Why update iPod Touch paid?
As Apple fans and observers predicted, Apple CEO Steve Jobs presented an update for the iPod touch during his talk at the Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 exhibition in San Francisco. iPod Touch will receive 5 new programs that it did not get at birth: Google Maps, Mail, Promotions, Notepad and Weather.
Google maps can now determine your location (triangulation over wi-fi), as well as plot routes. All this is possible thanks to Google and their My Location technology (with the help of Navizon and SkyHook Wireless ).
Now while playing video, chapters, languages and subtitles are supported, and when listening to music, lyrics are supported.
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Now you can create your own shortcuts (Web Clips) on the desktop, leading directly to your favorite sites, customize the desktop view Customize Home Screen, as well as support for multiple desktops.
For this great update will have to pay: $ 19.99.
Why is the update paid for? In February , the SDK comes out , allowing developers to write their own software for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Programs will be paid, so you will have to pay for interesting applications. Apple is starting to pay for additional software fees. The company is positioning iPod touch as a full-fledged product, so a paid firmware update looks quite logical.
As for the iPhone, Apple wins back this money from AT & T contracts, updates for the iPhone will always be free. Moreover, each new update represents a new level of protection against hacking, and Steve is interested in the update put every user.
via iPod touch blog
Google maps can now determine your location (triangulation over wi-fi), as well as plot routes. All this is possible thanks to Google and their My Location technology (with the help of Navizon and SkyHook Wireless ).
Now while playing video, chapters, languages and subtitles are supported, and when listening to music, lyrics are supported.
')
Now you can create your own shortcuts (Web Clips) on the desktop, leading directly to your favorite sites, customize the desktop view Customize Home Screen, as well as support for multiple desktops.
For this great update will have to pay: $ 19.99.
Why is the update paid for? In February , the SDK comes out , allowing developers to write their own software for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Programs will be paid, so you will have to pay for interesting applications. Apple is starting to pay for additional software fees. The company is positioning iPod touch as a full-fledged product, so a paid firmware update looks quite logical.
As for the iPhone, Apple wins back this money from AT & T contracts, updates for the iPhone will always be free. Moreover, each new update represents a new level of protection against hacking, and Steve is interested in the update put every user.
via iPod touch blog
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/18834/
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