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iTunes 8: Genius, Grid, and NBC
MacUser —
... Today Apple announced the eighth major release of everyone's favorite media management app: iTunes. iTunes 8 doesn't add that many new features, but it does have some nice bells and whistles. New in iTunes are: ...
iTunes 8 Adds Genius; iTunes Store Adds HDTV and NBC
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... Do you have a friend who always seems plugged in to the latest music? With today's release of iTunes 8, Apple wants to be that hip friend, in the form of the new Genius feature. ...
Give Your iTunes Genius A Few Weeks Before You Complain About It
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... As with any product, or software update Apple releases, early users are usually the harshest critics. And it’s no different with this new iTunes Genius Playlist Feature. Some users are calling their Genius “deaf” and “an idiot,” saying the feature doesn’t know their preferences and offers ridiculous suggestions and recommendations. But what these users are forgetting to mention, or acknowledge is that the service takes some time to get to know your likings. ...
Create a Genius playlist on the iPhone and iPod touch
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
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How clever is Apple's Genius?
MacBytes.com —
... 1:30PM Monday September 22, 2008 Apple introduced the Genius feature into iTunes 8 last week, but I didn't really understand the full cleverness of it until Marcus Annett from Apple Pacific ran through it for me. If you want to know what the point is, it's simple: many of us have spent several years now piling songs into our iTunes collections. All of those CDs, tracks from other sources and tracks from iTunes and other sellers have created am impressive music resource. We make playlists for the trip to work, that special dinner party, cycling, work-outs ... I only have ...
iTunes 8.0 New Features (In Depth)
Planet iPhones —
... quality TV Shows to be downloaded & bought for just $2.99. More and more of these affordable high quality videos are being added everyday so why don't you go check them out. Probably the most unique and special feature to hit iTunes, is [image] Genius Playlist Creation and Sidebar. You can get more info on that here . Lastly the one thing that wasn't mentioned is that they removed the movie convert feature to watch on Apple TVs, iPods, and iPhones. You no longer see a "Convert Selection to Apple TV" or "Convert Selection to iPhone/iPod" when right clicking a movie. Why did ...
Apple Moves to Unprotected Music, Tiered Prices
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... Apple will strip digital rights management (DRM) protection from the 10 million songs it offers through the iTunes Store by the end of the first quarter of 2009, with 8 million songs available without protection today. These songs will be encoded at the higher 256 Kbps rate in AAC format that Apple has been using for a subset of their catalog and has called iTunes Plus. ...
iTunes Updates: DRM-Free, New Pricing, and Availability On Cellular Networks
TheAppleBlog —
... Apple announced today that it’s bringing some major changes to the iTunes Music Store. Most notable among the announcements is their shift to making its entire 10M-plus song library completely DRM-free. ...
VANITY FAIR: Apples MacWorld Announcements Without the Jargon
MacBytes.com —
... or continue to work on them from any Internet-connected computer. People will hate: Numbers, Apple s spreadsheet app, for it s overly childlike name; and, as ever, making presentations, though that s not Apple s fault. Our verdict: After iWork s somewhat lackluster introduction in 2006, this is the first version to offer genuinely interesting features for the Internet age, and the addition of iWork.com confirms Apple s increased interest in cloud computing. aapl-ipods.jpg DRM-free iTunes, finally taking the Big Brother out of your music collection. People will love: ...
iTunes Wants $250 To Upgrade My Music Collection (Or the Deal's Off) [ITunes]
Gizmodo —
... half-pitying "Oh babe." Do you see what you're doing to me and to my family, iTunes? I guess you do: You are only the monster the music industry has made you for screwing with their decades-long con. Amazon definitely got the better deal, most likely for appearing harmless—no doubt their inevitable contract renegotiation will be a bitch and a half. And to those of you out there who steal music instead of buying it, well, frankly, I can totally see why. [iTunes What's New]
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News: Apple announces new features in iTunes 8.1
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Noted in conjunction with the announcement of the third-generation iPod shuffle, Apple has updated its iTunes “What’s New” page with information about the impending release of iTunes 8.1. According to the page, the new version will offer performance boosts when loading large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, and syncing devices. It will also offer expanded Genius functionality, showing the Genius recommendations sidebar for both movies and TV shows. Finally, the page explains that the software will now automatically import CDs as 256-Kbps iTunes Plus files, although it is ...
Faster iTunes 8.1 with new import and Genius features due soon
AppleInsider —
... introduced earlier in the day and is now prominently listed as "coming soon" on Apple's iTunes page under the heading "Faster. Smarter. More entertaining." iTunes Plus import More specifically, Apple says a new importing feature will let users import songs from music CDs as higher quality, 256-Kbps iTunes Plus files ( ...
Apple to update iTunes any time now
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Audio, iLife, iTunes, Software Update, AppleLook for an update to iTunes sometime today or very soon. The Apple web site even talks about it (check the bottom of the page).
Version 8.1 is said to have significant speed improvements for dealing with large libraries, and also a faster iTunes Store and zippier syncing of devices. Yay!
The Genius sidebar now includes suggestions for movies and TV shows, and the new version will also allow you to import your CD's as 256 kbps iTunes Plus format. ...
Apple Announces New iPod shuffle
SuperSite Blog —
... Note: As several sites have noticed, the iPod shuffle (3G) requires iTunes 8.1, which isn't out yet. According to Apple's iTunes site, this version will include: ...
iTunes 8.1 Available Now
TheAppleBlog —
... Amidst the hype of the new Shuffle, Apple has not-so-quietly updated their “What’s New” page for iTunes, mentioning a handful of improvements to be seen with the just-released 8.1 update. New features include improved speed with large libraries, Autofill, and a switch to 256-Kbps AAC as the new import default. To quote the page: ...
iTunes not quite as 'updated' as we thought
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Oh, like the Genius suggestions for movie and TV shows. Well, you weren't dreaming it. Those features didn't make it into the version released yesterday and Apple has changed the release notes and their web site to reflect it. ...
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