New Apple iTunes 8
A new version of iTunes media playing and shopping software, have been announced by Apple yeaterday, taking it up from version 7.7.1.11 to version 8. The new release is headlining a new Apple sideba calls “Genius,” a software routine that can automatically make a playlist by watching what songs you listen to most and that’s also in the company’s latest music players. It lets you pick a song, and then it builds a list of similar tunes. Its intelligence is enhanced if you choose to send data about your listening habits to Apple’s mother ship, where that’s compared to the preferences of scads of other users. What about your privacy? Steve Jobs says it’ll all be kept confidential.
Sounds great, right? but it’s not anything new. From free web-based music service Pandora Radio, you can get a similar routine with the main difference being that you don’t have to steal or buy any tunes to use it. The field might become less crowded of apps containing similar features, though, if Pandora is sunk by record company honchos and their accomplices.
Apple has finally added HD capability to iTunes, those of us addicted to HD video will like the fact like that. So now you don’t have to have an Apple TV to buy, rent and watch HD content from Apple. Standard-def shows that are normally $1.99 will be $2.99 in HD. The iTunes 8.0 software will be available for free download today.
