iTunes goes 100% DRM-free

Apple has changed the pricing structure of its iTunes store, with tracks now available for 59p, 79p or 99p. The price of an individual track depends on how recently it was released and Apple's agreement with the music label that it comes from. Additionally, Apple has said that all its music catalogue now comes without the controversial anti-piracy DRM (digital rights management) technology in the iTunes Plus format. Details of the iTunes pricing changes were released back in January but haven't been applied until this week. Amazon attempted to upstage the announcement by making some tracks in the Amazon MP3 store available for 29p. The Apple Store was also temporarily offline on Tuesday - generally a sign that new products are being introduced to the site - however, it was only a new model in the Xserve server range.