Apple just posted a press release to announce that its iTunes Music Store is now available online in United-Kingdom, Germany and France. The ITMS features more than 700.000 songs for euro 0.99€ or 0.79 pounds per song and 9,99€ or 7,79 £ per album.

Features and capabilities in the iTunes Music Store are the same as its U.S. counterpart, with identical Digital Rights Management (DRM) capabilities.

Native Instrument release an Update pour Kontakt 1.5.3 :
With Akai format support improvement, fader reset with easy double click, new possibility to keep the name of EXS Files when you import them, Streaming performance improvements, and some bugs fixed...

Guitare Rig is a complete solution for guitarists. It will be available worldwide in stores starting June 14th (today !!). Guitar Rig is a software (amplifiers, effects...) and a foot controler. Guitar Rig costs 449 USD/euros.

EastWest Sounds is proud to announce the release of Sounds of Polynesia, a compilation of indigenous instruments and native vocals recorded primarily in New Guinea.Instruments included featured: Garamut, Manus, Pate, Pahu Mango, Pahu, Kundu, Tin Can, Bamboo Stomping tubes, Kwakumba, Pan Pipes, Water
Flutes, and more.

Sounds of Polynesia includes a special version of Intakt Sampler and costs USD 219.

AudioRealism is a new company based in Uppsala, Sweden and was founded in 2003 by Mike Janney. They announce the upcoming release of BassLine for Mac OS X. BassLine is the recreation of the Bass Line Synthesizer. Analog modeling techniques have been employed to create a DSP-algorithm that accurately emulates every aspect of the original Bass Line.

BassLine will cost 95 USD/euros.