broader access to one's music library is a growing priority. more ›

Five months after a liver transplant, Steve Jobs is alive and on stage at Apple's "It's only rock and roll" event this morning. The focus is on music, and the release of iTunes 9, but if there are any huge announcements you can find them here in the next half hour. We're not physically there, but as a service to you we're going to give you a few highlights as we receive them from the fine nerds at Endgadget -- and for the truly Apple-nerdy among you, you can click over there for their moment by moment live blog. more ›