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The first software update to actually be released early. That’s right, this update to iTunes wasn’t expected until next month. This update was promised by Steve Jobs himself and adds podcasting support directly within iTunes.

Manage Podcasts. Select subscription options and download your favorite podcasts automatically.

The last few updates have been adding new features like this to iTunes. 4.8 added support for Quicktime videos. Fueling rumors of a Video iPod. And 4.7 added support for PDF files. iTunes makes a great way to manage your PDF library by the way.

The entire feature list for iTunes 4.9:

iTunes for Mac & PC.
iTunes, the #1 music download store and jukebox software, now makes podcasting as easy as iPod.

• Music Store
  - Best Selection. More than 1.5 million tracks and 1,000 independent labels with 30-second previews.
• Shop Easily - Shop Easily. Buy entire albums or single tracks. Give gift certificates or set an allowance for the kids.
• Find music fast. - Find Stuff Fast. Search for any artist, song, album or podcast on the store with virtually instant results.
• Discover Music - Discover Music. Browse Billboard and radio station charts, music videos, and free weekly downloads.
• Manage Podcasts - Select subscription options and download your favorite podcasts automatically.
• Share Your Taste - Share Your Taste. Send a friend music links in an email with cover art or share an iMix with everyone.
• Listen to Audiobooks - Listen to Audiobooks. Choose from more than 11,000 best-sellers, classics and radio programs.
• Import Music - Import Music. Gather all your music in one place in AAC, MP3 or Apple Lossless format.
• Party Shuffle - Create Playlists. Generate lists of your favorites. Dig deep into your library with Party Shuffle.
• Share Music - Share Music. Let the whole family listen to your collection in any room on Mac or Windows.
• Burn CDs - Burn CDs. Burn any playlist. Create CD inserts with mosaics of cover art and track lists. Make backups.
• Sync with iPod - Sync your music, podcasts, audiobooks and photos; enjoy them on the go.

As always you can download the latest version of iTunes at Apple.com.

Sadly, Apple chose not to support BitTorrent, so I stil have to use iPodder for my downloading my podcasts.

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