iTunes

Apple has made good on its threat to shut the Palm Pre out of iTunes. The Pre had done a nifty trick: when you plugged it in to a computer, iTunes thought the Pre was an iPod, then filled it with your music, video and photos. But iTunes update 8.2.1 takes care of all of that. Now iTunes doesn’t recognize the Palm. In Apple’s words, the update, “addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.”

Of course, you have the option of not installing the update, or you can use a workaround.