Apple has, in rapid succession, dropped 3 updates through the night. iTunes gets bumped to 8.0.1, the MobileMe control panel for Windows jumps to 1.2, and then there’s the AppleTV 2.2 update.
iTunes 8
As expected iTunes 8.0.1 arrives close to a month after the initial release. And it fixes a whole bunch of stuff. For one, the seed song will continue playing seamlessly on hitting the Genius button, much like it does on the iPod. Second, the issue about iTunes automatically deleting HD TV shows has been fixed. And third, the iPhone app update issues have been solved. It also fixes some voice accesibility and syncing issues with the new iPod and fixes some problems with updating Genius.
iTunes still hasn’t solved its high memory consumption issues, but I guess Moore’s law has taken care of that for now. Updated for Mac and Windows, I highly recommend it, even at it’s 52MB file size.
MobileMe
An update for the Windows control panel, MobileMe adds support for syncing more than the previous 2,000 contacts, and “prevents syncing of data between Microsoft Exchange Server and MobileMe, a configuration that is not supported.”
MobileMe 1.2 update will also allow you to manage your iDisk in the Windows control panel. The 1.6MB update requires iTunes 8.0.1 to operate.
AppleTV
Thanks to TUAW, we also know that AppleTV has been updated to 2.2! You know what this means. The AppleTV now has the Genius feature. Holding down the play/pause button during playback will bring up the Genius menu, much like the iPod Nano.
AppleTV also allows buying of HD TV shows directly from the interface. Apart from this it also brings in some security and bug fixes. The update can be downloaded from the settings menu.
