iPod Touch 2.0 Firmware Upgrade

Apple has updated their iPod Touch App Store page with a link to the iTunes Stores for iPod Touch owners to upgrade to the 2.0 Firmware. The $9.95 upgrade brings all of the 2.0 Firmware features to the iPod Touch.

For iPod Touch owners who never upgraded to the previous January pay update, Apple announced that the latest $9.95 update includes the January update as well.

On June 9, 2008, Apple announced the iPhone 2.0 Software Update for iPod touch which includes all features previously included in the January Software Upgrade, the App Store, and much more (also on June 9, the iPod touch January Software Upgrade was also removed from the store). For information about iPhone 2.0 software, visit http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/appstore.

New Features:
Push Email with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
Email — also contacts and calendar — can now be pushed instantly to your iPod touch.

Updated Language and Keyboard Support
Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Polish.

International keyboard and dictionary support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canada), German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian,Swedish, Korean (no dictionary), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Polish.

Contacts Search
Find people faster by tapping a name, address, or other data into a new search field.

Multiple Calendars
Have a calendar for work, a calendar for home, and more. And manage them all with a touch.

Scientific Calculator
Rotate to landscape view for solving complex science, math, and programming problems.

Improved Mail Attachment Viewing
View more types of attachments, including iWork and PowerPoint files. And save photos emailed to you in your library.

New Mail Management Features
Delete and move groups of email messages, reply from a different account, and send with BCC.

Wait. There’s more.
Get the iPhone 2.0 Software Update for iPod touch, and you also get the new features added in the January ’08 update. Google Maps, Mail, Weather, Web Clips, a customizable Home screen and more.

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