Thursday, April 14, 2011

iOS 4.3.2 released with FaceTime, 3G connectivity fixes

Apple today released iOS 4.3.2 for the fourth-generation iPod touch, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM), iPad and iPad 2. This release addresses issues with frozen screens during FaceTime calls and issues that prevented international users from connecting to 3G networks on iPad Wi-Fi + 3G.

According to Apple's release notes, the update also includes the latest security updates. Note that the update does not apply to the CDMA-based Verizon iPhone 4, which has been given its own unique software update, iOS 4.2.7. Both updates are available now via the Update feature in iTunes.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Apple drops iPod prices in Australia

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Apple has drops prices for all the iPods in Australia. The iPod touch has seen a A$30 price decrease on the 8GB model, a A$29 decrease on 32GB units, and a A$50 decrease on the 64GB model, bringing the prices to A$259, A$349, and A$449, respectively.

The iPod shuffle is now A$65 with a A$4. The 8GB iPod nano is now A$179 with a drop of A$20 while the 16GB model has seen a $10 price reduction, to $219.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Beatles LOVE album exclusively on iTunes

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Apple is set to release 2 exclusive Beatles titles on iTunes: the LOVE album and a documentary called All Together Now. LOVE will be available at $13 for download on Feb. 8. All Together Now is due to arrive on Feb. 15th at $10. Pre-orders are already under way. Read more...

The album LOVE will include previously unreleased versions of "The Fool on the Hill" and "Girl," as well as iTunes LP features like a gallery of the Beatles and the album's namesake stage production.

All Together Now is a documentary film that chronicles the creation of the show Cirque du Soleil, including the collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and the band's remaining members along with the wives of late members John Lennon and George Harrison.