Well, the iPhone Nano didn’t materialise (or perhaps it did, but it is just really really small) but Apple’s final MacWorld Keynote did have one big surprise for iPhone owners – iTunes downloads over 3G.
Until now, iPhone users have needed a wifi connection to download music directly to their handsets or have had to rely on synching with a desktop copy of iTunes. Now, anyone with a 3G signal can download straight to the phone using the built-in iTunes app.
In other iTunes news, Apple announced a revised pricing structure (tracks can now cost 59p, 79p or 99p) and – finally! – tracks willl start to appear without any DRM in ‘iTunes Plus’ format.
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