No surprise here. iTunes 8.1 is ready to be downloaded to your computer for all your media lovin' needs.

Check out the specs of 8.1 update as told to us by Apple.

iTunes 8.1 is now faster and more responsive. You will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, preparing to sync with iPod or iPhone, and optimizing photos for syncing.

In addition, iTunes 8.1 provides many other improvements and bug fixes, including:

- Supports syncing with iPod shuffle (3rd generation)
- Allows friends to request songs for iTunes DJ
- Adds Genius sidebar for your Movies and TV Shows
- Improves performance when downloading iTunes Plus songs
- Provides AutoFill for manually managed iPods
- Allows CDs to be imported at the same sound quality as iTunes Plus
- Includes many accessibility improvements
- Allows iTunes U and the iTunes Store to be disabled separately using Parental Controls

We're excited about the friends request feature in iTunes DJ. That is, until someone discovers our Winger albums. Oh the secret shame.

Apple also updated the iPhone Remote app and Front Row. The Remote App got some bug fixes, while Front Row was updated to work with iTunes 8.1.