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Oh wait, you were serious?

HAHAHAHAHA!]]>Mar 17th 2009 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
That sound you hear is the sound of the infant Jesus crying his tiny eyes out.]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
How appropriate... yea, these features are Breaking the bank...]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Strangely I upgraded the OS on my ATT Tilt twice, from 5.0 to 6.0 and 6.0 to 6.1 and it didn't cost me a dime. Also of interesting note, IF I wanted to install a fart app it probably wouldn't cost anything either nor would I have to get it straight from HTC or ATT for a nominal fee.

I'm really surprised Apples upgrade offerings haven't been put under new marketing product called iNickelnDime.]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Congratulations pumpkin! Would you like a medal or a chest to pin it on?

Seriously, no one is forcing you to pay for the upgrade so it's really simple, you want to be cheap and not spend the money, don't.......but then please don't whine and moan that device X can be upgraded for free through so and so.]]>Mar 17th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
The AT&T Tilt was released as AT&T's first Windows Mobile 6 device. It was never available with Windows Mobile 5. After the initial launch of the Tilt, HTC released an updated ROM which included some improvements, but it was still Windows Mobile 6. They later released (last August?) another ROM update which upgraded the device from Windows Mobile 6.0 to Windows Mobile 6.1.]]>Mar 17th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Apple is notorious for taking existing hardware, not cutting edge hardware, and writing good code to make it fly. Why do you think vista Areo requires the latest GC to do what a shitty mac mini does with it's window manager? Because with M$ your lining a lazy software writer and hardware makers pockets. if you want the latest hardware that's buggy and implemented like crap, hacked, possibly free third party software, stick to WinMo, but if you want something works and works really damn well and cool, then you have to pay for it. Period.]]>Mar 17th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Maybe I was thinking of an upgrade on my 8125.

@dyanisis
Why not worked with the white iMacs for wireless N unless you upgraded to Leopard. $1.95 or something like that to "unlock" aka provide the updated driver for it on Tiger.]]>Mar 17th 2009 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Sarbanes-Oxley is all well and good as an arguement, but Apple is citing it for the wrong reasons:

Wireless N: The wireless (or Airport Extreme) card in the Macbooks was already capable of N-Draft, and it was only a software update that prevented it from being used. It's not false advertising, and Apple is just trying to get some extra money

Bluetooth on the Touch: Same thing, it is already being used (paring with the Nike+ whatever you want to call it), it's only updating the firmware to enable some extra features that use the chip.]]>Mar 18th 2009 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/You just murdered the English language. Congratulations. (yes i know this isn't twitter)]]>Mar 19th 2009 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 20th 2009 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 30th 2009 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Have i missed something? Is this some machiavellian plot to force me to buy an Iphone so I can surf at high speeds away from the already ubiquitous wifi...
]]>Apr 24th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Apr 24th 2009 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Apr 24th 2009 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
is the internt to keep me from using my 3g phone to attach to the internet when away from hot spots??

are they trying to FORCE be to buy an I phone??

and I loved using external keyboards with my palms back in the day...

]]>Apr 25th 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
are they trying to force me to buy an I phone inorder to surf when I am out of range of a wifi signal??

and I would love to use and exeternal keyboard. I quit carrying around laptops as comminuication devices a long time ago...]]>Apr 25th 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/i think this is the only comment* i dually agree with you =]

*by you that is =]]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
I just recently switched from iPhone to iPod Touch so i'm not thrilled to be spending $10 but if it gets me A2DP which I didn't think was even possible then I will be happy with the purchase.]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Oh yea, total bullshit.]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
-Would you like to buy a virtual hat for your virtual dog? $0.99

Would you like to buy a gun for your firefight? $0.99

WTF man!]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Have you ever heard of "not buying"? You know, that's actually your right. You don't have to pay for anything... you don't get it, mind you... I know, it's a revolutionary concept that Apple invented a few thousand years ago.

Now stop complaining, and let other people spend their hard-earned cash on a virtual dog shirt.]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Are you serious? Should M$ charge for each SP? Should Apple charge for 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, etc? Software and hardware vendors regularly release FREE updates that make existing hardware and software better, more useful and more stable.

I agree 100% with iLoveApple, 2.0 and 3.0 should be FREE upgrades since they are relatively minor tweeks/upgrades and not full-blown OS overhauls (like XP->Vista or 10.4->10.5).]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
STFU!

How would you like to browse a "free" web site only to be hit with a pop-up every 10 seconds asking you to buy something and you have to say NO just to continue?!

Those "free" apps are going to have nothing but adds in them...

Remember the HORROR of shareware?

"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"
"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"
"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"
"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"
"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"
"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Service Packs are different - they contain some new setup features but its mostly fixes for problems. To me Windows 7 just seems like the way Vista should have been and they are going to charge for that - the point is that I purchased Vista knowing what it did, I cannot complain that it didn't have features I wanted but it never claimed to have, however, i'm not a big fan of comparing everything with Microsoft.

The point is OS 3.0 has new features - you have the choice if you want them, you have the choice of whether they are worth $10 to you and if paying means that development of the OS proceeds at a faster pace then its worth it to me. To me, its like complaining that you have to buy a solitaire app for the iPhone because you really want Solitaire, you could argue it should have had it from the start, but it didn't so you have the choice to buy it if you want; its the same with the new features in OS 3.0.]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
"Those "free" apps are going to have nothing but adds in them..."

What on earth have you been smoking? For starters, I'm pretty certain I read that these in-app purchases won't apply to free apps. Second, why are you planning to buy free apps that pester you every ten seconds? It's entirely possible to not install them.]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
If you look at all the updates coming with 3.0, its amazing how many of them should have been in the original iPhone 1.0. MMS, copy & paste, Bluetooth transferring, voice memos, etc. Apple's philosophy is that they limit what features a product has, then release them later on for a "nominal fee."

An operating system is different. When you buy Mac OS X or Windows 7, the product you buy will always have those features. The iPhone OS is a constant refresh in what features are on it. And the whole Bluetooth hardware unlocking thing, psh, Apple knew from the gecko that they were going to unlock it later on.

In today's market, its all about money and profit. Apple charges a cost, thus, it trickles down to the consumers. Welcome to 2009.]]>Mar 17th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Google "Sarbanes-Oxley ipod touch".]]>Mar 17th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Let's see if the Redmond trolls scream about having to pay for Windows 7 from Vista to get, you know, stuff that should have been there from day one.

My bet: no, they won't. Because only Apple is capable of raising their ire.]]>Mar 17th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/
Fucking bullshit! You know what? I could understand paying for some of this stuff - the new pay features, push, modular maps. But copy-paste!... Took them 2 years to come up with those gestures?! Bullshit! They delayed it because of security issues? Bullshit! And bluetooth - I'm suppose to pay Apple to uncripple their hardware, for which I already payed!?! How would you like it if car manufacturers demanded extra pay to activate the Tachometer?
Moreover, I could swallow these $10 bucks a bit easier if it was required of iPhone users as well. But shafting ipod touch users just 'cause they didn't want to doll out a thousand or more dollars for a two year contract - that's messed up. Apple makes enough money on those devices as it is. Heck, given the current economy they could've called it their way of contributing to consumer confidence and spending. That would've earned them a lot of good will that they lost thanks to their shenanigans over the past several months (at least). But of course it's Apple, they couldn't give a rat's ass about their customers.

Despite many great features of ipod touch I'm starting to regret buying it. I just hate the thought of giving money to Apple.]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 19th 2009 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/Mar 17th 2009 2:56PM