Burning: Able to burn iTunes audio to audio CD.Therefore if you don't own some Apple hardware, we'd suggest sticking with something with a little bit more speed like Winamp, but to each their own! Features and highlights Overall, the basic functionality of the program is good, but as with previous versions for Windows, iTunes can be very sluggish and slow down your computer. If you already have Facebook or Twitter, then this feature is pretty useless but if you're an Apple fanboy, it might be your new favourite social network. Ping is liked to your iTunes account and gives you the option of creating a personal profile which then can share information about your recent activity (like ratings and purchases) with friends. The playlists overall look a lot smarter while Playlists and iTunes DJ look pretty much the same as they did in the previous major revision.Īs with all versions of iTunes, managing your music and media collection is definitely one of the pluses that Apple gets when compared to other programs (like our favourite, Winamp).Ī recent change to the iTunes Store introduces Ping. This is only one of the graphical improvements that have been made to iTunes. With iTunes 10, the library has been vastly improved and an extra view which has ben added adds artwork in a separate column.
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It may not actually be the usefulness of this program that makes iTunes so popular, but rather the requirement to use it in order to add content to your portable devices like iPhone, iPad or iPod.Īpple has designed this program from the ground up to be a marketplace, and it integrates perfectly with the online services that are on offer such as purchasing music, TV shows for iTunes or other content which is viewable or playable on Apple hardware. As the popularity of iDevices has increased, so has the reliance on programs like iTunes and other products which Apple offers.