Apple again greenlights iPod touch 2.0 update
Having cleared most of the iTunes woes that plagued Apple's firmware updates on Friday, Apple has now officially posted the iPod touch 2.0 upgrade.
The refresh, available through iTunes, mirrors the iPhone 2.0 software and gives the touchscreen iPod access to third-party native applications downloaded from the App Store.
These programs can take advantage of all the hardware built into the iPod, including 3D graphics, the tilt sensor, and Wi-Fi access to the Internet and local area networks.
It also adds particular support for push calendars, contacts, and e-mail through either Apple's own MobileMe service or for Microsoft Exchange servers.
The upgrade also makes key improvements to Mail, adds the ability to save images, and adds a scientific mode to Calculator.
While the iPhone 2.0 upgrade is available for free, the iPod touch 2.0 update is priced at $10 due to Apple's concerns about US accounting laws.
Apple had originally posted the update alongside the iPhone 3G launch but was stymied when the strain on its iTunes and activation infrastructures made the download inaccessible.
The refresh, available through iTunes, mirrors the iPhone 2.0 software and gives the touchscreen iPod access to third-party native applications downloaded from the App Store.
These programs can take advantage of all the hardware built into the iPod, including 3D graphics, the tilt sensor, and Wi-Fi access to the Internet and local area networks.
It also adds particular support for push calendars, contacts, and e-mail through either Apple's own MobileMe service or for Microsoft Exchange servers.
The upgrade also makes key improvements to Mail, adds the ability to save images, and adds a scientific mode to Calculator.
While the iPhone 2.0 upgrade is available for free, the iPod touch 2.0 update is priced at $10 due to Apple's concerns about US accounting laws.
Apple had originally posted the update alongside the iPhone 3G launch but was stymied when the strain on its iTunes and activation infrastructures made the download inaccessible.
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Just waiting for push contacts to catch up.
Officially? it wasn't official when the non-functioning links were all over the iPod touch page at apple.com?
I agree. If it wasn't officially available, those links should not have been available. That led to a lot of everyone's frustration.
I was able to update my touch SW this morning. Including download, backup, install, and restore took about an hour and a half.
I agree. If it wasn't officially available, those links should not have been available. That led to a lot of everyone's frustration.
I was able to update my touch SW this morning. Including download, backup, install, and restore took about an hour and a half.
I still can't access "Mobile Me " from any of my .mac links , mac, iphone , etc. Just says "sorry still working on it "Maybe they mean "seamless " when it finally works ? . . . on July 24th?
Typical Apple, making the already invested users wait . . .
I still can't access "Mobile Me " from any of my .mac links , mac, iphone , etc. Just says "sorry still working on it "Maybe they mean "seamless " when it finally works ? . . . on July 24th?
Typical Apple, making the already invested users wait . . .
You need to breath... and then type
http://www.me.com
It has been working for me since Thursday night! Not 1 issue!
Not very cool. I would have preferred a phased rollout where everything would have kept working on the old .mac. I'm moving in 2 days and can't backup important files to my iDisk - which is why I PAY $99 a year.
Considering the rest of the world is doing these things for free, I expect more from Apple.
You need to breath... and then type
http://www.me.com
It has been working for me since Thursday night! Not 1 issue!
Are you trying to be helpful or a smarta** ?
You're not very good at either .
Do you even have a .mac account ?
I'm talking about a frustrating problem that is apparently all to common .
Not to mention the $69/99 that people paid Apple for the privilege to enjoy !
I hadn't poneyed up for the £13 GBP previous update, so this update gave me those features as well as all the other stuff, for £5.99 GBP. I am glad I waited.
I am loving the app store.
Are you trying to be helpful or a smarta** ?
You're not very good at either .
Do you even have a .mac account ?
I'm talking about a frustrating problem that is apparently all to common .
Not to mention the $69/99 that people paid Apple for the privilege to enjoy !
Oh, good grief! Click on the supplied link and get on with it! Your whining is irritating.
Oh, good grief! Click on the supplied link and get on with it! Your whining is irritating.
The mobile me link isn't the point and doesn't solve the problem .
You don't know what you're talking about either.
Who's whining ?
Think a little before you speak .
You're pretty irritating too.
The mobile me link isn't the point and doesn't solve the problem .
You don't know what you're talking about either.
Who's whining ?
Think a little before you speak .
You're pretty irritating too.
I don't get it... me.com works fine. You can sign in with your .Mac account, as Mobile Me has replaced .Mac.
Why does the actual "mac.com" address have to work? My guess is mac.com will only redirect you in the long run.
The mobile me link isn't the point and doesn't solve the problem .
You don't know what you're talking about either.
Who's whining ?
Think a little before you speak .
You're pretty irritating too.
Then why don't you describe what your problem is, because it's been accessible for 2 days now for everyone else via the me.com url.
I don't get it... me.com works fine. You can sign in with your .Mac account, as Mobile Me has replaced .Mac.
Why does the actual "mac.com" address have to work? My guess is mac.com will only redirect you in the long run.
The me.com page only partially works for me .
According to Apple's changeover information and directions , my .mac links should be working .
Even if they end up just forwarding me that would be better.Then I'd know what's up.
Of course that would mean acknowledging that their initial claims about the transition weren't quite true
Guess I just hope my email eventually shows up and see what tomorrow brings .
The me.com page only partially works for me .
According to Apple's changeover information and directions , my .mac links should be working .
Even if they end up just forwarding me that would be be better.Then I'd know what's up.
Of course that would mean acknowledging that their initial claims about the transition weren't quite true
Guess I just hope my email eventually shows up and see what tomorrow brings .
Email has been working the whole time via mail.app; there has been no downtime with that, as far as I know. There was just no web access for a day or so.
Email has been working the whole time via mail.app; there has been no downtime with that, as far as I know. There was just no web access for a day or so.
As far as I can tell , my email takes about a hour to show up and I know of at least a dozen that haven't yet.
It'll clear up eventually . . .
I don't get it... me.com works fine. You can sign in with your .Mac account, as Mobile Me has replaced .Mac.
Why does the actual "mac.com" address have to work? My guess is mac.com will only redirect you in the long run.
If you would read the posts, you'd see that it IS NOT working for everyone. Whether it is ME.com or MAC.com, some people don't have web access to Gallery, Mail, iDisk, or ANYTHING.
Why? I don't know, but just because it works for you doesn't mean you should hassle those it is still not working for.
I love the look of mobile me... but for some reason the clickers at the top of the page aren't working for me. Is this a common issue?
They aren't working for me as well. However, right-clicking and saying 'open in new tab' is working. Seems like a very poorly debugged page... perhaps they are still working on it. Howcer, even once you open the Contacts or Calendar... nothing works on those pages... for me...
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While the iPhone 2.0 upgrade is available for free, the iPod touch 2.0 update is priced at $10 due to Apple's concerns about US accounting laws.
I accepted this at first, but I've been thinking. Mac OS X, MS Office for Mac, iWork, iLife, etc., etc. are not offered in subscription versions (like software for the iPTouch), and their updates are free.
so what laws exactly are we talking about?
I realize $10 a pop won't materially effect Apple's bottom line, so why leave this issue hanging out there? Or at least give the reasons up front, and if not a revenue generator per se, why not make it the price of an iTunes download, e.g., 99 cents to say $4.99.