Although Steve Jobs announced that the iPhone and iPod touch 2.1 software update would be released on Friday, iPod users can already download the update from iTunes. Unusually, the company is focusing on software issues and claims to have fixed “a lot of bugs,” according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs: on iPhones, the software cuts down on dropped calls and is also said to provide “big” improvements to battery life. It also improves the reliability of apps and speeds up the backup time before a sync begins. The latest firmware for the iPod Touch (version 2.1) is available for both the first- and second-generation players, and adds support for on-device Genius playlist creation, Microsoft Exchange push e-mail, multi-language keyboard and dictionary support, MobileMe, multiple calendar management, contacts search, and a scientific calculator. The update is free to all current iPod touch owners who have already purchased the 2.0 update. If you haven’t purchased the 2.0 update, you will have to pay $9.95US for the 2.1 update. You can download it now via iTunes (note that you need either version 7.7.1 or v8 to install the new firmware).
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