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What's new in iTunes 8?
kevinrose.com - 9/4/2008
What's new in iTunes 8?
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A new source comes forward w/this info:  (this is consistent w/everything I've heard) What's new in iTunes 8 iTunes 8 includes Genius, which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together. Genius also includes Genius sidebar, which recommends music from the ...
iTunes - Download iTunes
apple.com - 9/9/2008
iTunes - Download iTunes
— apple.com — To learn how Apple safeguards your personal information, please review the Apple Customer Privacy policy . iTunes is licensed for reproduction of noncopyrighted materials or materials the user is legally permitted to reproduce. Purchases from the ... (more) iTunes - Download iTunes

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apple.com - 8/28/2008
iPod + iTunes
— apple.com — Home iPod + iTunes Shop the Apple Online Store (1-800-MY-APPLE), visit an Apple Retail Store , or find a reseller . Available on iTunes. Title availability subject to change. Celebrity endorsement not implied. Some applications are not available in ... (more) iPod + iTunes

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iTunes
apple.com - 9/9/2008
iTunes
— apple.com — Discover iTunes 8. Rediscover your music. New Genius features and better ways to browse put music at the center of your entertainment world. Learn more iTunes 8 Download (more) iTunes

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Kevin Rose Leaks iTunes 8 Information
GEARFUSE — ... recommends music from the iTunes Store that you don’t already have. With iTunes 8, browse your artists and albums visually with the new Grid view; download your favorite TV shows in HD quality from the iTunes Store; sync your media with iPod nano (4th generation), iPod classic (2nd generation), and iPod touch (2nd generation); and enjoy a stunning new music visualizer. I’m curious to see how well Apple does this “Genius” technology. I have over 105 GB of music. Get to work, Jobs. Link

iTunes 8 rumors rumorously confirm rumored iPod Classic, iPod Touch updates
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... Still, the juicy tidbit there is the parenthetical "second generation" around the iPod Classic, confirming albeit rumorously that the Classic will be updated with an iPhone proportioned screen. The iPod Touch being updated was basically a given, but it's nice to see: the Touch has really been the lame duck of the line-up since the iPhone 3G weighed in at under $200. But what can they really do with it? My guess is a major price drop. My hope is up to 64GB of SSD storage. What's New in iTunes 8 [Kevin Rose] ...

iTunes 8: leaked features. Worth the wait?
UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping — ... Well, according to Digg founder Kevin Rose, iTunes 8 will include “Genius”, a new feature that will create intelligent playlists from songs in your library that fall under a similar umbrella. The Genius sidebar, will further recommend music from the iTunes Store that are not in your library, which will be great for expanding your repertoire of beats. ...

iTunes 8 to feature “Genius, new music visualizer and HD TV shows”
D' Technology Weblog — ... The next version of iTunes, version 8, is set to launch on Tuesday with a few new features, a tipster tells Digg founder Kevin Rose. Normally, I’d be skeptical of such a rumor, but Rose did nail the September 9 Apple event date and appears to be dead-on in terms of what the new iPod nanos will look like based on product case shots out in the wild. ...

Report pours water on rumors of September 9th iTunes 8 debut
AppleInsider — ... Published: 01:00 PM EST Rumors that Apple will announce next week version 8.0 of its iTunes media cataloging software with a new music recommendation engine may be premature, according to a new report. Earlier this week, outspoken Digg founder Kevin Rose built on his predictions for Apple's special media event next Tuesday by publishing an purported feature list for iTunes 8.0. Among the claims where that the media software would include a new recommendation Genius, "which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together." The supposed feature was ...

GBTV #424 | GeekBrief.TV
GeekBrief.TV — ... Wednesday the 10th CERN Webcam: http://webcast.cern.ch Our Live Stream: Ustream.tv Times: 7:00 AM UTC 3:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time 2:00 AM Central Daylight Time 1:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time 12:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time Tomorrow there’s an Apple event called “Let’s Rock”. Kevin Rose says we’ll see this Nano announced, and iTunes 8.0. I’m skeptical about the nano. I’m reading how Apple ...

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