Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Apple : iTunes launched in 56 countries today

Apple : iTunes launched in 56 countries today

iTunes launched in 56 countries today

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iTunes launched in 56 countries today

Monday's rumors of an Apple iTunes event about to take place in Moscow seriously underestimated the scale of Apple's impending announcement.

The Cupertino company launched iTunes in not one, not two, and not three, but 56 additional countries on Tuesday.

The day prior, it seemed as if iTunes might launch in Russia, and possibly in Turkey and Lebanon on top of that.

But those guesses missed the mark by over 50, as the iTunes music store is now available in a total of 119 countries.

iTunes music, movies and Match

Apple stressed in its announcement that many countries' iTunes music store selections are filled with local music from "thousands of independent labels" as well as the usual international stuff.

"The iTunes Store features local artists including Elka in Russia, Sezen Aksu in Turkey, AR Rahman in India, and Zahara in South Africa, international artists including The Beatles [they love mentioning that, don't they?], Taylor Swift and Coldplay, and world-renowned classical musicians including Lang Lang, Yo Yo Ma and Yuja Wang," Apple's announcement read.

iTunes Match, Apple's music library cloud storage service, is also available now in all countries that have access to iTunes.

In addition, Apple announced that movies are now available through iTunes in Russia, Turkey, India, and Indonesia, and that more countries will gain access to movie downloads in the future.

Is iTunes available in my country?

The iTunes app store is already available in 155 countries, but those living in a place where iTunes music was previously unavailable may be wondering whether that changed today.

Apple focused on Russia, Turkey, India, and South Africa in its official announcement, but when queried a PR representative for the iPhone maker sent TechRadar a list of all 56 countries in which iTunes is newly available:

1. Anguilla

2. Antigua & Barbuda

3. Armenia

4. Azerbaijan

5. Bahamas

6. Bahrain

7. Barbados

8. Belarus

9. Belize

10. Bermuda

11. Botswana

12. Burkina-Faso

13. Cape Verde

14. Cayman Islands

15. Dominica

16. Egypt

17. Fiji

18. Gambia

19. Ghana

20. Grenada

21. Guinea-Bissau

22. India

23. Indonesia

24. Israel

25. Russia

26. Saudi Arabia

27. South Africa

28. Turkey

29. United Arab Emirates (UAE)

30. Jordan

31. Kazakhstan

32. Kenya

33. Kyrgyzstan

34. Lebanon

35. Mauritius

36. Micronesia, Fed States of

37. Moldova

38. Mongolia

39. Mozambique

40. Namibia

41. Nepal

42. Niger

43. Nigeria

44. Oman

45. Papua New Guinea

46. Qatar

47. Saint Kitts and Nevis

48. Swaziland

49. Tajikistan

50. Trinidad and Tobago

51. Turkmenistan

52. Uganda

53. Ukraine

54. Uzbekistan

55. Virgin Islands, British

56. Zimbabwe

Apple is no doubt hoping to boost iPhone and iPod sales around the world by giving new populations access to iTunes' reported 20 million songs.

After all, everyone wide-eyed browsing the iTunes store right now is going to need something to play all those tracks they're downloading.
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