When you use iTunes to sync to iPhone and then to iPad, all new iPhone only apps will automatically sync to iPad as well. Very often you’d desire iTunes to sync only iPad apps to iPad only. Currently there is no way to just check a preference option to do so. In order to sync only iPad apps to iPad, you need to manually deselect the apps before you press the sync button.

The first step is to disable automatic sync when you insert iPhone or iPad into USB port. Select iTunes->Preferences (or Command+,) from the menu. Select the “Devices” tab, and check the box for “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically”.

Connect your iPad to the USB port of your computer. On iTunes left column listing, select the iPad under “DEVICES”. And on the iTunes main screen, select “Apps” from the menu.

Ensure “Sync Apps” is checked, and select “Sort by Kind” from the drop down list. This will sort apps into three categories:

1. iPhone, iPod touch and iPad Apps
2. iPhone and iPod touch Apps
3. iPad Apps

Categories 1 and 3 are apps that are build for iPad and takes advantage of the bigger screen of iPad. Category 2 are apps that are build for iPhone only. Scroll through the list of apps under category 2 and deselect the checkbox.

You can now press the “Apply” or “Sync” button below the screen to start iTunes sync to your iPad.

Apple releases iTunes 10.2.2 which provides a number of bug fixes:

• Addresses an issue where iTunes may become unresponsive when syncing an iPad.
• Resolves an issue which may cause syncing photos with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to take longer than necessary.
• Fixes a problem where video previews on the iTunes Store may skip while playing.
• Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance.

Apple has released a bug fixes iTunes 10.2.1, one week after the release of version 10.2 which is required for the coming iOS 4.3. You can download the update from the usual Software Update. iOS 4.3 is slated to release together with iPad 2 on March 11.

Apple also release update to Java for Mac OS X for both 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard. The update improves compatibility, security and reliability running Java apps on Java Virtual Machine. These are updates from Apple directly. Apple will drop its own Java for Mac OS X Lion, instead Oracle will supply Java runtime for the next iteration of Mac OS X.

Apple has released iTunes 10.2 which is required for sync with iOS 4.3 devices. Upgrade iTunes to version 10.2 before you upgrade your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iOS 4.3. iOS 4.3 is scheduled to release next Thursday on March 11.

Apple just released iTunes 10.1.2 which is required to sync your iTunes content to CDMA iPhone which will debut on Verizon early next month.

iTunes 10.1.2 syncs music, movies, and more with iPhone 4 (CDMA model) and provides a number of important stability and performance improvements.

Apple has rejected a magazine app about Android from iTunes App Store as “We cannot have a magazine about Android in our App Store”. Danish magazine publisher Mediaprovider got a call from Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino California explaining the ban of its Android Magasinet magazine app.

“You know… your magazine… it’s just about Android…. we can’t have that in our App Store.”

Apple bans mag-app on Android from App Store

Released on November 16, the catalog of 13 albums have brought The Beatles back to top selling charts: more than two million songs and more than 450,000 albums sold in their first week of release on Apple iTunes store.

“Abbey Road” was the top selling album out of the 13 albums, and “Here Comes the Sun” was the best-selling individual song.

Via Reuters

Turns out that the big iTunes announcement is The Beatles on iTunes. The biggest band and the biggest online music store, rightly so.

Starting today, the group’s 13 legendary remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs, the two-volume “Past Masters” compilation and the classic “Red” and “Blue” collections are available for purchase and download on iTunes® worldwide as either albums or individual songs. Fans can also get a special digital “Beatles Box Set” featuring the “Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964” concert film, a worldwide iTunes exclusive which captures the Beatles’ very first US concert.

The Beatles on iTunes

Press Release

Apple has posted on its apple.com homepage teaser for an iTunes announcement tomorrow November 16, 10 AM Eastern Time. Is it something related to iTunes streaming clud-based service? Expect something significance as Apple rarely post any teaser on its main homepage.

iTunes 10.1 is out, and you can get it from the usual Software Update. iTunes 10.1 is required for updating your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to the upcoming iOS 4.2 release. It also includes the AirPlay functionality, allowing you to wirelessly stream media from your iTunes library to 2nd generation Apple TV .