News Archive for 08/05/20
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Apple has released a new firmware update for third-generation (video) iPod nanos, bringing the software up to v1.1.2, as on the iPod classic. The update is available only through iTunes, and is not described on Apple's support pages; accompanying release information, however, indicates that it is a minor update, addressing miscellaneous "bug fixes." Installing the update simply requires synching a Nano with an Internet-connected computer.
Apple has been working towards increasing the portability of user data, a newly-published application at the US Patent and Trademark Office reveals. While Mac OS X already supports multiple user accounts, guests on a machine must either create their own account, or rely on someone else's. The proposed Apple scheme would let users carry their user settings from one computer to another on a portable device, much as some USB flash drives attempt to do on Windows PCs. In the same manner, portable accounts could be password-protected.