Jeff Campbell
07-16-2009, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/0-lJdxBh1K8/itunes-821-fixes-bugs-disses-palm-pre.ars' target='_blank'>http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/ars...es-palm-pre.ars</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple has released a small point update to iTunes. File it under "saw it coming a mile away," the update breaks compatibility with Palm's "MediaSync" hack."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1247750323.usr105634.jpg" /></em></p><p>The <a href="http://support.apple.com/downloads/iTunes_8_2_1" target="_blank">update</a>, released yesterday, breaks the MediaSync feature in the Palm Pre that allowed the device to register and sync non-DRM songs and videos with iTunes. According to the Apple update page, the update <em>"iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices." </em>Of course you can always choose not to upgrade and it will still work, and I have yet to find out what this update does other than break the hack so I'm not sure if there are benefits to the update. So if you have a Palm Pre, best to keep your current iTunes version if you use MediaSync. </p><p> </p>