In less than 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million users have joined Ping, Apple’s new social network for music. Ping lets users follow their favourite artists and friends to discover what music they’re talking about, listening to, and downloading. “One-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 have joined Ping“, said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “As many more people download iTunes 10 in the coming weeks, we expect the Ping community to continue growing“.

Join Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace, Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans) and director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons, My Beautiful Laundrette) as they discuss the making of their new film, romantic comedy Tamara Drewe. Based on the award-winning graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, which was itself inspired by Thomas Hardy’s classic work of literature, Far From the Madding Crowd, this is a raucous, bawdy tale of love and intrigue in a modern country village. Event takes place at the Apple Store, Regent Street on Thursday 9th September at 7:00 pm. Customers are advised that spaces are limited, and should arrive early to avoid disappointment. See Tamara Drewe in cinemas across the UK on Friday 10th September.

The new iPod touch is packed with incredible new features, all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. “We’ve put our most advanced technology inside the new iPod touch”, said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Whether you’re listening to music, playing games, making FaceTime video calls, browsing the web, capturing HD video, or watching TV shows and movies, the new iPod touch with its Retina display, A4 chip and 3-axis gyro is more fun than ever”.