Apple this week announced they have released a series of updates for iTunes and Apple TV. The iTunes updates have been released to improve performance and stability on the MP3 download platform for iPods.

The new version of iTunes, iTunes 8.0.1, features improved stability and enhanced performance. The main fix is for the new ‘Genius’ feature which focuses around the creation of playlists. Previously iPod users would experience problems when they synced their Genius playlists to their iPod, the new fix has corrected these problems.

In addition to this fix, Apple have also fixed problems experienced when spoken menus were synced between iTunes and the iPod nano. Problems with deleting HDTV episodes have also been fixed.

Some users who have already downloaded the upgrade have reported that iTunes 8.0.1 now lists Hi-Def and standard TV shows as a single listing.

Any iPod users are advised to upgrade to the new version of iTunes to take advantage of the upgrades.