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New Camera-Equipped iPod nano 7G Photos Emerge

Rumors of a camera-equipped iPod nano are being reignited by a Taiwanese site flashing around photos of a new prototype. The design doesn’t seem very convincing, but the imagery doesn’t seem to be fake either. This is not the first time Apple.pro posts images of a new-generation iPod nano bearing a camer...

1 February 2012
10:58 GMT

Get 10% Off Your Next iPod by Recycling Your Old Player or Phone

In addition to the recycling program we told you about earlier, a separate recycling program is available for Apple UK customers. According to a notice on Apple’s web site, you can get free and environmentally friendly disposal of your iPod and mobile phone with no purchase necessary. Per the terms of the prog...

16 January 2012
15:11 GMT

AOC Monitor with iPhone Dock Makes Its Debut

AOC hasn't exactly been the most active of companies lately (though not inactive either), but it is ready to make up for it at CES, where it will have, among other things, a particularly unusual display to show off. AOC is about to gain a special place in the hearts of Apple customers by releasing the e2343Fi m...

20 December 2011
19:01 GMT

eBay Pulls Steve Jobs-Autographed iPod from Auction

Without any warning, eBay has pulled an ongoing bidding session for an iPod shuffle bearing a Steve Jobs autograph accompanied by a nifty story. For as long as the auction was live, viewers could witness the bidding skyrocket to $10,000 in just a few hours. The seller shared the story of how the autographed iPod ca...

20 December 2011
07:21 GMT

Greg Joswiak: Apple Only Enters the Markets It Knows It Can Conquer

Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPod, iPhone, and iOS product marketing, shared four key elements of Apple's continued success at a recent event where he revealed to the audience that Apple doesn't enter any market until it knows it can beat everyone to the first place.Greg Joswiak is the key p...

22 November 2011
08:11 GMT

Apple Begins Sending Out Replacement iPod nanos

Apple has begun replacing customers’ affected iPod nanos (1st gen) after acknowledging a dangerous flaw with the players’ batteries earlier this month. Customers who applied for a replacement are now receiving identical units that look brand new.The players are likely refurbished units, but customers shou...

18 November 2011
05:38 GMT

Apple Says 'Stop Using Your iPod', Launches Worldwide Replacement Program

Apple has found that some early iPod nanos pose a safety risk because of the aging batteries that power them. The company has launched a worldwide replacement program that asks customers to stop using their players, and apply for a new unit.“Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod...

12 November 2011
13:08 GMT

iPod Fathers Launch the Nest Learning Thermostat

Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, two of the guys who led the teams that created the iPod and iPhone, have unveiled the Nest Learning Thermostat, a $249 piece of equipment that hopes not only to take some stress off, but also to reduce your energy consumption.Fadell and Rogers are no longer on Apple’s payroll, but t...

25 October 2011
07:42 GMT

Happy 10th Anniversary, iPod

Despite speculation that Apple was going to axe some iPod models this year, the company has eliminated none of the existing models and even kept the iPod classic, the player that resembles the original 2001 iPod the most.This month (on October 23 to be precise), Apple iPod is ten years old. The player marked a shift ...

24 October 2011
05:15 GMT

Apple Updates iPod touch, iPod nano Players

Apple yesterday put the kibosh on rumors saying the company was going to axe some of its iPod offerings. Instead, it upgraded two of the existing ones - the iPod touch and the iPod nano, albeit only with minor retouches.Probably the biggest upgrade is actually a downgrade of the players’ prices.The touch now st...

5 October 2011
05:57 GMT

More Evidence That Apple Is Killing Some iPods

Without any warning, Apple has removed click-wheel iPod games from the iTunes Store, in what seems to mount as additional evidence that Cupertino is axing at least one iPod model this year.Speculation abounds regarding the impending discontinuation of two iPod models, the iPod classic and the iPod shuffle, with the p...

3 October 2011
07:17 GMT

iPod touch May Drop Below $199 Following iPhone 5 Event

Apple may slash the price on its iPod touch devices with the introduction of a new 8GB version of the player following the launch of the iPhone 5 / iPhone 4S next week, sources inform.People who are reportedly privy of Apple’s plans with the iOS platforms are telling 9to5mac that the iPod touch in all its three...

30 September 2011
04:30 GMT

Apple Axing Old iPods, Keeping Only Touch-Screen Models - Sources

Unnamed sources cited by an Apple-centric blog seem to confirm an old rumor about Apple discontinuing some old iPod models, particularly the hard-disk-based classic and the screen-free shuffle.As Apple is slowly but surely transitioning every one of its products to NAND Flash storage, the iPod classic is regarded as ...

28 September 2011
05:11 GMT

Purported iPod touch 5 Hardware Emerges on Chinese Repair Site

A Japanese source that has previously leaked accurate information pertaining to Apple’s unconfirmed products is pointing to a Chinese repair site which appears to be stocking iPod touch 5 hardware.Macotakara, a source that has taken great pride in leaking Apple hardware in recent months (though not always spot ...

1 September 2011
14:01 GMT

Facebook for iOS Gets Messages Aloud via VoiZapp

iOS fans who are into social networking will be happy to find that Facebook for iPhone has gotten a new feature courtesy to the people at VoiZapp. The new Messages Aloud application for iOS allows users to broadcast their Facebook messages as a personalized “news radio.” According to VoiZapp, this is the ...

24 August 2011
11:45 GMT

Spotify Launches Download Store, Free Mobile Apps

Spotify has made a couple of announcements that may not seem like such a big deal but which are a major step forward for the company. Spotify is opening a download store, enabling users to buy their music directly from the app, adding support for iPod sync and it's also launching free mobile apps for both Androi...

4 May 2011
08:00 GMT

Add Panorama Capturing to iPhone, iPod and iPad with Photosynth App

Photosynth App for iPhone, iPod and iPad proves that innovative software can easily make great hardware even better. Users of Apple iOS devices can download the mobile flavor of Photosynth and add panorama capturing capabilities as well as sharing functionality spanning across Microsoft’s decision engine, Phot...

19 April 2011
08:24 GMT

Apple Officially Cuts Prices for All iPods in Australia

Apple’s Australian online store is showing price cuts for all existing iPad models, including the popular fourth-generation iPod touch which now starts at A$ 259.00 for the 8GB version. Pointed out to 9to5mac by a number of Australian Apple fans, the news should be welcomed not only by customers living down un...

1 April 2011
09:44 GMT

Analyst: PSP 2 Is Dead on Arrival, iPod on the Rise

Analyst Michael Pachter, who watches the video games hardware and software markets for Wedbush Morgan Securities, has said that the handheld market is under assault by the iPod Touch from Apple and that the impending launches of the Nintendo 3DS and the much-rumored PlayStation Portable 2 will do nothing but slow the...

7 December 2010
17:51 GMT

Dress Up Your iPod touch, nano in a New Case from XtremeMac

Since the Christmas shopping spree is approaching fast (well, right after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, that is), XtremeMac has decided to offer iPod touch and nano owners a very pleasant surprise and launched a new lineup of protective cases designed specifically for the latest-generation portable media players rel...

25 November 2010
14:51 GMT

Apple Makes Changes to the Liquid-Damage Policy for iPods

Apple is instructing AppleCare technicians to investigate signs of liquid damage more thoroughly when presented with a malfunctioning iPod. The company is known to have strict rules regarding damaged devices as a result of contact with moisture, but it seems a few amendments were in order.Whether or not this has anyt...

10 November 2010
03:22 GMT

Go the Other Way Around: iPod to Mac

When it comes to portable audio players, Apple products are at the top of the market. Wether you are the owner of a simple iPod Shuffle or you went all the way and bought an iPod Touch, each product provides an exquisite user experience. Unlike other players out there any iPod also needs a software component to manag...

24 September 2010
14:01 GMT

iPod Regarded as ‘Most Prized Possession’ Amongst Facebook Users

Protect Your Bubble an online insurance provider, has carried out a study to find out how folks regard Apple’s iPods. Following the release of a new line of players from Apple, the insurance company learned that iPods are many users’ “most prized possession”, a September 12 report by protectyo...

13 September 2010
06:12 GMT

Apple, Congrats on Your New iPod touch

The iPod touch is no longer just a portable music player with web browsing capabilities and support for hundreds of thousands of apps. The touch is now something virtually every person on the planet can, and should employ.Apple's fourth-generation iPod touch has not one, but two built-in cameras. The rear facing...

5 September 2010
06:57 GMT

Videos of Next-Gen iPod Parts Emerge; Nano 6 Mockup Looks Stunning

Videos posted by a Chinese web site show (alleged) actual iPod nano 6 and iPod touch 4 parts, hours before Apple’s planned September 1 event in San Francisco, where the company is expected to announce the new players, alongside other rumored products. Uploaded to YouTube by iPod.dj, the videos (embedded below)...

1 September 2010
04:40 GMT

More Details About Apple’s Forthcoming iPods Leaked

Rumors of a sixth-generation iPod nano and a fourth-generation iPod touch persist, with Apple expected to introduce the two devices, alongside a new version of iLife, at next week’s special event in San Francisco.Citing people familiar with Apple’s plans, AppleInsider claims to have learned that the Cuper...

29 August 2010
10:54 GMT

iPod nano 6G Coming on September 1 - Rumor

A Chinese case vendor claims have gotten hold of fourth-generation iPod touch and sixth-generation iPod nano cases, posting images of the parts in question.The pictures from X-Doria, picked up by iLounge, depict two iPod touch 4G cases with openings in their rear sides for a camera and a built-in LED flash, as found ...

27 August 2010
11:00 GMT

How to Restore Your iPod to Factory Settings

This step-by-step guide presents the safest procedure to be used when you want to restore your iPod to its factory settings.If you have an iPod, you must have come across at least one of the following problems: your iPod freezes while playing a movie or song, does not respond to any of your commands, or just goes bla...

17 August 2010
07:31 GMT

How to Manage Playlists and Songs on Your iPod

Lots of iPod users keep their devices stacked up with a lot of songs and playlists but, when having to manage them all, they usually discover that this task is a huge time waster. There are also people that hate playlists and only copy to their iPods the music they really wan to listen and let the it play randomly.To...

31 July 2010
07:51 GMT

What to Do if You Can't Turn Your iPod On

There are times when nothing works as it should and your iPod is no exception. You may want to contradict me but all iPods will, eventually, experience one or more of the issues presented in this article. Your iPod may not power on at all, it may display the battery logo and refuse to respond to any of your commands,...

30 July 2010
12:51 GMT

How to Reset an iPod

If you have a frozen iPod you do not have to bash it or throw it around in the hope that this way it will get better without you having to mess with an extended procedure to revive it. If this has happened to you, do not despair, there are a few easy steps you can follow to bring it back to life in no time.First of ...

28 July 2010
12:51 GMT

iPhone Users Warm Up to Windows Live Messenger app, 1 Million Downloads Already

iPhone and iPod Touch users have not hesitated in the least to warm up to Microsoft’s instant messaging client tailored specifically to their devices. According to information from the Redmond company, the Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone and iPod Touch had already jumped over the 1 million downloads limit...

1 July 2010
06:38 GMT

Alpha Protocol iPod Contest

By now, those of you that have been waiting for the official release of Alpha Protocol have probably started playing the game and perhaps even finished it. But for those of you that are still in the process of buying it and experiencing the thrill of being a world class spy, Softpedia comes to the rescue by offering ...

12 June 2010
06:51 GMT

Download iRip 1.5 for Mac OS X - Adds iPad Support

Formerly known as iPodRip, The Little App Factory’s iRip has received a maintenance update that adds iPad support, as well as support for the transfer of advanced song options for iPhones and all iPods (stop time, start time, exclude from shuffle, bookmarkable, checked, EQ preset, media kind) and lots more enha...

13 April 2010
04:44 GMT

Jogger Killed by Plane While Listening to iPod

This kind of story may seem extracted from a lousy movie scene, but, unfortunately, it features a real fact. Apparently, listening to music on your iPod at high volume levels can damage more than your hearing abilities. Therefore, pay attention around you when walking on the street and abandoning yourselves to the me...

17 March 2010
07:37 GMT

Crutch in Hand, 11-Year-Old Girl Gave Chase to Xbox Thief

A gamer's console or PC is their bread and butter, his or her raison d'être and it is no surprise that one would go to extreme lengths to protect their lifestyle. If one paired this with the rather inaccurate reputation video gamers have earned, of being antisocial and violent people, one might think ...

29 January 2010
04:46 GMT

Apple Not Liable for Hearing Loss Caused by iPods

Apple is not being held responsible for the hearing loss allegedly caused by one of its iPods, according to a report saying that a federal appeals court rejected a class-action lawsuit brought against the Mac maker. The plaintiffs argued that the iPod earbuds were designed to be placed deep in the ear canal. Joseph ...

4 January 2010
04:43 GMT

Apple Aims to Improve iPod Experience

Softpedia has stumbled upon a new Apple patent application describing a “method and apparatus for prolonging battery life of a media player.” Filed with the iPod in mind, “The method includes receiving a plurality of initially configured video settings for viewing a video segment on the media player...

23 December 2009
05:29 GMT

How to Update, Back Up and Restore Your iPhone/iPod touch

If you are an iPhone or iPod touch user, you will have to either update the device’s software or back up/restore your data. Although Apple makes most of these tasks as easy as possible, sometimes one wants to have guides just to make sure everything will be OK after the process is over.As you might have already...

15 December 2009
13:01 GMT

Apple Pushes (PRODUCT) RED iPod nanos

An announcement on Apple’s official website encourages potential customers to choose (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition iPod models and iTunes Gift Cards, so that the company can give a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. The (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano is the same video-capable, fi...

2 December 2009
02:37 GMT

Steve Jobs to Dev: We’ll Get Off Your Back, Just Rename Your App

A well-known Mac developer has recently contacted Apple’s Steve Jobs regarding a legal matter, particularly the name of its flagship product – iPodRip. John Devor of The Little App Factory send a lengthy email to Apple’s CEO, explaining how he and his company had put hard work and tons of resources ...

20 November 2009
08:41 GMT

Transfer Your Audiobooks from CDs to iPod

It is said that books could be perfect buddies. They do not judge, they offer free advice (and only when you ask them to) and they let you enter their world whenever you have the time. And, as the lack of time and the invasion of bad-quality media are two of the biggest sorrows of our times, the importance of books, ...

31 October 2009
04:01 GMT

Apple Acknowledges iPod Battery Overheating Problems, Offers Assistance

Apple has posted / updated a Support article on its website admitting that, “In very rare cases, batteries in the iPod nano (1st generation) sold between September 2005 and December 2006 may overheat and prevent the iPod nano from working and deform it.” Titled “iPod nano (1st generation): Rare cas...

19 October 2009
05:58 GMT

Cheap iPod Refurbs Available Starting at $39

Upon taking down its web store and then putting it back online last week, Apple merely cut the prices on some of its refurbished products, including old-generation iPod nanos and shuffles. Although lacking the new, built-in camera, 8GB nanos are now available for just $99, with the 1GB shuffle being priced at just $3...

22 September 2009
04:26 GMT

5G Nano Popped Open

As usual, the people at iFixit couldn’t help themselves not to dissect the fifth-gen nano as soon as they got their hands on it. Noting their findings every step of the way, the team have revealed that the device is not very different from its predecessor (obviously), while Apple has made it more difficult to o...

14 September 2009
06:21 GMT

Watch Videos Shot with the New iPod nano

According to Apple, iPod nano now has a built-in video camera that “lets you record fun as it happens.” The camera-equipped iPod features a larger 2.2-inch display for easier navigating, enjoying album art, and watching the videos you’ve just taken.“A quick scroll through the menu takes you to...

10 September 2009
11:48 GMT

The New iPod nano Does Video

After exactly one year since its debut, the fourth-generation iPod nano has gained a bigger screen, a built-in speaker, new software and, best of all, a built-in camera for shooting video wherever you may find yourself. The fifth-generation iPod nano can even shoot videos with real-time effects such as Thermal, Film ...

10 September 2009
06:18 GMT

‘It’s Only Rock and Roll’ Apple Event - The Announcements

Hosted yesterday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Apple’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event saw the introduction of new, camera-equipped iPods, as well as players with more storage capacity and more color, iTunes 9 (with a collection of new features), and iPhone OS 3.1 (w...

10 September 2009
02:47 GMT

iPod Prices Slashed, New Products Almost Confirmed

In its usual manner, the Cupertino-based Mac maker has quietly slashed prices across its entire iPod line, making 8GB nanos available for as low as $129 and the 8GB iPod touch for just $189. Classic iPods are also cheaper ahead of Apple’s music-focused event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francis...

9 September 2009
08:15 GMT

$149 iPod touch, Updated Model Delayed (Rumors)

Several well-established sources believe Apple has quite a few reasons not only to start selling camera-equipped iPods, but also to cut the price on the popular iPod touch to as low as $149. Other units in the iPod range may also be on track for refreshes and price reductions, these people believe. 9to5Mac points ou...

8 September 2009
03:19 GMT


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