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IPhone 2.2 to Get Podcast Downloads over 3G, Updated App Store Categories
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... huge. Being able to browse and download free audio and video content independent of a computer turns the iPhone into a true mobile entertainment machine, and pretty much quashes the competition (Zune marketplace, anyone?) I pretty much never listen to music on my iPod unless it's hooked up to a stereo. All my mobile listening is podcasts, and now I won't have to run out of things to listen to when I'm on a trip.
Podcasts über iPhone OS 2.2 nun verfügbar [Flo's Weekly via MacRumors]
iPhone firmware 2.2: Screenshots of the new podcast section ...
Podcast Downloads Coming To iPhone 2.2 Firmware
Podcasting News —
... confirm that Apple will be delivering over-the-air downloads for both video and audio podcasts. According to Schimanke, podcast downloads will be limited to episodes less than 10MB in size when using the cellular network.
While this is still rumor, we’ve seen this reported independently from several sources, so it’s fair to say that support for podcasts on the iPhone is going to take a big leap very soon.
You can view the original article in Googlish here.
via MacRumors
OTA podcasts enabled in iPhone 2.2 firmware
The Apple Core —
... posted screenshots from iPhone 2.2 indicating that Apple has enabled OTA podcasts in the latest developer build. MacRumors : The new iTunes Store screenshots confirm that Apple will be delivering over-the-air downloads for both video and audio podcasts. According to Schimanke , podcast downloads will be limited to episodes less than 10MB in size when using the cellular network….The screenshots also show off the new App Store category view with icons embedded. There’s no word on when iPhone 2.2 firmware will be released to the great unwashed masses. I originally thought ...
Apple adds OTA podcast downloads to iPhone firmware 2.2, continues to burn developers
Engadget —
... projects which are similar to its own -- but it's still hard to stomach the concept of the company outright refusing an application with nearly the exact same functionality, only to turn around and add it to their installed software. This kind of veiled violence against developers only serves to chip away at the support Apple has engendered in its community, and drive those hands and eyes to other platforms. C'mon Steve -- we know you can do better than this. [Via Mac Rumors] Apple adds OTA podcast downloads to iPhone firmware 2.2, continues to burn ...
GBTV #459 | GeekBrief.TV
GeekBrief.TV —
... The iPhone 2.2 firmware update is out in the field for testing. When it’s released, we should have the ability to download podcasts wirelessly, but there’s a limit of 10MB for each download. ...
iPhone Getting Support For Wireless Podcast Updates
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , Nov 6, 2008 08:13 PM [image] The next iPhone software update will include the ability to download podcast episodes over the air, reducing the need to synch the device with a desktop computer, according to reports. For podcast listeners, that cuts another major tether attaching the iPhone to a desktop or notebook computer. iPhone firmware version 2.2 will support audio and video podcasts, which will be limited to 10 MB in size when downloaded over the cellular network, according to MacRumors , which attributes its report to the German ...
Are Over-The-Air iTunes Downloads Coming Soon?
Silicon Alley Insider —
Will Apple's (AAPL) next iPhone software update -- version 2.2 -- include an over-the-air iTunes store? (You can currently buy music via wi-fi, but not over AT&T;'s 3G network.) We think so. Why?
MacRumors points to screenshots from a German blog (right) of someone purportedly downloading a podcast from iTunes over a 3G connection, running iPhone 2.2 software. If the screenshots are real, we think it makes sense that Apple would activate paid downloads -- iTunes music purchases -- at the same time it activates downloads it doesn't make any money from ...
