Briefly: Apple posts iTunes and QuickTime updates, iPhone update expected

Apple has posted updates for iTunes and QuickTime while a new version of the iPhone's Software is expected later this week.

iTunes 7.5 (41.1MB)

iTunes 7.5 features the ability to activate iPhone wherever service is offered and support for Phase, a new interactive music game designed exclusively for iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod (fifth generation). This release also includes bug fixes to improve stability and performance.

QuickTime 7.3 (52.6MB)

QuickTime 7.3 addresses critical security issues and delivers:
- Support for iTunes 7.5
- Updated support for creating iPhone-compatible web content
- Updated JavaScript support in the QuickTime Web Plug-in
- Numerous bug fixes

For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798.

QuickTime 7.3 update is available four separate downloads for Mac OS X Panhter, Tiger, Leopard and Windows operating systems while iTunes comes in a Mac OS X and a Windows version.

Both updates can be obtained via the Software Update utility or Apple's support web site.

In addition, some reports on the internet indicated that Apple was ready to release a new iPhone software version at the end of this week, at the occasion of the iPhone's launch in the U.K. and Germany.

The new iPhone software version 1.1.2 will not only fix bugs but also disable jailbreaks and unlocks.