iPhone & iPod Touch 3.1 Firmware Update

iPhone and iPod Touch firmware 3.1 was announced at today's Apple event and it is already available to download today! The big things they showed off at the event were Genius recommendations for apps, Genius Mixes, download ringtones wirelessly, and the ability to organize apps in iTunes. Nothing that surprised me very much, although the organizing apps from your computer will definitely come in handy. You can find download links for all the device firmwares and a list of all the other new features or fixes in 3.1 inside!

• Improved syncing for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and photos¹


• iTunes U content organization¹


• Redeem iTunes Gift Cards, codes, and certificates in the App Store


• Display available iTunes account credits in the App Store and iTunes Store


• Save video from Mail and MMS into Camera Roll


• Option to "Save as new clip" when trimming a video on iPhone 3GS


• Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on


• Remotely lock iPhone with a passcode via MobileMe


• Use Voice Control on iPhone 3GS with Bluetooth headsets


• Paste phone numbers into the keypad


• Option to use Home button to turn on accessibility features on iPhone 3GS


• Warn when visiting fraudulent websites in Safari (anti-phishing)


• Improved Exchange calendar syncing and invitation handling


• Fixes issue that cause some app icons to display incorrectly

If you notice any new features Apple hasn't stated be sure to let us know in the comments.

Here are the firmware download links for all devices:

iPhone 3.1

iPhone 3G 3.1

iPhone 3GS 3.1

iPod Touch 3.1

iPod Touch 2G 3.1

iPod Touch 3G 3.1

It's Only Rock and Roll Event Recap

I want to quickly take a minute to do a quick recap of everything that Apple announced at today's event. First off let me say that its nothing that is going to blow your socks off but they can't make us happy all of the time can they?

- iTunes 9

- iPhone & iPod 3.1 Firmware

- iPod Nano now comes in more colors and has a video camera.

- New App titles

- iPod Touch now comes in 64gb for $399. They have also dropped the price and done away with the 16gb.

And that about raps it up. Of course we will be going into detail about each of these in upcoming posts so stay tuned!

Dev Team iPhone 3.1 Unlock Warning

MuscleNerd from the Dev Team (that allow use to Jailbreak and Unlock are iDevices). Well they have said not to update to 3.1 firmware that is due to come out this week. This is only for iPhone 3G & iPhone 3G[S] Users that have an unlock and want to keep it. The Dev Team said if you do update these users may lose there unlock forever. Again if you want to keep the jailbreak or unlock wait till we have the Jailbreak for the new firmware.

If you would like to read more just click the following link here and you will be redirect to the Dev Teams Official blog.

Where to find Apple's 'It's Only Rock and Roll' Event Updates

Apple's event starts today (9/9/09) at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific time but how can you get updates of what is happening if you aren't there or you are stuck in school? There are many places to find real-time updates of the 'It's Only Rock and Roll' but here are a few of the best.

- @tysiphonehelp & TysiPhoneHelp.com (of course)

- Gizmodo

- @Macrumors

- @jon4lakers

And of course be updating you guys through the Tube as well after the event.

I will leave it at that but if you anymore great sources or live videos streams of the event please let us know in the comments so we can add them immediately.

It's Only Rock and Roll Banner

I know it's a bit late but I wanted to give you guys a quick glimpse of the 'It's Only Rock and Roll' Apple event banner.

[Image via iPhone Savior]