Apple's much awaited iTunes 11 update now available for download

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

At long last, iTunes 11 is available for download and features a radical  edge-to-edge redesign as well as a new store and a ton of new feature refinements. Go get it here or hit jump for the lowdown on the latest, greatest iTunes app on iOS and OS X.

New features in iTunes 11:

• Completely Redesigned. iTunes makes it more fun to explore and enjoy your music, movies, and TV shows. You'll love the beautiful edge-to-edge design, custom designs for each album, movie, or TV show in your library, and getting personal recommendations any time you click In the Store. 
• A New Store. The iTunes Store has been completely redesigned and now features a clean look that makes it simpler than ever to see what's hot and discover new favorites. 
• Play purchases from iCloud. Your music, movie, and TV show purchases in iCloud now appear inside your library. Just sign-in with your Apple ID to see them. Double-click to play them directly from iCloud or download a copy you can sync to a device or play while offline.
• Up Next. It's now simple to see which songs are playing next, all from a single place. Just click the Up Next icon in the center display and they'll instantly appear. You can even reorder, add, or skip songs whenever you like. 
• New MiniPlayer. You can now do a whole lot more with a lot less space. In addition to showing what's playing, MiniPlayer now includes album art, adds Up Next, and makes it easy to search for something new to play—all from a smaller and more elegant design. 
• Improved search. It's never been easier to find what you're looking for in iTunes. Just type in the search field and you'll instantly see results from across your entire library. Select any result and iTunes takes you right to it. 
• Playback syncing. iCloud now remembers your place in a movie or TV show for you. Whenever you play the same movie or episode from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV, it will continue right where you left off. 

For information on the security content of this update, please visit: support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 

iTunes 11 for OS X

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iTunes 11 for Windows 

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iTunes 11 for Windows 64:  

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Download iTunes 11 for Windows64 bit here: iTunes 11

Download iTunes 10.6.3 for PPC here: iTunes 10.6.3