News stories on Download services

There are many news stories relating to download services. Here are some of the stories realting to this topic.
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iTunes

Music and Video
A very popular download service is the ability to download music on the MP3 format.This has caused some trouble as peer -to- peer (P2P) filesharing programs allow users to download music illegally and for very little cost. However Itunes is one of largest online and due to the popularity of the 'Ipod', Apple has introduced itunes for ipod users to gather songs to put on thier ipod. Itunes uses a higher quality MPEG-4 audio encoding which still offers the same compression as MP3 but has a quality that rivals CD's.

Recently apple have introduced the App store which can be accessed from your iphone, ipod touch or through itunes on your computer. Apps are applications or software on these devices that make your life more manageable or easier to run. The Apps range from cooking guides to Paypal which allows to buy something directly from your iphone.

Itunes and the App Store

iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It organizes and plays your digital music and video on your computer. It keeps all your content in sync. And it’s a store on your computer, iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV that has everything you need to be entertained. Anywhere. Anytime- Apple.com

The iTunes software has a simple and organised layout which is very easy to use. 

There are millions of songs from just about any artist, album, or genre you can think of. You can also browse thousands of movies from all different genres to buy or rent. Keep up to date with all your favorite TV shows in standard and high definition. Download thousands of apps and games. Discover more than 150,000 free audio and video podcasts. Catch up on your reading by listening to best-selling audiobooks. Learn something new from the world’s top colleges and universities on iTunes U. And give someone a little entertainment with iTunes Gift Cards. Whether you shop the iTunes Store on your computer, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV, everything you love is easy to find.

Searching is made easy on iTunes, it
 allows you to directly
 find your favourite music

The iTunes Store brings you easier ways to find music, movies, TV shows, and apps you know and want. The search feature, allows you just to type in the search fieldand results appear automatically and become more accurate as you type, this makes it quicker to find what you want. Power Search gives you even more criteria to choose from. You can find music by title, artist, or genre and movies by title, actor, director, producer, year, and more.

Purchasing from iTunes is simple. Chose your song from an array of search tools and simply click buy. Setting up an account is easy, and a secure. the set-up process is quick and lets you purchase tracks and receive them straight away. This is useful because it allows you to play that great song as soon as you want to. 

Download Services

What are Download services?

Download services allow us to directly obtain a product in a digital form by downloading it form the internet. With no need to travel to the shop or wait for something to be delivered to you, this allows you to quickly transfer software and install it to your computer. There are other download services for music and video which involve users downloading songs, and videos to their computer via software on their computer. An example of this is Itunes which allows users to buy songs, videos and movies e.c.t and download them directly onto your computer.

Software Services

This is the main method for delivering software, driver and virus/internet security upgrades to your computer. Windows update for all Windows OS systems, updates software and drivers when new releases are intorduced. Users can visit Windows update and download the relevant updates they need.Virus software can update its prtoection in he desktop background wuthout users needing to interfer.

Windows Update

Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps you to keep your computer up-to-date. Use Windows Update to choose updates for your computer’s operating system, software, and hardware. New content is added to the site regularly, so you can always get the most recent updates and fixes to protect your computer and keep it running smoothly.

Windows update is very useful for computer users. It allows them to update their system to make it peform better and more efficiently.

This screenshot  shows an update in progress. 

Updates are available to anyone who has an Internet connection as the service needs to contact Microsoft to gather the relevant updates. This is a problem for people who do not have an Internet connection and only use computers offline. However this only affects a small minority and these updates can be applied immediately to your computer. Updates are often free, which is useful as people often pay a considerable amount for their computer and it would seem unfair if they have to pay to maintain the performance of it. User satisfaction is high as updates to their system can correct problems instantly, or even prevent them from happening and preventing the user from a productive experience on the net.

Windows Update has flexible installation options so you can reduce potential interruptions and install update when it's most convenient for you. You can choose when updates will be installed and you can choose to postpone installing an update that requires you to restart your PC if you are in the middle of doing something important. When software update applies to a file that you're using, Windows update can save the application's data, close it, update the file, and then restart it. This avoids loss of work and prevents the file from becoming corrupted. 

Problems with Windows Update

There as been a number of times where the updates failed to install for various reasons. This aggravates users as there isn't anything wrong with their internet connection. This is a fault on Windows behalf and you have to change the Windows update settings to prevent this from occuring.