New iTunes Update Brings Notification Center Widget in Yosemite

Apple has rolled out an update to iTunes that brings a Notification Center Widget in OS X Yosemite. The update - iTunes 12.1 also brings some other improvements to the music software.

The new iTunes widget shows the current song being played, basic music controls, like previous, next, play/pause.

"In addition, when you're listening to iTunes Radio, you'll have the option to purchase the song that's being played right from the widget, which should save you a few clicks if you really like a tune," PCMag points out.

However, Tidbits noted: "clicking the displayed price button in the Notification Center widget automatically buys the song and downloads it to your library - you aren't brought to an iTunes Store page to ponder your purchase." Hence be sure you actually want the song before hitting the buy button.

The update also includes some bug fixes and improvements, however, like every time Apple did not go into the detail. The update is the first major update to iTunes 12 that was released with OS X Yosemite past fall.

Apple apart from releasing OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 also rolled out the iOS 8.1.3 which "according to Apple" squashes number of bugs. However, it does not fix the slow Wi-Fi and battery-drain issues that have been plaguing older iPhone and iPads since the release of iOS 8 back in September, PCMag notes.