Cue says the performance has been improved too. Users can preview songs while browsing, something that works with 90-second previews.
by Josh Lowensohn
Changes roll out with iOS 6 on Sept. 19
by Josh Lowensohn
To iTunes, the App Store and the iBookstore, that is.
by Josh Lowensohn
Hopefully this leads to better app/media discovery.
by Scott Stein
Now onto iTunes the desktop app.
by Josh Lowensohn
200 million customers now using iTunes in the cloud.
by Josh Lowensohn
They've downloaded 15 billion downloads from iCloud.
by Josh Lowensohn
iCloud is built in, Cue says.
by Josh Lowensohn
Apple's Jeff Robin comes up to give us a demo.
by Josh Lowensohn
Basically no source list on the left, now it's just a drop-down. Albums expand out like folders in iOS and OS X.
by Josh Lowensohn
New iTunes looks like a big grid of albums, but track listings pop out of the interface seamlessly when you click.
by Scott Stein
I don't know if this really looks any easier to use if your music library is as wildly messy as mine.
by Josh Lowensohn
In Artist-browsing mode, looks more like current Music app on iPad.
by Scott Stein
iTunes Store integration lets you browse other albums from within an album. There's also a "classic" song list view.
by Josh Lowensohn
Can see an entire music library and the playlist at the same time. Now there's a useful feature.
by Josh Lowensohn
When you drag an album from the list, it pulls up a little tab on the right side, aimed at helping people make playlist.
by Josh Lowensohn
Going through making party playlists, now. Dual-pane viewing.
by Scott Stein
Another new feature called "up next" lets you see what songs are up next in a playlist or party mix.
by Josh Lowensohn
I like the pull-down "up next" playlist.
by Scott Stein
Software lets you queue up songs you want to hear after a song is currently playing.
by Josh Lowensohn
Robin shows off search now, jumps right to an entire album now. You can also home in on just songs.
by Josh Lowensohn
Showing Nora Jones. "Little Broken Hearts."
by Scott Stein
New mini player for when you want to get the app out of your face, but have it floating on a part of your desktop.
by Josh Lowensohn
Puts a lot of the UI in little pop-ups that jut out from the app. But you can also search from the mini player too. That's kind of neat.
by Josh Lowensohn
Adding Ingrid Michaelson via the mini player.
by Scott Stein
The mix of iCloud/downloaded media, presented together: I like that. Fits how most people own/store media now.
by Scott Stein
Robin switches to movies, showing that you can see movies from your computer as well as the iCloud.
by Josh Lowensohn
Avengers clip resumes instantly. Hulk smash.
by Scott Stein