New version of MiniPlayer and more with Apple iTunes update

You can call it bloatware but this latest Apple iTunes update might be just what you need. The revamped MiniPlayer on the iTunes version 11.0.3 now lets you appreciate album art even more. You also get a progress bar built right into it and you can view songs in the album or playlist or search through your library all from that little square player.

Other incremental updates for this iTunes version include being able to see album art in Song View as well as support for multiple disc albums. There are also said to be search performance and sorting improvements, particularly to help those with large libraries.

Stream Daft Punk’s new album for free on iTunes

Calling all Daft Punk fans! Apple is giving you a rare chance to listen to the duo’s new album, Random Access Memories, before it’s released on May 21. You can listen to the album and pre-order it through this link. 

iTunes celebrates 25 Billion songs sold

Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 25 billion songs from the iTunes Store (www.itunes.ca), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 25 billionth song, “Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch, was purchased by Phillip Lüpke from Germany. As the downloader of the 25 billionth song, Phillip will receive a €10,000 iTunes Gift Card. 

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Apple TV receives 5.1 update brings shared photo streams and iTunes account swapping

Just when we thought it had been neglected, the Apple TV (gen 2 and gen 3) receives a huge system update that is available right now. Some of the features include general performance and stability improvements, the ability to share photo streams, browse photos and comments and receive notifications of new contents. Users can now send audop content from Apple TV to AirPlay-enabled speakers and devices as well as iTunes account switching so you can (finally) access various iTunes accounts from one device.

Source: Apple