Apple TV is updated

A new update to the TV now allows you to use a Bluetooth keyboard as well as adds the new "Up Next" feature first introduced to iTunes 11. The third and final new addition (which is my favorite) is the ability to listen to your purchased music without needing an iTunes Match subscription. I always felt it stupid that you could only stream music from the cloud if you subscribed to the $25/year service, especially considering all my purchased music was available on other devices such as my iPad and iMac. The ability to finally stream your music on the TV without needing Match is wonderful.

If you haven't done so yet, update and enjoy!

iOS 6.1 is released, but won't install on iPod touch 5 (update)

Apple has released iOS 6.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. However the 5th generation of the iPod touch line is unable to install the update. A source inside the Apple development community told me that many developers complained of this and that Apple was aware of the problem since the beta releases, but chose to release the final version to the public today anyway. Both methods for the update fail, over-the-air and tethering to iTunes via a computer.

The update should work just fine on iPhone, iPad, and the 4th generation iPod touch. However people with the 5th generation iPod touch are currently out of luck.

Update:Apple fixed the issues that caused an interruption with the update to the 5th generation iPod touch, and now you can proceed with the iOS 6.1 update.

Apple must really loved The Avengers

Kicking things off with Cut the Rope: Experiments, Apple has brought their users a new free "App of the Week" every Thursday (with the exception of one week, in which the app refresh happened on a Friday). After a week, the app goes back to the price it was before going free, and a new app is selected for a week of free downloads. However today marks the end of two weeks that The Avengers has been the App of the Week. If Apple doesn't change the app today (which I assume they will) then today will also start the third week for The Avengers.

It's either laziness or a total love for The Avengers. Even if everyone at Apple took the week off for the holidays, you can still flip a switch from home via a useful tool everyone uses everyday called the "Internet."