wraggster
October 30th, 2009, 15:22
Apple has rolled out the latest update to its iTunes desktop software, 9.0.2, and once again, it's disabled the ability of Palm's Pre smartphone to sync music with the application.
It's the latest round of a cat'n'mouse war between Apple and Palm, which started when the Pre launched with the promise that it could sync up with users' iTunes music libraries.
Apple has since disabled the feature twice in iTunes updates, only for Palm to find workarounds each time.
Presumably now it's back to the drawing board for Palm's software engineers, although you'd think by now they might be considering other ways to help Pre owners get their music onto the device.
Meanwhile, the new iTunes update also lets users access their iTunes LP albums - complete with extra interactive content - on their TVs, via the Apple TV box. There's still no news, however, on when or if iTunes LP content will be accessible on iPhones.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/34872/iTunes-update-squashes-Palm-Pre-syncing-Again
It's the latest round of a cat'n'mouse war between Apple and Palm, which started when the Pre launched with the promise that it could sync up with users' iTunes music libraries.
Apple has since disabled the feature twice in iTunes updates, only for Palm to find workarounds each time.
Presumably now it's back to the drawing board for Palm's software engineers, although you'd think by now they might be considering other ways to help Pre owners get their music onto the device.
Meanwhile, the new iTunes update also lets users access their iTunes LP albums - complete with extra interactive content - on their TVs, via the Apple TV box. There's still no news, however, on when or if iTunes LP content will be accessible on iPhones.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/34872/iTunes-update-squashes-Palm-Pre-syncing-Again