At the “special” music event today, Steve Jobs announced the new Apple iTunes 10. With a new icon, eliminating the “age old” CD from their icon, this one looks decent and elegant. Along with this, Apple has also introduced their first creation for the social networking industry; “Ping“, a social network for music.
What’s New in iTunes 10 ?
Apart from the new logo and the power to connect to your friends via iTunes 10, Apple has introduced a host of new features in iTunes 10 that makes it much better and superior. Check them out:
iTunes Ping: A social Network for Music
Ping lets you discover what your friends are listening to in its recent activity feed, and allows you to follow your favorite artists, check out photos and videos, see their tour dates and read comments about other artists and albums they’re listening to.
To let other know, what you are listening to, you can create a profile on iTunes and choose yourself, who follows you. Also, you can always take the Ping along with you on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
TV show rentals
With thousands of commercial-free HD TV shows, you can watch them on iTunes 10 for a rent of 99¢ each. You can rent your favorite HD TV shows commercial from ABC and Fox family, and the list is expected to grow soon!
iTunes 10 and AirPlay
Airplay along with iTunes 10 gives you the ability to play your favorite music anywhere in your house, wirelessly. AirPlay wireless technology will be arriving inside speakers, AV receivers, and iPod accessories, making it possible to enjoy your entire iTunes Library.
Improved syncing for iPhone, iPod or iPad
iTunes 10 provides you with even better ways to sync your media from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Along with this, you can organize all your apps on all your devices right in iTunes.
iTunes 10 is available for free download at: apple.com/itunes/
Update:
Direct download links for iTunes 10
You can either update your existing iTunes from Apple software update or directly download it from the links below:
If you rely on jailbreaking and unlocking your idevice, then iTunes 10 is safe for jailbrokers and unlockers as well. -iPhone Dev team!
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