July 16, 2009 8:55 AM PDT
iTunes 8.2.1 breaks Palm Pre syncing
The latest update to iTunes, version 8.2.1, has reportedly broken the
Palm Pre's ability to sync with iTunes. Shortly after the update was released, reports of the break began circulating--a fate we alluded to a couple weeks ago.
Approximately one month ago Apple released a vaguely-worded warning to third-party hardware developers--which many took to be explicitly directed at the then newly released Palm Pre:
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Approximately one month ago Apple released a vaguely-worded warning to third-party hardware developers--which many took to be explicitly directed at the then newly released Palm Pre:
"Apple designs the hardware and software to provide seamless integration of the iPhone and iPod with iTunes, the iTunes Store, and tens of thousands of apps on the App Store. Apple is aware that some third-parties claim that their digital media players are able to sync with Apple software. However, Apple does not provide support for, or test for compatibility with, non-Apple digital media players and, because software changes over time, newer versions of Apple's iTunes software may no longer provide syncing functionality with non-Apple digital media players."iTunes 8.2.1 has made good on this warning concerning the Palm Pre.
For more information about iTunes read these two articles posted on MacFixIt:
- 1.iTunes KB updates: App and authentication problems, iphone errors, gift cards, more...
2.Apple releases iTunes 8.2.1 update
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