iPod touch Fun Looks like iPhone customers aren't the only ones having "fun" activating their new hardware. I've been waiting for iPhone 2.0 software for iPod touch to become available.

Starting earlier this afternoon I've been trying to purchase the 2.0 software for my 16GB iPod touch since 5pm. Each time I click on the "Buy the Software Update" link I get dropped into the home page of the iTunes Store.

Apple fan site, AppleInsider.com has been reporting a number of problems with the iTunes servers bogging down under the stress of all the new iPhone activations and updates to existing iPhone 1.0 devices.

I'll update this article as soon as I'm able to purchase, download, and apply the iPod touch 2.0 software.

UPDATE 9:20pm:

I just clicked the "Check for Update" button in iTunes with my iPod touch selected in the Source side bar and received the dreaded, "This version of the iPod software (1.1.4) is the current version" message that I received at 6:30am before Apple released the 2.0 software. It looks like it is going to be a long weekend for Apple and their customers. At least I don't have to work overtime tonight.

UPDATE 10:40pm

Not wanting to give up on my iPod touch OCD, I just checked the update status again, and I received a message reading:

"The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

Maybe a fix is on the way?

UPDATE 10:20am - 7/12/08:

What a difference 12 hours makes! The iPod touch 2.0 software update is ready to roll!

Labels: apple, iphone, ipod, itunes

  ¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 7/11/2008 08:42:00 PM