I was suffering from a ‘ network connection timed out’ error everytime I tried to update my iPod Touch software. I went online looking for an answer and finally found one that worked. If any of your are having similar problems with your iphones, ipods and ipads, here are a few troubleshooting tips that might work:
1. Disable the Apple device’s auto lock function in the ‘Settings’ menu.
2. Disable your Windows Firewall and all your anti-virus programmes temporarily.
3. If all this fails, do what worked for me. Download the software from sites like softpedia and later upgrade your Apple device.
This should largely do. Best of luck.