Filed under: iTunes, Software Update, iPhone, App Store
iTunes 7.7 available now
Well, we weren't "wrong" yesterday, just off the mark by about 12 hours or so. As of approximately 3:15 a.m. EDT, iTunes 7.7 is now appearing in Software Update. This is the description from the download screen:
Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home - a free download from the App Store.
Thus far, I can't find any specific UI changes or option settings, so I'm assuming that the elusive "Applications" menu item will appear as soon as the App Store launches.
We'll post more details as they become available. For now, I'm going back to bed in the hopes that my BlackBerry's blinking lights won't keep me up.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
Update: In my partially-awake stupor I neglected to read the information about the new "Remote application" -- looks like this will be one of the first free Apple-published apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch, when the App Store launches on Friday!
There have been a number of reports that people are having all kinds of issues with iTunes 7 (funny how this happens every time Apple updates iTunes. I would wager that iTunes is Apple's most used app, and I'm including OS X). Macworld UK has 
iTunes 7 has really breathed some new life into that venerable jukebox software. One of the most useful new features is 'Back Up to Disc,' which is located under the 'File' menu of iTunes. This feature allows you to back up all your tracks to either CD or DVD.
The rumors are swirling, as they always do before his Steveness mounts a stage. Tomorrow, in case you aren't completely Apple obsessed, Apple is hosting a special event titled "Showtime" in San Francisco. The media has been invited, the rumormills are churning, and the Apple faithful are in a tizzy.
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