Tuesday, October 11 may not mean much when the real action is set to arrive tomorrow with iOS 5 and iCloud, but there are a few components that will need to be updated on your Mac before that magic arrives. One of them is an update to iTunes, which has just hit Apple’s website and is ready for your downloading pleasure.
Apple has just released iTunes 10.5, the latest version of the company’s media player which developers have been beta testing most of the summer as part of iCloud and iOS 5. The update is required to take advantage of those new features, which will be rolling out on Wednesday.
Included in iTunes 10.5 is the final version of iTunes in the Cloud -- no longer a beta, you’ll now have automatic downloads and the ability to download previous purchases from here on out. The update also ensures syncing your device with iOS 5, including the long-awaited Wi-Fi syncing.
iTunes 10.5 is a 102.5MB download requiring a Mac with Intel or PowerPC G4 or G5 processor, 512MB of RAM minimum and Mac OS X 10.5 or later. It can be downloaded via Software Update or direct from Apple’s website.
We’re also anticipating updates to iPhoto (for Photo Stream syncing) and OS X Lion 10.7.2 later today to prep users for full iCloud sync.
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