Apple iTunes 8 Expert Reviews

Custom playlist generation, high-definition video purchases, and a slick album cover view come to the latest version of Apple's benchmark media suite.

Genius feature adds custom automated playlist generation. iTunes Store now offers HD TV episodes for purchase. Diverse media store. Simple network sharing. Tight integration with iPods and iPhones. Nifty (if modest) Visualizer update. Still the only ...

Music subscription service still AWOL. No easy way to rip or transcode video content. Genius's recommendation engine doesn't approach the slickness of the best Internet radio streaming sites.

When Apple upgrades its flagship iTunes media application, people take notice. The new version, iTunes 8, adds a tiled album-cover view, a custom playlist-generation feature called Genius, a Visualizer update, and some accessibility enhancements. It ...

iTunes Store now offers 256 Kbps, DRM-free tracks from all four major labels. HD TV episodes are now available for purchase. Diverse media store. Genius feature adds custom automated playlist generation. Simple network sharing. Tight integration with ...

Music subscription service still AWOL. No easy way to rip or transcode video content. Genius's recommendation engine doesn't approach the slickness of the best Internet radio streaming sites.

Apple continues to polish its core media app, eschewing music subscription services while finally removing DRM from the major label music tracks in its diverse iTunes Store. It remains a near-bulletproof and worthy download, especially for sound ...

Is it Genius enough to warrant the download?

New browsing mode, Genius playlists, HD playback support

New browsing mode only good if you've got album art, Genius playback only good on mainstream titles

This is a case were Genius, while we've seen it before, really is Genius for both the consumer and for Apple's bottom line

It's ubiquitous on the Mac, but for Windows users Apple's iTunes is a love-it-or-hate-it thing. Even many happy iPod owners despise being 'forced' to use it to manage their music. Here at Buyer we've always thought iTunes, a neat program which ...

Music to your PC's ears. As good a way as any of buying and organising digital music, now with a few useful extras.

Apple iTunes 8 is the industry standard for multimedia jukebox software and despite the need for a UI overhaul and some liposuction to remove the bloat, iTunes is a solid choice that most users will enjoy.

Genius playlists and sidebar, Album art Grid view, New visualizer engine, Existing iTunes functionality still in place

Hogs RAM, Genius sidebar feels slapped on when a full redesign would've been more than appreciated, Genius features require an iTunes Store account, iTunes Store links can't be toggled away, Support is still spotty for podcasts and album art retrieval ...

Apple iTunes 8 is the industry standard for multimedia jukebox software and despite the need for a UI overhaul and some liposuction to remove the bloat, iTunes is a solid choice that most users will enjoy

apple itunes 8 review: Apple iTunes 8 is the industry standard for multimedia jukebox software and despite the need for a UI overhaul and some liposuction to remove the bloat, iTunes is a solid choice that most users will enjoy.

Genius playlists and sidebar, Album art Grid view, New visualizer engine, Existing iTunes functionality still in place

Hogs RAM, Genius sidebar feels slapped on when a full redesign would've been more than appreciated, Genius features require an iTunes Store account, iTunes Store links can't be toggled away, Support is still spotty for podcasts and album art retrieval ...

Apple iTunes 8 is the industry standard for multimedia jukebox software and despite the need for a UI overhaul and some liposuction to remove the bloat, iTunes is a solid choice that most users will enjoy

Apple iTunes 8 offers a fresh way to browse music, improved accessibility for the vision-impaired, and an automatic playlist-generation feature dubbed Genius.

Apple iTunes 8 remains solid, although it still has both its benefits and its quirks as a media organiser, player, and jukebox. None of the new features are what we would characterise as a must-have update, however. Genius is a useful - and generally ...

Improved browsing through collection, Genius makes creating playlists easy

Light on new features

In its eighth iteration, ITunes remains solid, although it still has both its benefits and its quirks as a media organiser, player, and jukebox. None of the new features are what I would characterise as a must-have update, however. Genius is a useful ...

Apple iTunes 8 is the industry standard for multimedia jukebox software and despite the need for a UI overhaul and some liposuction to remove the bloat, iTunes is a solid choice that most users will enjoy.

Genius playlists and sidebar ; Album art Grid view ; New visualizer engine ; Existing iTunes functionality still in place

Hogs RAM ; Genius sidebar feels slapped on when a full redesign would've been more than appreciated ; Genius features require an iTunes Store account ; iTunes Store links can't be toggled away ; Support is still spotty for podcasts and album art ...

As of iTunes Version 7.6, you have the ability to rent some video content offered on the iTunes store, which can be viewed directly on your computer or transferred to some supported devices, such as the iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple TV, iPod Classic, or ...