At the Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote address Steve Jobs gave us a look at the new iPhone. I have seen countless summaries of today’s conference, but what can us iPod Touch users expect from the new firmware?
Below is a list of the new features in 2.0 that iPod Touch users can expect.
Contact searching – Yes
Complete iWork document support – Yes
Complete Office document support (now includes PowerPoint) – Yes
Bulk delete and move for Mail – Yes
Save images you receive – Yes
Scientific calculator in landscape mode – Yes
Parental controls – Yes
Language – Yes
Besides these new features is the all important new App Store. To get these third party applications you will need to purchase them. For everyone waiting for a Jailbreak, be very patient. It will likely be harder to Jailbreak the 2.0 firmware. Apple is working on ways to make hacking the 2.0 firmware much more difficult (which is why only the first two beta versions of 2.0 were successfully jailbroken), they do not want people getting these third party applications for free.
The set release time for 2.0 is early July. For those of you who have jailbroken iPods on 1.1.4, I would suggest not upgrading right away to 2.0. The 2.0 firmware will cost $9.95 for iPod Touch users and will be free for iPhone users.
For those who heard about the new pricing on the iPhone ($299 for the 16gb, while the 8gb iPod Touch is $399), don’t expect to see a price drop on the iPod Touch. The reason the iPhone price has been lowered is because AT&T will now make more on the monthly charges and will hand over some of that extra money to Apple to compensate for the lower iPhone prices. Since there is no subscription for the iPod Touch, the price will remain higher and we will have to pay to upgrade to the 2.0 firmware.
Be sure to check back for more updates on the Jailbreaking status for 2.0.
If you have any questions or comments head over to the forums and post them.
June 9, 2008 at 9:53 pm |
wait, so when is the app store available?
June 10, 2008 at 4:48 am |
Early July ( the Iphone 2.0 is release July 11th) so before that date or on it.
June 11, 2008 at 11:59 am |
so i guess i better rejailbreak my ipod before since its messed up again, but i really want those new features, will there be a way to get that without paying and still having your ipod jailbroken?
June 14, 2008 at 3:04 pm |
it sux, i wont buy it:D
June 14, 2008 at 10:37 pm |
so do you think…that jailbreaking the new iphone will be successful? cuz i want the new iphone but if ima have to be paying to get 3rd party applications i reather not buy it
June 15, 2008 at 1:15 am |
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June 15, 2008 at 8:22 pm |
10 bucks??
why da fuk is apple giving such a hard time to ipod touch owners ? its as if Steve hate us for not buying his fuking phone.
geez 20 $ for the “email note etc” update , and now 10 $ ??? I am seriously pissed off . You can go fuk yourself steve.
June 17, 2008 at 6:07 am |
the 8gb iphone is only $199 moron. Go to apple.com theres a big ad that says *iPhone 3g, starting at $199*
June 18, 2008 at 6:51 am |
ye but then if you buy it you end up paying up to 500 dollars with monthly pay
June 18, 2008 at 10:56 am |
TIME FOR A NEW POST MORON
June 19, 2008 at 2:16 pm |
I’d rather keep my 1.1.4 I’m not paying
June 26, 2008 at 6:39 pm |
when ever i go into installer it takes me back to the home screen
July 3, 2008 at 7:47 pm |
since ipod touch users have to pay for the 2.0 firmware. say they are having problems with there ipod so they want to restore it. will the 2.0 firmware be available in ur itunes when u click the restore button or will u be restoring to 1.1.4?
i dont really get how that works
July 25, 2008 at 9:47 pm |
once again apple makes a shitty lophole to cover up a shitty marketing idea