iPhone OS 3.0 Beta: What happened to the icon?

I’m pretty sure it’s one of the bugs in the iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5. For some reasons, the Calculator icon is permanently replaced with Yahoo! App icon.

I tried uninstalling Yahoo! App and restarting the iPhone but it remained. It’s not a showstopper, but it just a little bit bothering me. So I restored my iPhone Software.

Calculator with Yahoo! icon.

Apple Releases GarageBand 5.0.2 Update

GarageBand App

Along with iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2, Apple also releases GarageBand 5.0.2 update today.

GarageBand 5.0.2 | 108MB
This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and fixes a number of other minor issues. The issues addressed include:

  • Improved purchasing experience for Artist Lessons in the GarageBand Lesson Store
  • Accessing installed Jam Packs in the loop browser
  • The update is recommended for all users of GarageBand ’09 and required to use the Lesson Store.

June 01, 2009

GarageBand 5 is a part of iLife ’09 suite. Buy iLife ’09 from Apple Store.

iLife ’09 requires Mac OS X Leopard.

Apple Releases iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2

iTunes Icon QuickTime Player

One week ahead of Worldwide Developer Conference 2009, Apple releases iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2.

iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2 are available for Mac OS X (Tiger and Leopard) and Windows (XP and Vista).

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Early preview version of iTunes 8.2 was required to install iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 4 and Beta 5. Since then, no new iPhone OS 3.0 Beta has been released. It is estimated that iPhones OS 3.0 Beta 5 would expire sometimes late June 2009. That means a new build of iPhone OS 3.0 should be release in the near future. Possibly to coincide with WWDC 2009. The shipping version of iPhone OS 3.0 is expected to be released in mid-July along with the new iPhone hardware(s).

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is Available for Download.

Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 on Tuesday May 26th, 2009. The Service Pack 2 is for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit version.

It is now available through Windows Update or Microsoft Download Center.

Windows Vista, 32-bit versions Five Language Standalone package for English, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional) | 348.3MB
Download the Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Five Language Standalone (KB948465) package now.

Windows Vista, 64-bit versions Five Language Standalone package for English, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional) | 577.4MB
Download the Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Five Language Standalone for x64-based Systems (KB948465) package now.

Microsoft recommends users to download and install Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 Expires on May 9th, 2009.

UPDATE:
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 is expiring around June 19th, 2009. Get iPhone OS 3.0 Official Release through iTunes.

As we have reported before, iPhone OS 3.0 Beta carries an expiration date. For those who has iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 still on their phone might have some purple shock today. As the software hits the expiration date, the iPhone displays purple screen with instructions to connect to iTunes. When connected, iTunes warned that the software has expired and must be updated to the newer version. In this state, the iPhone is rendered useless except for emergency calls. The most current version is iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 as of May 9th, 2009. Based on the expiration date of previous builds, iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 will expire on June 1st, 2009.

iPhone Purple Screen

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