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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 at 2:30 PM - by

SAN FRANCISCO - Steve Jobs in his Macworld keynote announced a major software upgrade for the iPod touch. Five more applications have been added: Mail, Maps, Stocks, Weather, and Notes. The upgrade is available immediately via iTunes and is priced at US19.95.

These amazing new mobile applications make iPod touch not only the best iPod, but the best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With its revolutionary touch interface and software, plus its stunning 3.5 inch screen, iPod touch is evolving into the first mainstream Wi-Fi mobile platform of the 21st century.”

The iPod touch home screen can now be customized. Users can reorder and add new icons -- with support for up to 9 new screens.

A new feature of Maps allows the user to find the current location. In addition, users can also now navigate forward or backward through their movies by chapters, select alternate language tracks and view subtitles, if available.

Like the iPhone, Stocks and Weather provide live updates as the user's fingertips.

The upgrade is available immediately via iTunes and is priced at US$19.95. New iPod touches shipping from the factory will include the upgrade.

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DanielDecker said:

member since 15 Apr 2005 with 23 posts, unranked, send him a message or view his profile

Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:45 pm

Wow, am I really the first to post here?

I would have expected the bitching to have already begun...

Some things to note: Apple has stated over and over that they are booking the revenue of iPhones over 24 Mos so that they can provide software updates for free. That is not the case with iPods, any of them, ever. No previous model has ever gained the functionality of the currently shipping model. There has never even been the option to purchase new functionality. The fact that Apple is asking $20 for FIVE new apps on the touch is no effing big deal. They have to charge something, $4 a pop, cry me a frickin' river.

Now explaining how they are able to add all this new stuff to the AppleTV? Perhaps they are booking that over time too. They did promise new features and updates over time when it was introduced...

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