Am I stuck on iOS 3?

[ic1male]

I have a first gen iPod touch which is stuck on iOS 3.1.3 or something like that. When I say stuck, I mean iTunes says it's the latest version for my model. I don't know what this jailbreaking malarky is but will it enable me to put iOS 4 on or will I have to upgrade to a new model (which I don't want to do as it still works damn well nearly 5 years on, thanks)?

 

[ic1male]

If it's working well enough, why are you wanting to update the iOS? If you need the features of the newer versions, you'll have to upgrade the device.

The iPod itself is just fine but more and more apps now say "This app requires iOS version 4".