Apple: Wait on Vista

Apple has urged PC users running iTunes wait for a new release of the jukebox software before upgrading to Windows Vista.

The iTunes maker has released a small repair tool that solves one compatibility issue between its jukebox software iTunes and Microsoft's newest version of Windows, but says PC users are better off waiting for the next version of iTunes before upgrading to Vista.

The latest version of iTunes, 7.02, may work with Vista on many typical PCs, but Apple knows of a few incompatibility problems, including some that are serious.

For instance, users who remove their iPod from their computer using the "safely remove hardware" feature in Vista may corrupt the contents of their iPod, Apple says. In addition, users may not be able to make changes to their iPod settings, synch contacts and calendars with the iPod, or play songs they've bought online from the iTunes Store.

Apple offers a support document with tips for customers who do decide to upgrade to Vista before the new iTunes release, including reinstalling the latest version of iTunes. Apple is also now offering the repair tool which should help customers who are having trouble playing songs they've bought from the iTunes Store.

Still, Apple recommends that customers wait until a new release of iTunes becomes available in a couple of weeks before upgrading to Vista.

Microsoft, which launched the long-awaited operating system last week, recommends just the opposite.

"We're committed to ensuring that all partners, including Apple, get all of the resources they need to ensure that their applications work with Windows Vista. Customers shouldn't feel that they need to wait to adopt Vista for these reasons," Microsoft said in a statement.

Microsoft offers software partners a variety of resources to ensure that their products will be compatible with Vista, it said.

The new iPhone

It's just not right, while most of the World's Techno blogs and sites and journos are in LAs Vegas for CES, I sit here in Johannesburg and drool over the new toys.

It's also not right that we sad poor little South Africans will be lucky to see these things at all, let alone before the rest of the world.

The two biggest things over the last year were the maybe yes, maybe no launch of the Google Phone and the iPhone from Apple. The latter had finally made it into the real world and Gizmodo have the details.

Funny thing from them is why would Apple have a demo of a music phone without headphones? Also, haven't Nokia been doing this for 2 years already and all of the other phone makers? What makes Apple think that they can better something that is already out there?

Also, for us low lives that have no access to the iTunes store, why would I want to spend the dosh on a new iPhone?

Online Shoppers Overwhelm iTunes Store

While browsing Newsvine today, I happened upon this article about iTunes just about blowing up. 1st, imagine what it must be like to be able to download music and 2nd, imagine having a fast internet connection. Oh, we can just dream. I love the quote though....

"What you're seeing is the tremendous success of the iPod," said Michael Gartenberg, vice president and research director with JupiterResearch. "No doubt it was a very, very popular gift, and no matter how well you plan on the server side of the equation, there are always times when you get caught short."

Check the rest here....