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Apple Updates Apple TV Update

No, that's not redundant. Apple yesterday released Apple TV update 2.0.2, which according to my research fixes the 5GHz network connectivity issues introduced by the previous 2.0.1 update.

To recapitulate events, on Friday, March 28th Apple released Apple TV update 2.0.1. This update to Apple TV "Take 2" supposedly "improved stability" and added a few minor features, like a Genres option under My Movies.

In addition, this update also pretty much bricked the Apple TV for video playback.

The iPhone's Biggest Missing Feature

With both the WWDC and the iPhone's launch anniversary approaching, speculation is once again running rampant regarding the 3G iPhone.

When will it be announced? When will it ship? What features will it have? What chipset will it use? Will it have real GPS or fake? Will the back be metal, paper or plastic?

On, and on, and on.

Readers are asked again and again, "What features do you want?" What makes it a "must have", as opposed to being a total piece of garbage?

But in all of the articles and all of the replies, there's one "must have" feature that's continually forgotten and constantly overlooked. And one which would have me standing in line to upgrade at nearly any price.

And so would you, if you stopped to give it a second's thought.

A Reality Check On iPhone Restrictions

Many bloggers, developers, and people who should otherwise know better have been complaining about the "restrictive" native of the iPhone SDK and Apple's seemingly "arbitrary" limitations on iPhone applications.

Therefore it was with great interest that I read an article by Craig Hockenberry of Twitterific fame, which dramatically illustrates just what happens when Apple's guidelines are bypassed.