Apple releases first iPhone software update

Buried deep in the support area of its Web site, iPhone maker Apple Inc. provided instructions on how to update the handset via a cabled connection to a PC.
The company titled the item “Updating and restoring iPhone software.” The update is available only to iPhone owners.
Apple said only that the update includes “bug fixes and security updates,” and did not include additional information.
Coming 30 days on the heels of the iPhone’s launch, the update is not necessarily unusual in the mobile handset business. Carriers and vendors tend to launch phones and address software shortcomings on-the-fly after the units are sold, though the trend is toward over-the-air updates that don’t require a PC connection.
Apple makes a point on its Web site to distinguish between updating the phone, which preserves its content and settings, and restoring the software, which erases all data on the unit.