Well, I had sort of forgotten about Windows 2000, but it is official, Apple has dropped Windows 2000 support in iTunes 7.4.x. iTunes 7.4.x requires Windows XP SP2 or Vista. iTunes was Windows 2000’s last breath from Apple, as QuickTime recently dropped Windows 2000 support in July, with the release of 7.2. Just an FYI, the last releases for Windows 2000 are iTunes 7.3.2 and QuickTime 7.1.6.
iTunes 7.4.1 was released tonight, an apparent bug-fix release, though Apple has not provided an official list of changes yet.
You can download it as always from here.
iTunes 7.4.1 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or 10.4.7 for iTunes; 10.4.8 for iPod shuffle (late 2007), iPod nano (late 2007), iPod classic; 10.4.10 for the iPhone and iPod touch.
After a slight delay, iTunes 7.4 was released early this morning.
The official improvements are:
“With iTunes 7.4, sync your favorite music and more with the new iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod touch, plus create custom ringtones exclusively for iPhone with many of your favorite songs purchased from the iTunes Store. You can now also play purchased videos with closed captioning (when available), easily rate your favorite albums from one to five stars, and watch videos at a larger size inside the iTunes window.”
Well, tonight, I ordered the new iPod shuffle in the color lavender. I can’t wait until it arrives, as my old iPod shuffle (1st gen), sadly kept getting corrupted, and requiring a restore/reset for some reason, so I’ve been iPod-less for a while. I do like the new form factor of the new iPod shuffles, as they’re smaller, and they were made 200% better today when they announced new colors, particularly the lavender color, which as it turns out is my favorite color. Anyway, I will report on it when I receive it in a few days. Also, even though today’s iPod shuffle refresh only changed the colors, Apple surprisingly says that the iPod shuffle now requires Mac OS 10.4, instead of only 10.3+ like the previous releases. While I do understand why Apple is slowly dropping 10.3 (including security updates perhaps this or next month), but requiring a new OS just for a cosmetic change? Hmm, anyway…
Apple released new iPods. Most noteworthy is the new nano and the new iPod touch. Watch the keynote from Steve Jobs.
There are also some good videos from Apple to watch, such as the nano ads and the guided tour of the iPod touch. And you can now purchase music right on your iPhone and iPod touch without needing your PC or Mac.
I few other nifty things like new ringtones and a partnership with Starbucks.
Safari 3.0.3/Security update 2007-007: http://www.macrumors.com/2007/08/01/security-update-2007-007-safari-3-0-3/
iTunes 7.3.2: http://www.macrumors.com/2007/08/02/apple-releases-itunes-7-3-2/
iPhone Update 1.0.1: http://www.macrumors.com/2007/07/31/security-update-2007-007-iphone-update-1-0-1-released/
Airport Extreme Update 2007-004: http://www.macrumors.com/2007/07/31/airport-extreme-update-2007-004/
