As anticipated, Apple is delivering iTunes 8.1 via Software Update and online with support for the new iPod shuffle, performance enhancements, and Genius expansion to videos.
Apple releases iTunes 8.1
Apple releases iTunes 8.1
Apple has introduced a new, tinier version of its iPod shuffle -- the lowest-end product in its popular music player line. Previous versions have been bare bones in terms of features and capacity, but their form factors have always been unmistakable Apple designs.
iPod Shuffle Now Available in Pill Form
iPod Shuffle Now Available in Pill Form
Close on the heels of rumors from the Commercial Times on Monday and Dow Jones Newswires on Tuesday, Reuters reports on a source close to touchscreen manufacturer Wintek saying that the company has received orders from Apple for 10-inch touchscreens ...
Apple Netbook Touchscreen Rumors Continue to Gather Steam
Apple Netbook Touchscreen Rumors Continue to Gather Steam
As noted in its technical specifications, the new iPod shuffle released today requires iTunes 8.1, which is yet to be released. Apple's iTunes download page also includes a note about the upcoming release on the download button itself.
iTunes 8.1 "Coming Soon": Speed Boosts, TV/Movie Genius Feature and More
iTunes 8.1 "Coming Soon": Speed Boosts, TV/Movie Genius Feature and More
Apple sometime later today or this week will make available for download a speedier version of its iTunes media software that extents the company's Genius feature to more media types and also support direct imports to iTunes Plus, new parental controls and more.
Faster iTunes 8.1 with new import and Genius features due soon
Faster iTunes 8.1 with new import and Genius features due soon
Apple this month is increasing the number of Macs on order from its Taiwanese suppliers following a better than expected response to its refreshed desktop line, according to a new report.
Apple ups Mac build plans on strong reception to new desktops
Apple ups Mac build plans on strong reception to new desktops
Adding fuel to rumors of a so-called netbook under development inside Apple, Reuters is now citing its own sources in saying the touchscreens ordered by the company measure 10 inches diagonally.
Apple orders 10-inch touchscreens for mystery product
Apple orders 10-inch touchscreens for mystery product
Apple on Wednesday introduced an all-new iPod shuffle that's nearly half the size of the previous model and includes speech technology, making it the first music player that talks to you.
Apple unveils redesigned iPod shuffle with speech technology
Apple unveils redesigned iPod shuffle with speech technology
Apple later this morning is expected to introduce a new version of its iPod shuffle digital music player with 4GB of storage capacity, new colors, and other tweaks, according to a source.
Apple to unleash new 4GB iPod shuffles with Dock sync cable
Apple to unleash new 4GB iPod shuffles with Dock sync cable
As many readers have noticed, Apple's online stores have gone down for updates. At this time of day, that typically means that Apple is adding new products to the store.
Apple Store Down, 4GB iPod Shuffle in the Wings
Apple Store Down, 4GB iPod Shuffle in the Wings
Viewers hoping to hear 5.1-channel Dolby audio from movies and TV shows on Apple's iTunes Store are being frustrated by a known bug that disables the surround feature in software.
iTunes 8 users grapple with missing Dolby surround sound
iTunes 8 users grapple with missing Dolby surround sound
A new USB standard that would bump data throughput to 5Gbps is slated to arrive as a test specification in June, with a possible final release ready for Apple adoption by next year.
USB 3 test spec to be in Apple's hands by June
USB 3 test spec to be in Apple's hands by June
As Apple's 9-month young App Store redefines the smartphone industry and spawns copycats, actual app sales are approaching a frequency that could see the digital shop become a billion-dollar business before year's end.
Apple's App Store already nearing pace of $1 billion business
Apple's App Store already nearing pace of $1 billion business
$200 iTunes Gift Certificates are selling for less than $3 in China now that a group of local hackers has circumvented Apple's algorithm for creating the digital vouchers and built their own gift certificate generators.
Hackers crack Apple's iTunes gift card algorithm
Hackers crack Apple's iTunes gift card algorithm
Sounding more like speculation at best, two anonymous sources have reportedly confirmed to Dow Jones that Apple is planning to launch a touchscreen netbook in the second half of this year.
Dow Jones claims confirmation of Apple netbook
Dow Jones claims confirmation of Apple netbook
Dow Jones Newswire reports that Apple is indeed planning to launch a netbook computer with a touchscreen as soon as the 2nd half of this year. They cite two people close to the situation as sources.
More Sources Point to a Touchscreen Apple Netbook in 2009
More Sources Point to a Touchscreen Apple Netbook in 2009
After making itself appear impervious to economic conditions, Apple has reportedly shown 50 enterprise sales workers the exit in a low-key move that refocuses the company.
Apple laying off 50 sales staff due to economy, enterprise
Apple laying off 50 sales staff due to economy, enterprise
In a move that will clearly distance itself from on-time ally Apple, world-famous alternative rock band U2 revealed plans for its upcoming tour to be sponsored by Apple rival Research in Motion, in what the two sides are calling a "shared vision.
U2 jumps ship from Apple to Research in Motion
U2 jumps ship from Apple to Research in Motion
Universal Music has prevailed in a case that would have otherwise given millions more to artists for the sale of their songs on digital download services such as Apple's industry-leading iTunes Store.
Eminem firm loses iTunes royalty lawsuit against Universal
Eminem firm loses iTunes royalty lawsuit against Universal
Digitimes relays a Commercial Times report that Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels for Apple's new netbook due in the 3rd quarter of 2009.
Touch Panels for Apple Netbook Ordered
Touch Panels for Apple Netbook Ordered
