Apple has silently upgraded iTunes and restored the “Genius” features in a revamped fashion, renaming the sidebar to simply the “iTunes Sidebar.” The new sidebar features Genius recommendations based on a selected song and even includes the ability to play samples of suggested songs without entering the iTunes store.
Members of Apple’s ongoing Ping social service will also see a short summary of recent activity, but non-Ping members only see Genius recommendations, now delivered on-the-fly as songs are selected. (
