Palm has released WebOS update and iTunes Sync is re-working! This concludes that the Palm-Apple fight is to continue. Palm has struck back with WebOS update 1.1, which un-breaks Pre-iTunes coupling and adds some great new features. Read More →
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Yesterday, Apple released an update for iTunes. The new iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.
According to MacRumor, in addition to bug fixes, it turns out this release is target to stop Palm Pre from syncing with iTunes:
“iTunes 8.2.1 is a free software update that provides a number of important bug fixes,” says Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris. “It also disables devices falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre. As we’ve said before, newer versions of Apple’s iTunes software may no longer provide syncing functionality with unsupported digital media players.”
Consider as the number one competitor of iPhone, Palm Pre, when it was first debuted, comes with an ability to sync songs or other medias via Apple’s iTunes. With the release of iTunes 8.2.1, however, this sync feature does no longer work on Palm Pre.
So, how about jailbreak? Does the upgrade of iTunes 8.2.1 break jailbreak?
From my early testing on Mac, it does not break jailbroken iPhone. You can still sync with iTunes. However, if you’re planning to jailbreak your iPhone with PwnageTool or Redsn0w, please hold off the upgrade until iPhone Dev team gives the green light. Stay tuned.
A new print ad posted to Sprint’s Facebook page that directly targets iPhone customers on AT&T whose original two-year contracts are just now expiring.
The ad shoots the Palm Pre’s ability to run multiple applications at the same time and Sprint’s claim that users can save $1200 over two years by switching from AT&T.
Since it’s release, the third generation of iPhone, Branded as iPhone 3G S, there has been many speculations on actual speed gain by the 3G S.
A benchmark test performed by AnandTech between iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S, Palm Pre and G1 to see which of the three was the fastest in app launch and web rendering. Read More →
