June 6, 2011 06:45 pm EDT

Apple announces iTunes in the Cloud, iTunes Match

Apple has just announced its long-awaited cloud-based music service: iTunes in the Cloud. It will let you download any music you've purchased to all of your devices at no additional charge, which Steve Jobs notes is a first for the music industry. It also includes an Automatic Downloads feature that will automatically pull down all new purchases made on other devices. The music files themselves are 256kbps and can be pushed to up to ten devices -- and, like the other nine apps that make up iCloud, it's completely free.

What's more, Apple has also announced its new iTunes Match service that will let you put your existing collection of ripped CDs in the cloud -- in "minutes," not "weeks." It will run you $24.99 a year, and promises to give you all of the "same benefits as music purchased from iTunes."

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