iPod

Kevin Rose - founder of Digg is claiming to have knowledge of upcoming revamped iPod models and iTunes 8.0 software with lots of new features, in a blog post Kevin also posted pictures of rumored new version of iPod Nano.

Kevin is claiming to have knowledge of following rumors:

If you upgraded to the latest iPhone firmware version 2.0 by mistake and bricked your iPhone or don't like the new upgrade here are simple to follow step by step instructions to restore iPhone or iPod Touch to an earlier firmware of your choice.

1. Uninstall iTunes 7.7 and Install iTunes 7.5.
2. Connect your phone to computer via USB.
3. Turn off the phone.
4. Place your phone in DFU mode (Device Firmware Upgrade) as described below:
• Push and hold Home and Power buttons on your phone simultaneously for 10 seconds.
• Release the Power button but keep holding Home until the computers beeps recognizing the USB device.
• You should be in DFU mode now.
5. Download and save your desired iPhone and iPod Firmware Version Files.
6. Now go ahead with the restore to your desired iPhone firmware using iTunes 7.5, to do so simply Hold down Shift key and press the Restore button in iTunes.
   
   
7. Select your iPhone restore file to continue.
8. Once restored you can Jailbreak and Unlock your iPhone using various other methods.

Here are the video instructions for the steps above.

ZiPhone is a free and open source utility to hack or jailbreak Apples's iTouch or iPhone, removing all the restrictions imposed by the original firmware, Available in both Windows and Mac flavors, the utility is the fastest and most easy to use method to jailbreak iPhone and iTouch.

Once unlocked you can use your iPhone on any network and install applications of your choice on your device, however keep in mind unlocking your device may void your device warranty.

Just in time for Valentine's day Apple has announced 32GB version of iPod Touch, with this latest offering iPod Touch is now available in 8, 16 & 32 GB variants.

The iPod Touch (iTouch) series of iPod is similar to iPhone minus the phone capabilities, having Multi-Touch interface, 3.5-inch widescreen full color display, Wi-Fi connectivity and pre-installed applications for services like web-browsing, YouTube, Mail, Stocks, Weather, Notes, iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, Maps etc. iTouch is the gadget to go for this year.

ourTunes is a java based open-source cross-platform application to share MP3 & AAC music files over a shared network, ourTunes allows users to connect to other iTunes on the network and share files, the software is quite popular now with more then 3,000,000 downloads.

iTunes does allow music sharing to a maximum of five users every 24 hours to connect and listen to the music of another user who has enabled sharing on a given subnetwork, However, ourTunes allows users to download music files to their own computer and provides the functionality to search through the songs from all connected hosts. ourTunes cannot download music purchased from the iTunes Music Store. unlike other P2P clients you cannot share your files over internet.