Apple releases iOS 4.2, provides free Find My iPhone, iPad and iPod touch service.

UPDATE 2:
Press Release: Apple’s iOS 4.2 Available Today for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch

Macworld says that Apple told them that iOS 4.2.1 will be available 10:00AM Cupertino Time.

UPDATE 1:
The iOS 4.2.1 Software Update is not yet available through iTunes as of this posting yet. Apparently iOS Software Update Server was offline.

Apple has officially released iOS 4.2 as of Monday Morning November 22nd, 2010.

Find My iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is now a free service to any iOS device owners.

Safari 5.0.3

Apple has just released Safari 5.0.3 to address a few issues.

  • More accurate Top Hit results in the Address Field
  • More accurate results in Top Sites
  • Fixes an issue that could cause content delivered with the Flash 10.1 plug-in to overlap webpage content
  • More reliable pop-up blocking
  • Improved stability when typing into search and text input fields on www.netflix.com and www.facebook.com
  • Improved stability when using JavaScript-intensive extensions
  • Improved stability when using VoiceOver with Safari

Safari 5.0.3 is available for Mac OS X10.5.8 or later and Windows XP, Vista and 7.

Apple releases iTunes 10.1 ahead of iOS 4.2 with AirPlay support.

Apple releases iTunes 10.1 ahead of iOS 4.2 with AirPlay support.

iTunes 10.1. is available for Mac OS X 10.6 or later and Windows.

Apple is planning to ship 1OS 4.2 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch this month. Initially Apple was reported to aim for the week of November 7th, 2010 iOS 4.2 release date.

WordPress 2.6.2 for iOS is now available.

UPDATE:
There are still some outstanding bugs in this release. Still looking for a solution.

This is a simple one. If you are a WordPress and iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) user then you should get the latest WordPress for iOS. Version 2.6.2 of WordPress iOS App is now available at the iTunes App Store. WordPress 2.6.1 for iOS was one of the buggiest release of the App.

WordPress 2.6.2 for iOS:

This release addresses several annoying bugs, and also includes a few small improvements and a new crash reporting system.

The WordPress team has been great at addressing issues with the apps, be it for iOS, Android or BlackBerry.

Upcoming Rambles: Microsoft Office 2011

After a few weeks of waiting, the official release of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac arrived on my desk. I decided to refrain from installing Office 2011 until I had the ADATA S559 SandForce SSD in the MacBook Pro. That was Wednesday and Thursday. As of this writing, I have barely used Office 11 on this MacBook Pro. So, I’m not gonna even try writing any sort of reviews. Instead I’ll be writing some facts about it.

There are numerous versions of Microsoft Office 2011:

  • Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Business 2011
  • Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011
  • Microsoft Office for Mac Academic 2011

Note: The screenshot was taken after Office 2011 was already installed on the system. The second time the installer runs, it says “Upgrade” on the install.

Core applications included in Microsoft Office 2011:

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook (not available in Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011)

Other applications:

  • Microsoft Messenger
  • Microsoft Communicator
  • Remote Desktop Connection for Mac

Thanks to the SSD on the MacBook Pro, any Office 2011 applications launched almost instantly. So at this time I can’t really comment much about it. In a week time I’ll find out more.