iPhone and Multitouch Nexus One Updates, On The Same Day!

iPhone OS 3.1.3 dropped yesterday coupled with an update to iTunes. Both updates are minor, but you'll want to get your hands on the iTunes update asap, because it fixes the password saving bug. Last version broke password saving for the iTunes store, but version 9.0.3 fixes that issue. iPhone OS 3.1.3 is totally minor, and includes:

• Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS
• Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances
• Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard 

But Apple wasn't the only one to push a mobile update yesterday. Google pushed an update to the Nexus One giving it native support for multitouch in Maps, Gallery, and the Browser. Google has been pretty adamant about not having multitouch because "they didn't care much for the feature", but obviously something must have changed. Apple has patents on mutitouch, but they haven't gone after Palm for including it in every iteration of their WebOS devices. This might be one of those times that it's better to just let it go. Just like other iPhone apps are now adopting the "pull down to refresh" gesture from Tweetie 2, it's best to acknowledge you did it first than hoard the rights and not let it get the exposure it merits.

Check out a video from Engadget of multitouch on the Nexus One in action after the jump.