iTunes 9 to bring iPhone icon organization, social networks integration, Blu-ray support?
By Dusan Belic on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at 12:20 AM PST In Apple, Applications, Rumors
Recently we’ve started hearing about the updates Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is preparing for the upcoming iTunes 9. More specifically, there are 3 key points being mentioned:
- First and most important, once released – the new iTunes will allow users to visually organize their iPhone/iPod Touch apps (actually icons) from iTunes, making sure the icon order is intact after every new synchronization. With the growing number of apps every iPhone user is running, this could come really handy.
- Then there’s some kind of Twitter/Facebook/Last.fm integration. Details are scarce at the moment, but it’s clear Apple must tackle social networking in some way.
- Finally, people are talking about the Blu-ray support. Apparently, upcoming Macs could/will come with Blu-ray drives and that will need proper software support.
Personally I find the first point the most important one, though you never know how Apple could go with that social networking “thing.” We’ll see…
[Via: JustAnotherIphoneBlog, BGR]
I agree with you on the first item. I think it’s the most valuable of the 3. It benefit the most people and is something that is long overdue. I’m surprised, considering Apple’s way of thinking about how the user interacts with its products, that the icon interface hasn’t come out sooner.
I agree on the application icon reorganization. It should be interesting to see however how the jailbreak community will change with this as I’m sure Apple will put software restrictions on the software that will ensure iTunes sorts it correctly, thus knocking any extra enhancements “such as 5 rows or 5 icon docks” out of wack. This could get interesting.