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Apple Resellers Report iPod Stocks Dwindling, All SKUs Being Discontinued

Date August 30, 2009


Ars Technica reports that Apple resellers are currently reporting low stocks of most iPod models, and no additional shipments of the existing models are reported to be available. Additionally, resellers report that the stock-keeping units (SKUs) for all existing models have been classified as discontinued.
[Mac Rumors] The current line of iPods is on its last [...]

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Sirius XM iPhone App Now Available for Download

Date June 19, 2009


Although the iPhone and iPod Touch products do not come with an FM transmitter, that doesn’t mean you cannot get radio streaming on these suckers.
Sirius XM has released their iPhone app via the iTunes App Store for download earlier today. If you’re not sure whether or not you want Sirius XM on your iPhone or [...]

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iPhone OS 3.0 Key Features!!

Date March 17, 2009


At the Apple press event today about the iPhone OS 3.0, the following capabilities/features were announced;
- In-App purchase to enable more app functionality
- peer to peer connectivity
- accessory connectivity
- Google map controls
- push notifications
- cut and paste
- landscape mode
- Messages (MMS)
- voice memos
- new Calendar support
- enhancements to the Stock App and search (Spotlight).
- Bluetooth [...]

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Turn-By-Turn GPS Comes to iPhone and iPod Touch

Date March 3, 2009


xWaves has released version 1.2 of their third party GPS software, xGPS, for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
This version includes audible turn-by-turn instructions, utilizes Google Maps or Google Terrain Maps and can be downloaded through Cydia via the MMI repository. This version is still a work in progress and isn’t without some bugs, but using [...]

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Jailbreaking the iPhone is Illegal…. according to Apple.

Date February 18, 2009


Apple has made it’s first formal public statement about it’s legal stance on iPhone jailbreaking in comments filed with the Copyright Office.
Apple states;
“Current jailbreak techniques now in widespread use utilize unauthorized modifications to
the copyrighted bootloader and OS, resulting in infringement of the copyrights in those
programs. For example, the current most popular jailbreaking software [...]

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Apple’s iPhone Now Accounts for Over Half of All Smartphone Internet Requests

Date February 16, 2009


According to Admob, Apple’s iPhone is now account for over half of the entire smartphone Internet requests in all of America.
Worldwide requests from Apple devices grew 28% month over month to 1.2 billion in January. Building on its strong December, iPod Touch growth outpaced iPhone growth in top markets. The iPod Touch now represents 40% [...]

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Third-Generation iPhone to get Multitasking?

Date February 4, 2009


It’s all starting to make sense, now.
When Apple first touted their forthcoming Push Notification Service as an alternative to the multitasking The Steve was so loath to support on the iPhone citing performance and battery life issues, we all figured, okay, fine, it’s better than nothing.  At least we could still get IM, pish mail, [...]

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Otterbox Defender Case Review – An Update

Date January 16, 2009


Upon reading the review HERE, an Otterbox Rep. got back to me regarding the issues that I had with the screen interactivity. The Rep. wrote;
“ I did want to note, in response to your review of the iPod touch Defender Series case, that the 2nd generation case has been improved to address some of the [...]

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Otterbox Defender Series Case Review

Date January 12, 2009


OtterBox Defender Series for the Apple iPod Touch 1G
 

The fine folks over at Otterbox have provided me with an iPod touch Defender series case to try out, which retails for $29.95. I must note that the case in this review is for the iPod touch 1st generation, but the Defender series is also available [...]

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Tablet-Sized (with 7 – 9 inch screen) iPod Touch Possibly in the Works

Date January 1, 2009


(Image via Engadget)

TechCrunch has it that Apple Inc. may be working on a tablet-sized iPod Touch device, that’ll be very much similar to the iPod Touch, but with a 7 or 9 inch screen. How sweet would that be?!
I don’t know about you, but if I saw an iPod Touch with a 9 inch [...]

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Playing with Your iPhone on a Big Screen TV Using Video-Out Feature

Date December 5, 2008


Wow, would you have a look at this. I’ve never seen anything like it. This guy is playing with his iPod touch like a normal user would, but instead of looking off the tiny iPod touch screen, he’s got it hooked up to a big screen tv!
Here, have a look at the video right away:

Okay, [...]

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Linux, We Have a Breakthrough!

Date December 1, 2008


Couple days ago, the iPhone/iPod Touch hit a major breakthrough by fully porting and actually starting Linux Kernal 2.6 on the iPhone/iPod Touch. This is a day in history because it means we’re getting closer replacing or even dual booting Apple’s iPhone OS with another OS such as Linux or even Google Android on the [...]

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Apple Inc. Co-Founder Speaks His Mind; iPod Days Are Numbered

Date October 9, 2008


Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple Inc., gives his opinions on two of Apple’s most exciting and cash-generating products; the iPod and the iPhone.
Wozniak has participated in an interview this week with U.K. newspaper The Telegraph. He specifically announced that he feels Apple’s iPod days are numbered. “The iPod has sort of lived a [...]

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iYo Makes Your Duncan Jealous, iPhone Happy

Date September 21, 2008


Yeah, we’ve all seen induction-powered electronic devices before — y’know, the ones with a hand crank you whiz round for a couple of minutes to charge up a capacitor that powers a flashlight or radio for five or ten minutes?  Nice idea, no batteries or solar charger required, which is cool, but hand cranking gets [...]

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