Update to iPhone OS launched

iPhone OS 3.1 released

As part of the keynote at Apple’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event, it was announced that the updated operating system for the iPhone (& iPod touch) was being rolled out.

Some other key features of the update are:

• Genius recommendations now also with apps
• New organisation of your apps
• Wireless download of ringtones – now 30,000 available on iTunes
• Movies, TV, podcasts for download via Wi-Fi
• Stereo bluetooth
• Peer-to-peer gaming
• Cut, copy & paste
• Shake to Shuffle
• and more

How to Update

OS 3.1 is a free update for iPhone owners ($5.99 for owners of the previous iPod touch).

iTunes 9 was also released, so make sure you’ve …downloaded the newest iTunes before starting…

Other important Apple news

More importantly perhaps is the keynote started with a standing ovation for Steve Jobs. Jobs returned from extended sick leave after having a liver transplant.

Jobs also proudly announced that in a little over two years, Apple has sold over 30 million iPhones… man, do the sums on that – for both Apple and all the telcos.  He accredits this to the iTunes Apps Store and it’s success, with over 1.8 billion apps downloaded to date (+ updates).

New Apple iPods released

• iPod touch
• iPod classic
• iPod nano
• iPod shuffle