new iTunes! now in HD

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Added: Wed Sep 10th 7:45am
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At Apple’s “Let’s Rock” special event yesterday, Steve Jobs introduced a new version of iTunes, the availability of HD TV shows for the American market, and a new design for the iPod Nano. TV Shows With regards to TV shows on iTunes, Apple announced the availability of a select number of shows in HD, including Monk, The Office, and Heroes. Apple also announced the return of NBC to the iTunes store. iTunes 8 The user interface of iTunes 8 only received minor cosmetic updates such as a flat album cover view and one-click automated playlist creation. Apple also announced that iTunes will start sending data about the songs your listen to and your music preferences back to Apple. iPods Classic: The iPod Classic has been cut down to one model with 120GB. According to Jobs, most users only considered the 80GB model anyway. Nano: The Nano received a major design overhaul, with a curved glass front and a larger screen and a built-in accelerometer. The UI for the Nano is now similar to that of the iPhone/iPod touch.

iTunes 8 is available for download now.