Apple re-released iTunes 8 for Windows

It appears that Apple has re-released iTunes 8 for Windows, after Vista users where complaining about continuously getting a Blue Screen Of Death after installing iTunes 8.

People who want to install the fixed version of iTunes 8, are advised to uninstall any other versions of iTunes 8 before attempting to install the new version .

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iPhone 2.1 firmware out now

Just on Tuesday, Apple announced the latest firmware update version 2.1 and now its out. Looks like the backup procedure has be improved, hurray! hopefully I won’t have to wait an hour or so for my backups to complete.

Updates

• Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
• Significantly better battery life for most users
• Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
• Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
• Faster installation of 3rd party applications
• Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
• Improved performance in text messaging
• Faster loading and searching of contacts
• Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
• Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
• Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
• Genius playlist creation

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Apple admit iPod was invented by a British man

Finally, the British get some credit! Two years ago Kane Kramer told newspapers he’d invented the device in 1979 which didn’t get him far with his case but when Apple needed him for a law suit filed by burst.com they were happy to call him and help them settle the case.

His invention, called the IXI, stored only 3.5 minutes of music on to a chip – but Mr Kramer rightly believed its capacity would improve.

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