Publisher's Review:
Apple iTunes 8.1, the award-winning digital-jukebox software, is now available for Mac and Windows. The iTunes Music Store offers Windows users the same online music store as Mac users, with the same music catalog, the same personal-use rights, and the same 99-cents-per-song pricing. With music from all five major music companies and more than 600 independent labels, the iTunes Music Store catalog now offers more than 1,000,000 songs. Features include a free download with no hidden charges for extra features, MP3 and pristine-quality AAC-encoding from audio CDs, smart playlists, more than 250 free Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, to burn content to DVDs to back up an entire music collection, and to share music via Rendezvous over any network, cross-platform.
New in iTunes
Movies
Buy Disney films from the iTunes Store and go to the movies without leaving your comfy chair.
Cover Flow
With Cover Flow, you can flip through your digital music and video collection just as you would CDs.
iPod Games
Just $4.99 in the iTunes Store, iPod games give you hours of fun.
Download Manager
Make the most of your time by telling iTunes in what order to download content from the iTunes Store.
iPod Summary
Get at-a-glance information about everything on your iPod.
Changelog:
(iTunes version 8.1.1)
- Adds support for renting HD movies and provides a number of bug fixes, including addressing issues with VoiceOver and syncing with iPhone and iPod touch.