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I can’t tell you where to download the firmware, but Google and Torrents are your friend.
Once you download it (it’s an ipsw file):
Connect iPod Touch
Hold Shift and Alt (Option on Mac) and click on Update (in iTunes)
Locate .ipsw file
Allow 10-15 minutes for update to install
Enjoy!
For those of you who don’t have $10 for the 2.0 update or didn’t get the leaked version for free, Apple has released 1.1.5 Firmware for the iPod Touch. There’s not much about this update but we assume it fixes bugs and makes the OS more stable. We Do know that it does not include the AppStore.
Apple released an updated version of iTunes. This latest version of iTunes is required for the iPhone 3G, Firmware 2.0, App Store and MobileMe.
Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home — a free download from the App Store.
Download iTunes 7.7: Apple.com
As iLounge points out, Apple has made some subtle changes to the iTunes Store in preparation for the launch of the iTunes App Store, which an Apple rep confirmed to me will take place on July 11th.
Get ready, folks!
Apple released a press release announcing the availability of HBO programming on the iTunes Store for purchase and download.
The new HBO programs available through iTunes include:
“We’re thrilled to bring this incredible lineup of programming from HBO to the iTunes Store,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “These are some of the most talked about television shows ever, as well as some of the most requested by our customers.”
Shows downloaded from the iTunes Store can be watched via iTunes on a Mac or PC, on any video-capable iPod, the iPhone, and the Apple TV. Episodes of “Sex and the City,” “The Wire” and “Flight of the Conchords” are available for $1.99 each, while “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood” and “Rome” go for $2.99 per episode.
“Rome” is the bomb, can’t believe it ended so prematurely.
Satsumac has released iTunify 1.7.8 for Mac OS X.
iTunify is an iTunes library manager that takes advantage of technologies like Spotlight and RegEx, making it a powerful iTunes assistant. It includes all the basic capabilities you might expect of such an app as well as the ability to carry out very complex actions (using RegEx, etc).
All actions performed by iTunify take effect directly in iTunes, removing the need to update the iTunes library after a batch operation.
Some of the features:
iTunify requires Mac OS X v10.4 and the latest version of iTunes.
FreeVerse is very excited of their success in the development of iPod Touch and iPhone games. They have been creating and coding games since the first iPhone SDK beta was released in Marchand have now released some public screen shots.
The first game Flick Sports is very similar to Wii Sports on the Wii and is planed to launce in June…
“Using the iPhone’s unique flick/pinch feature, we’re working on Golf, Bowling, Soccer, and Baseball (to start). Fun, colorful and quick, these will be ideal games for a modern mobile platform.”
Another game they are working on is called Wingnuts MotoRacer is a motorcycle native game for the iPod Touch which is also be released in June…
“Ah, the wind in your hair, the bugs in your teeth and the open road stretching out in front of you! Using the iPhone’s cool accelerometer, (you know, that doohickey that knows when your iPhone is sideways or not), you can steer your motorcycle to victory in this wild racing game. Awesome characters and a touch of humor, its a Freeverse game after all, will add to the fun.”
They are very excited about their involvement in the development of native Apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch and say many new titles will be on their way. If you can not wait for the June launch of iPod Touch version 2.0 then FreeVerse has posted some Web App games on their site, click here to visit the online FreeVerse iPhone game collection on your Apple Touch device.
NetBlender recently announced a new technology called BD Touch, that connects to the iPod Touch and iPhone and allows the use Blu-ray disc streaming directly from your Blu-Ray player. It sends the information via Wi-Fi and will work with all BD-live enabled devices such as the Sony PS3.
BD Touch enables transfer of digital copies of movies from Blu-ray disc menus, real-time movie details and Blu-ray disc titles, incorporating this data into games using the iPod Touch as a controller.
“Having spent the past decade building interactive video products we are thrilled to bring together two of the most interactive consumer products ever created with BD Touch,” said John Harrington, NetBlender CEO, in a statement. “We began R&D on integrating the two devices right after I experienced the iPhone Multi-Touch interface for the first time.”
They development started when the iPhone SDK was released in March and will continue in R&D until June when it is said to be released. To check out videos and get more information visit the NetBlender Site.
An App called SIP-VOIP is a VOIP software available on jailbroken iPod Touches and the iPhone. Unlike other VOIP applications it has been confirmed to work on both of Apple’s Devices.
Their plan was to make a VOIP compatible with the iPod Touch to bring an iPhone like experience to users without access to the iPhone. Check it out and tell us what you think in the comments.
Ever since the iPhone SDK rollout people have been wondering just how powerful a gaming platform the iPhone will turn out to be. We saw some impressive demos at the rollout event and, the ARM processor powering the iPhone and iPod touch runs at nearly twice the clockspeed of the Sony PSP. But what of 3D hardware? How deftly can Apple’s new mobile platform push the polygons?
Based on the recently demonstrated port of id’s Quake 3 to the iPod touch, the answer is: rather deftly, indeed. And as for control, the integrated accelerometers seem rather up to the challenge of delivering precise control to this classic first-person shooter.
Have a look at the demonstration video. It’s a fluid framerate throughout which says much about just what the iPhone platform will offer game developers and game players, alike.