iTunes 10.3 Now Out, Re-Download All Your Purchases

Apple has released a beta version of iTunes, iTunes 10.3 featuring iCloud services that have already begun their streaming and syncing wonderness on all iOS devices inside the App Store and even on the iTunes app. iTunes 10.3 enables you to automatically re-download music, app and book purchases to all your iDevices for free. iTunes lets you access your purchase history and lets you chose whether you want to automatically download content you don't yet have on a certain device or individually. 

I was able to re-download a few songs on my MacBook Pro that I've purchased over on my MacBook Air flawlessly. The download cloud icon will appear next to a song, app or book when it isn't found on your device and enables you to re-download it, quickly and easily. To get to the "Purchased" section in order to re-download your purchases on any devices wirelessly, you need to to first download iTunes 10.3 to you Mac or PC. Once you've got it up and running, go to the iTunes Store and on the right hand side of the store you will see the "Purchased" link inside the "Quick Links" menu box.

iCloud Services Have Begun Automatically On iOS Devices

Apple has partially switched on the iCloud switch starting with the App Store on all iOS devices. You can know familiarise yourself with the new features Apple has added by going to your "Updates" section in the App Store which adds a new "Purchased" tab, revealing a history of all the apps you've downloaded with your account thus far. Apps with the iCloud icon are presently not installed on your device. You can choose to install any of the apps you previously purchased or got for free and re-download them again for free. If you're not seeing the new changes, fully close your App Store and re-open it to see the new changes. 

iCloud Revealed, Offers Free Storage & Streaming Services

Along with Apple announcing iOS 5, Mac OSX Lion, they have announced iCloud. iCloud that will backup your apps, songs, books, photos, videos and contacts. You will be able to have access to any of your information from any device whether it is a tablet, phone, or laptop/desktop. This will be taking over Mobile Me and the apps have been rewritten. iWork will be playing nice with iCloud, and app history, device settings, new photos, purchased music will all be automatically over wi-fi. The iTunes app for the iCloud will be available as the end of today. Contacts and mail and calendar store will be free, while some of the rest will be paided subscriptions. The rest will be announced.

Nook Color Gets Updated With Apps, Flash & Email

Nook Color owners will be excited to know that their colorful eReader has now been updated with popular apps such as Angry Birds, Flash for a better web browsing experience, full-featured Nook Email and last but not least, Android 2.2 Froyo OS. The Nook Color looks like a fine entry tablet for its $249 price tag. Download the new Nook Color 1.2 update here.

iCade iPad Arcade Cabinet For The Retro Geek Inside You

Retro arcade gaming fans will love ThinkGeek's iCade arcade cabinet made by ION for the iPad. With the growing classic style arcade apps for the iPad, the iCade seems like the perfect gaming buddy. Your iPad slides into the iCade and connects via Bluetooth to the iCade's authentic retro arcade joystick controller and buttons. You can pre-order yours right now for $99.99 and expect it to start shipping by May 20.

Guess How Many Apps Are Available For The Motorola Xoom

A mere 50 native apps built to run on Google's Android 3.0 for tablets. The Motorola Xoom was thought to be the iPad killer before it was released into the market of Android tablets. The iPad launched with more than 1,000 native apps on day one while the Motorola Xoom only had 15 Honeycomb-native apps available for download when it first launched. Interest in the Xoom has not grown much since it was released and that shows in the amount of native apps built for its Android 3.0 operating system. The iPad has of more than 65,000 native apps behind its back compared to the 50 native apps currently available for the Motorola Xoom. So, did you make the right choice?

Apple's WWDC 2011 Event Scheduled For June 6

The Apple WWDC 2011 event will be held on June 6 in San Francisco. Will the iPhone 5 be released at the event? There are many speculations saying yes since the iPhone 4 was released at this time one year ago. As always, Engadget will be there live to cover the event.