Apple announced that PayPal can now be used to pay for music downloads, audiobooks, and gift certificates in the iTunes Music Store. This lets customers pay by transfer from a bank account, expanded the potential customer base to those with checking accounts but not credit cards. To attract new customers to the iTMS/PayPal system, Apple is offering five free songs to the first 500,000 customers to open a new iTunes account in the U.S. using PayPal as their form of payment, though March 31, 2005.
Thursday August 13, 2026 4:20 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Apple will introduce at least five new devices at its iPhone-centric event next month, and it's also possible we'll get devices waiting on Siri AI like the Apple TV.
iPhone 18 Pro
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Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
