iPhone 3.0 Software Released, If You Care about that Sort of Thing
iPhone 3.0 Software Released, If You Care about that Sort of Thing
Posted 06/18/2009 at 6:00am
| by Paul Lilly
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Apple this week released its iPhone OS 3.0 software update, the much anticipated upgrade that allows iPhone and iPod touch owners to run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games. Over 100 new features find their way into the update, just a handful of which include:
- Copy & Paste text and photos
- New Spotlight allowing users to search across the entire information contained in the device
- Search in Mail, Calendar, and iPod
- Landscape keyboard
- Shake to shuffle music
- Improved parental controls
- Stereo Bluetooth
The new OS is free for all iPhone customers (both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G), while iPod touch customers will have to pony up $10 for the update.
iPhone Update
iPod Touch Update
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mikeart03a
June 19, 2009 at 1:53pm
The funny thing is that you can get the new firmware free on the Touch legitimately. All you have to is just run a restore, but make sure to nuke the old firmware packages in updates folder, and backup your stuff first, you can find it in (winXP):
C:\documents and settings\YOUR ACCOUNT\application data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates It's in your users folder on Vista - C:\Users\YOUR ACCOUNT\Application Data....And iTunes will just download the most recent version, atleast that's how I was able to get up to Version 2.0 on my touch without paying.
- mike_ar03a
IT Technician
Gov't of Canada
neo1piv14
June 19, 2009 at 8:40am
For all the ripping I do on Apple, the iPhone really is a decent piece of hardware all things considered. The only real beef I have with them is how tied it is to iTunes. Since I have to set them up for our employees with exchange support, it gets really irritating having to put iTunes on almost all our computers. One hundred iTunes installations = our IT dept getting iFucked.
Queenof1
June 18, 2009 at 12:39pm
I've never heard of charging for an update. If I was inclined to get a Ipod touch, I'm really not gonna, now.
jcollins
June 18, 2009 at 8:49am
Yeah, they often charge for an update on the Touch. Ironic that firmware updates are pretty much free on their competitors (and on Bittorrent).
Digital-Storm
June 18, 2009 at 9:31am
Quickpwn will solve this issue. There is no sence in paying for an update just becaues you own the lesser of the 2. Iphone = free, Ipod Touch = pay. Makes no sence.
jcollins
June 18, 2009 at 11:26am
It makes perfect sense, they want to dig as much money out of you that they can...
DravenX
June 18, 2009 at 11:20pm
This is why people "steal" software instead of paying for it. Updates should be free. This is another reason why I have a Blackberry instead of Iphone or the ipod thing. Apple is just too greedy.
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