Register an account in iTunes with a "none" as an option in the credit card field

As we all know, we must activate our Apple gadgets using iTunes before being able to use it fully. Although a bit hassle, this is how apple wants us to do it. *no choice*

So, after getting your gadget, open your iTunes program. (If you don't have it, you can download it here for free - Apple iTunes )



First and foremost, using your computer where the iTunes program is installed, plug your newly acquired Apple gadget via the USB port. Let the iTunes do the work. Input some information and voila! Your Apple gadget is now activated.

Now, the next part after getting the "Your iPod/iPhone is now activated" message - you will go on and register to iTunes. If you do not like to get an iTunes account, just navigate away from the page. You actually can use your gadget without having an iTunes account. But for some gadget like the iPod Touch or the iPhone, you would miss tons of free applications available for download.

The problem I encountered is, the credit card part. I don't want to register my credit card and leave my details there (although I think it is safe enough) because I am only using the iTunes to leech and download the free applications available.

So, how do you register and get an iTunes account without using a credit card and, how to let the "None" appear as the payment option when registering a new account?

Here are the steps to follow. It wouldn't take you 5 minutes. I did it in 3 minutes.

Step 1 - Open you iTunes


Step 2 - Find the "Free Apps" on the right hand side corner. If you can't find it, find any Free application available for download.



Step 3 - Download the said free application. After clicking it, it will prompt you to enter your username and password for your iTunes account. Click the "Create New Account" button.



Step 4 - You will be welcomed and see the screen similar to the screenshot I have below. Just click "Continue"



Step 5 - Read the terms and conditions and if you agree, check the checkbox and click "Continue" (I just checked it without reading :) )



Step 6 - Enter your information (It's up to you if you would like to input real and authentic data)



Step 7 - Voila! The "None" option as the payment method is now there! Continue entering several more information and click "Continue" after.



Step 8 - Check your e-mail for the confirmation letter. It will be something like the screenshot I have below... Click the link to confirm.



Step 9 - It will prompt you to launch your iTunes. Just authorize it.



Step 10 - iTunes will now then ask for your username and password to complete your account creation.



Step 11 - Congratulations! Done!



You now have your FREE iTunes account without giving away your credit card information! :)

Hope this would help you guys!

-Cheftonio
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My First iPhone - bow!

This blog will now focus on 2 things. Just 2.

Technology in general and iPhone.

Yes, I finally got my first ever Apple product (brand new). Ever since the Apple hype started, I only bought 2 products from them. Both pre-loved (pre-owned).

An iPod Mini 1st gen color silver which I bought for around 4,000 pesos (I think it was sometime in 2005) and another iPod, A nano 1st gen, just 2nd quarter this year, 2009.

I was so impressed with the iPod Nano I bought because despite of being used for several years, the original sticker protector of it when you first buy the unit is still intact. Meaning, it was never removed. Meaning, there is absolutely zero scratches and can easily pass as a brand new unit if just the plastic is still very clear. It's semi-blurry (25%).

Yesterday, I picked up my very first iPhone 3g 8gb (Not the 3gs).

Well, I know this 1 contest where you could win 50 iPhones. The first draw was held last August and there are 2 more upcoming draws. 1 is on October and the other is on November.

So... there are 40 more iPhones are to be given away.

Soon, i'll post my unboxing video here. and later on, post all the tricks and tips I would discover on my iPhone 3g.

To check out the said promo mentioned above, please visit this - AxeOnPhone or call 0908-8933333

My iPhone 3g 8gb photos




Bought the silicon case 5 days before I got my actual unit -- excited!

Improved iPod Line-up Launched! (Photos and Captions)

Live Demo: iPod Nano recording video recording


Live Demo: iPod Nano recording video recording


Very sleek and compact iPod Nano


Improved Grip: iPod Nano


Colorful iPod Nano


Classis Design: iPod Touch


Thin. Very Thin. iPod Touch


Check out Nano's newest colors


iPod Nano's on display


My favorite color amongst them all.


iPod Nano - Classic design, classy colors.


iPod Shuffles newest colors

Apple’s iPod shuffle Now Starts at Just Php 3,290

World’s Smallest Music Player Now in Five Great Colors

SAN FRANCISCO—September 9, 2009—Apple® today announced that iPod shuffle®, the world’s smallest music player and the first music player to talk to you, is now available starting at just PhP 3, 290 in five great colors. iPod shuffle’s intuitive controls are conveniently located on the headphone cord, letting you navigate and enjoy music without even looking. With the press of a button, you can play, pause, adjust volume and switch playlists, plus the VoiceOver feature lets iPod shuffle speak song titles, artists and playlist names. The iPod shuffle is available worldwide today in a new 2GB model for just Php 4,390 and a 4GB model for Php 5,490, and both models come in silver, black, pink, blue and green.

“iPod shuffle is the world’s smallest music player and now comes in five great colors starting at just $59,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “iPod shuffle is so small that you almost forget it’s there, yet remarkably, it holds up to 1,000 songs and talks to you.”

iPod shuffle is based on Apple’s incredibly popular shuffle feature, which randomly selects songs from your music library. iPod shuffle features a sleek and ultra-wearable design with a built-in stainless steel clip. iPod shuffle users can easily clip it to almost anything and take it everywhere.

In addition to the Apple Earphones and Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote, third party manufacturers including Sony, V-MODA, Klipsch and Scosche are supporting built-in headphone controls and Belkin and Scosche offer built-in headphone adapters allowing users to enjoy iPod shuffle with their own headphones.

iPod® is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with over 220 million sold. Apple’s new holiday lineup includes iPod shuffle in five great colors starting at just PhP 3,290; iPod classic® in a new 160GB model holding up to 40,000 songs for Php 14, 490; the incredible new iPod nano® with a video camera available in nine brilliant polished aluminum colors starting at PhP 8,790; and the revolutionary iPod touch® starting at the breakthrough price of just Php 11, 490.

Pricing & Availability
The third generation iPod shuffle is available immediately for a suggested price of PhP 3,290 for the 2GB model and PhP 4,390 for the 4GB model in silver, black, pink, blue and green through the Apple Store® (http:store.apple.com/ph) and Apple Authorized Resellers. A 4GB special edition polished stainless steel model is available in a 4GB model for Php 5,490 through the Apple Store (http:store.apple.com/ph) iPod shuffle comes with the Apple Earphones with Remote and the iPod shuffle USB cable. iPod shuffle requires a Mac® with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.4.11 or later and iTunes® 9 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista, Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Press Release From Apple. Posted by Cheftonio

Apple Introduces New iPod touch Lineup

New Breakthrough Price of PhP 11, 490

SAN FRANCISCO—September 9, 2009—Apple® today announced the new iPod touch® lineup starting at the breakthrough price of just PhP 11, 490, giving users a great iPod®, a great pocket computer, a great game player and access to Apple’s revolutionary App Store with over 75,000 applications. iPod touch features Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface, a gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen glass display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a built-in accelerometer and speaker—all in an amazingly thin metal design that slips easily into your pocket. The 8GB iPod touch is now available for just PhP 11, 490, along with new models which deliver twice the capacity for the same price, with the iPod touch 32GB model for PhP 17, 490 and 64GB model for PhP 23, 490.

“At just $199 the iPod touch is the most affordable gateway to Apple’s revolutionary App Store with more than 75,000 applications that you can wirelessly download right into your iPod touch,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “You get a great iPod, a great pocket computer with the industry’s best mobile web browser and a great game player, all in this super-thin beautiful enclosure.”

iPod touch is a great iPod for enjoying music, previewing movies and podcasts. iPod touch has incredible features for music fans such as Cover Flow®, Shake to Shuffle™, and seamless integration with iTunes®. And now, the new iPod touch supports Genius Mixes, which automatically creates up to 12 endless mixes of songs from your iTunes library that go great together. Movies and television shows look great on the gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display.

iPod touch is a great game player with its built-in accelerometer, revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface, its amazing graphics performance and the over 20,000 game and entertainment titles available on the App Store. With support for peer-to-peer connections, the new iPod touch gives users the ability to play multi-player games with people next to them or around the world. iPod touch customers can add new game titles from the App Store over Wi-Fi anytime and anywhere.

iPod touch is a great pocket computer, letting users surf the web, do email, manage their calendars, organize contacts, and use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. With its award-winning Safari® web browser, iPod touch users can experience the Internet like no other pocket-size device. iPod touch comes with the latest iPhone™ 3.1 software including: Cut, Copy and Paste; Spotlight® Search to search across iPod touch or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Notes and Safari; remote lock for MobileMe™ and anti-phishing features.

Apple’s App Store is a phenomenal success with a selection of over 75,000 apps available and customer downloads topping a staggering 1.8 billion apps. iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The App Store works with iPod touch over Wi-Fi so users can discover, purchase and download apps wirelessly and start using them instantly.

iPod touch features up to 30 hours of music playback or six hours of video playback on a single charge. The 8GB model holds up to 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos and 10 hours of video; the 32GB model holds up to 7,000 songs, 40,000 photos or 40 hours of video; and the 64GB model holds up to 14,000 songs, 90,000 photos or 80 hours of video.* The 32GB and 64GB models also include up to 50 percent faster performance and support for even better graphics with Open GL ES 2.0.

iPod is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with over 220 million sold. Apple’s new holiday lineup includes iPod shuffle® in five great colors starting at just PhP 3,290; iPod classic® in a new 160GB model holding up to 40,000 songs for PhP 14,490; the incredible new iPod nano® with a video camera available in nine brilliant polished aluminum colors starting at PhP 8,790; and the revolutionary iPod touch starting at the breakthrough price of just PhP 11,490.

Pricing & Availability
The new iPod touch is available by October 1, 2009 for a suggested price of PhP 11, 490 for the 8GB model, Php 17, 490 for the 32GB model and Php 223, 490 for the 64GB model through the Apple Store® (http:store.apple.com/ph) and Apple Authorized Resellers. iPod touch requires a Mac® with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.4.11 or later and iTunes 9; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 9. Existing iPod touch users can update to the latest 3.1 software for just $4.95 (US) to enjoy new features including Genius Mixes and Genius for Apps. iPod touch owners who already have the 3.0 software get the 3.1 software update for free. Simply download the latest version of iTunes onto your Mac or PC, and purchase the 3.1 software update via iTunes.

*Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. Music capacity is based on four minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes; and video capacity is based on H.264 1.5 Mbps video at 640-by-480 resolution.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Press Release From Apple. Posted by Cheftonio

Apple Introduces New iPod nano With Built-in Video Camera

World’s Most Popular Music Player Now Available in Nine Brilliant Colors

SAN FRANCISCO—September 9, 2009—Apple® today introduced the new iPod nano®, adding a video camera, mic and speaker to the world’s most popular music player. Music lovers can now shoot video wherever they are, view it on their iPod nano and use their computers to easily transfer their videos to YouTube. The new iPod nano features an ultra-thin and sleek design with a larger 2.2-inch color display and gorgeous polished aluminum and glass enclosure. iPod nano also features a built-in FM radio with live pause, as well as a built-in pedometer. The new iPod nano is available today in an 8GB model for PhP 8,790 and a 16GB model for PhP 10,490, and comes in nine brilliant colors including silver, black, purple, blue, green, orange, yellow, (PRODUCT) RED and pink.

“iPod nano is the world’s most popular music player with over 100 million sold,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “And now we’ve added a video camera to its incredibly thin design, without any additional cost to the user.”

iPod nano features a larger 2.2-inch display for easier navigating, enjoying album art, or shooting and viewing video clips. iPod nano is ultra-portable so users can shoot video wherever they are, in either portrait or landscape. iPod nano customers can share videos instantly with friends using its display and speaker, or sync with a Mac® or PC and share them on YouTube, MobileMe™, Facebook or via email.* iPod nano can even shoot videos with fun real-time effects such as Thermal, Film Grain, Kaleido and X-Ray.

iPod nano now has a built-in FM radio with live pause Live pause lets iPod nano users pause and resume playing their favorite FM radio shows..** iPod nano also features Genius Mixes, which automatically creates up to 12 endless mixes of songs from your iTunes library that go great together.

iPod nano is also now an even better workout companion with the new built-in pedometer. iPod nano can keep track of your steps taken and calories burned, helping you meet your short and long-term fitness goals.

iPod nano provides up to 24 hours of music playback or five hours of video playback on a single charge. The 8GB model holds up to 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos, eight hours of video and seven hours of captured video; and the 16GB model holds up to 4,000 songs, 14,000 photos, 16 hours of video and 14 hours of captured video.***

iPod® is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with over 220 million sold. Apple’s new holiday lineup includes iPod shuffle® in five great colors starting at just PhP 3,290; iPod classic® in a new 160GB model holding up to 40,000 songs for PhP 14,490; the new iPod nano with a video camera available in nine brilliant polished aluminum colors starting at PhP 8,790; and the revolutionary iPod touch® now starting at the breakthrough price of just PhP 11,490.




Pricing & Availability
The new iPod nano is available immediately for a suggested price of PhP 8,790 for the 8GB model and PhP 10,490 for the 16GB model in silver, black, purple, blue, green, orange and pink through the Apple Store® (http:store.apple.com/ph) and Apple Authorized Resellers. The 8GB and 16GB iPod nano in yellow and (PRODUCT) RED are available through the Apple Online Store (http:store.apple.com/ph). iPod nano requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.4.11 or later and iTunes 9; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 9.

*MobileMe is available to persons 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms apply.


***Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. Music capacity is based on four minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes; and video capacity is based on H.264 1.5 Mbps video at 640-by-480 resolution.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Press Release From Apple. Posted by Cheftonio

Apple Premieres iTunes 9

Featuring Home Sharing, Genius Mixes & Improved Syncing

SAN FRANCISCO—September 9, 2009—Apple® today introduced iTunes® 9, the latest version of the world’s most popular software application to purchase, manage and play media, packed with innovative features such as, Home Sharing and Genius Mixes, as well as a redesigned store and improved syncing. iTunes 9 makes it easier than ever to discover, preview and enjoy your music, movies, TV shows, and apps for iPhone™ and iPod touch® from Apple’s revolutionary App Store. Plus, Home Sharing now lets you easily transfer songs, movies and TV shows to other computers in your home.

“iTunes 9 is a great iTunes release, with innovative features that make using iTunes better than ever and iTunes content richer than ever,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.

iTunes 9 also introduces Home Sharing, which lets you easily transfer music among up to five authorized computers in your home. Family members can now view up to five iTunes libraries on their home network, see only the portion of these libraries they don’t already have, import their favorite content directly to their own libraries, and automatically add new purchases from other computers into their library.

The incredibly popular Genius feature gets even better with Genius Mixes which are created using the results of over 27 million music libraries with over 54 billion songs that have been submitted and analyzed by Genius. The new Genius Mixes feature is like having a “Genius” DJ that automatically generates up to 12 endless mixes of songs from your iTunes library that go great together.

With improved syncing in iTunes 9 and iPhone OS 3.1, you can now organize your iPhone apps right in iTunes and they will automatically appear on your iPhone with the same layout. Plus, syncing music, photos, movies and TV shows is easier than ever with the added ability to sync music by artist and genre and sync photos by Events and Faces.

iTunes 9 is available immediately as a free download at www.itunes.com.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Press Release From Apple. Posted by Cheftonio