Apple Releases iTunes 10 With 'Ping' Social Networking for Music

[MacRumors]

Alongside new iPod models, Apple today introduced a new version of iTunes, dubbed iTunes 10. The new version of the media management application features a streamlined interface and a new networking feature called Ping, along with a new, more modern icon.

Ping is a social network for music that will help users discover new music, allowing users to follow favorite artists and friends. Ping will also create a custom chart showing music selections based on those followed. Users can choose to allow others to follow them automatically or by approval. There are over 160 million iTunes users, all of whom will be able to sign up for the new Ping service immediately.

Apple today introduced iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network for following your favorite artists and friends to discover what music they're talking about, listening to and downloading. iTunes Ping lets you post your thoughts and opinions, your favorite albums and songs, the music you've downloaded from iTunes, plus view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend. iTunes 10 also features HD TV show rentals for just 99 cents an episode and AirPlay wireless music playback.

In a demonstration, Jobs showed how users can post videos and photos to the service, as well as search concert information and tag concerts attended. Ping will be included in the iTunes app on the iPhone and iPod touch.

iTunes 10 will be available later today as a free download.

Article Link: Apple Releases iTunes 10 With 'Ping' Social Networking for Music

 

[END3R]

Still 9.2.1 for now. They haven't switched the download to 10 yet even though the site is showing "Download iTunes 10."

 

[johnredcorn]

I'll be sticking with the current version. Nothing exciting in this release.

 

[Combat-Wombat]

Looking good...

 

[Small White Car]

But is it a 64-bit re-write?

A cookie for the first person who can answer THAT question.

 

[shandyman]

funny that the iTunes front page has link to download iTunes 10, but takes you to 9.2.1!

Edit - Strike that, that panel now won't load! maybe they're changing that to 10 now!

 

[Simplicated]

While I appreciate the new features...

Vertical buttons (non-standard UI)? Ugly-as-hell icon?

 

[BruceEBonus]

Well i was right on one thing.. the iPods wont be out til next week as I predicted... cos they wont give free iPods with a Mac in Free iPod Student Deal .. cos that'd cost .. let them have old ones til then ... aye .. nae mind ...

 

[kavika411]

I don't get into "social networks" very much, but Ping looks pretty cool, assuming it is as straightforward and easy and such as Steve made it look. I like the idea of being able to "follow" friends choices as well as artists I like. I also like that Top 10 list he was demonstrating in Ping. I didn't notice anything else particularly cool about the new iTunes 10.

 

[Cougarcat]

But is it a 64-bit re-write?

A cookie for the first person who can answer THAT question.

Steve would've mentioned it.

 

[macbookguy]

i'm lovin the idea of ping... wish they would update the actual download since they've updated the marketing page, lol.

 

[Data]

But is it a 64-bit re-write?

A cookie for the first person who can answer THAT question.

Thats what i wanna know to and will it use more then 1 processor of my 8 core so i wont be seeing that beachball

 

[umag]

Any direct link for iTunes 10?

 

[Small White Car]

Steve would've mentioned it.

Dunno. If this was a developer confrence...yes, absolutely.

But this is a media event put on to generate headlines about new iPods. So I could see him not bringing it up.

That said, you're still probably right. They don't seem to care if iTunes is 64-bit or not. But still, I'll hold out hope until I'm (soon) proven wrong!

 

[slapguts]

They seem to be changing the download page right now, link for 9.2.1 is no longer there, but the link for 10 hasn't arrived.

 

[elppa]

There's a problem with the download page, it tries to access this server:

https://swdlp.apple.com/

Which it can't because of an SSL error.

 

[shandyman]

so ping on iOS devices won't be until iOS 4.1 next week i take it? and 4.2 for iPad in November?

 

[Eidorian]

But is it a 64-bit re-write?

A cookie for the first person who can answer THAT question.

This is more important than anything else.

 

[dal20402]

I'd trade all the new features since iTunes 6 for getting rid of all the UI stutters, pauses, beachballs, and hangs. Unfortunately, Steve would have mentioned any performance improvements, so I expect there are none.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Yuck! I hate what they did to the traffic lights. Why make an application even more inconsistent with the rest of the OS?

 

[DARKJ3DI]

looks like a great update. ping seems interesting.

 

[301finest]

I think the ping idea is very genius and will become popular instantly.

 

[shandyman]

Dunno. If this was a developer confrence...yes, absolutely.

But this is a media event put on to generate headlines about new iPods. So I could see him not bringing it up.

That said, you're still probably right. They don't seem to care if iTunes is 64-bit or not. But still, I'll hold out hope until I'm (soon) proven wrong!

9 was 64bit...

 

[elppa]

If it was Cocoa or 64 bit it would have got mentioned.

 

[Cougarcat]

9 was 64bit...

No, it's not.