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Review: PCalc 1.0.2 for iPhone and iPod touch
Original at Macworld
• Fri, Sep 5
If you're a fan of PCalc for the Mac, you can now get the same number-crunching goodness on your iPhone.
Review: PCalc 1.0.2 for iPhone and iPod touch
Original at Macworld
• Fri, Sep 5
CA - The developer, TLA Systems, recently released the $10 PCalc for the iPhone and iPod touch, and it’s similarly slick. Although Apple updated the iPhone's ... Review: 1Password for iPhone Macworld all 2 news articles
Apple to launch netbook?
Original at Techlogg.com
• Fri, Sep 5
CNET News Australia - Apple has proven that it can handle portable devices with its cut-down version of Mac OS X in its iPod Touch and iPhone. But how about an Apple netbook? ... Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Review NotebookReview.com all 230 news articles
More iPhones in 4Q of 2008 - Apple CFO
Original at PMP Today
• Thu, Sep 4
By Allan David Reyes Everybody’s abuzz with the whole Apple event on September 9, and Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer adds fuel to the flame by guaranteeing that “we’re going to rock” at the event. So that more or less confirms a new iPod, but he also had this to say about the iPhone as well:
EA Mobile bringing Spore Origins to the iPhone
Original at iPhone Buzz
• Thu, Sep 4
• 11 related articles
By Brenda Stokes Spore Origins will be available globally from the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPod touch, or by simply visiting www.eamobile.com from an iPhone. Additional versions of Spore Origins are also available for the iPod, as well as other mobile devices. All iPod games are available for the third...
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Review: BusySync 2.1.6
Original at Macworld
• Thu, Sep 4
CA - For example, there’s currently no way to get read-write access to a CalDAV calendar on an iPhone or iPod touch, but calendars synced using BusySync don’t ...
EA Announces SimCity and The Sims 3 for the iPhone: Spore Coming on September 7th [IPhone]
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Sep 4
• 11 related articles
By Sean Fallon Spore Origins will be available globally from the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPod touch, or by simply visiting www.eamobile.com from an iPhone. Additional versions of Spore Origins are also available for the iPod, as well as other mobile devices. All iPod games are available for the third...
Related articles from iPhone Buzz, Apple Gazette, ipodnn, MacNN, MarketWatch, tuaw.com, TopIphoneNews (Feedburner) and more.
The iPhone Handles 1080P Video Just Fine [Apple]
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Sep 4
By Mark Wilson It's tough to tell exactly how Apple would handle iTunes in HD since clips would still presumably have to work on hardware like the iPod Classic and iPod nano—both of which lack the umpf of the iPhone's 620Mhz processor (though, yes, h.264 decoders in all current iPods/the iPhone handle de...
Backstage: Informed Guesses on New iPod Family Pricing
Original at iLounge
• Thu, Sep 4
By jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz) The discussion around iLounge this morning: iPod family pricing. There’s been buzz for months that Apple “needs” to reduce the prices of the iPod touch lineup—and possibly all iPods—in order to offset the $199*** 8GB iPhone 3G. (*** = Not really.) If we’ve learned anything over the past sev...
Apple iPhone 3G Vs Nike+ iPod Sport Kit?
Original at Phones Review
• Thu, Sep 4
UK - Back when the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit was announced, there followed a great deal of excitement from bikers, walkers and hikers wanting to keep track of their ...
Designs of iPod Nano 4G and iPod Touch 2G Outed
Original at PMP Today
• Wed, Sep 3
By BrianB Diagrams of the iPod Nano 4G and the second-generation iPod Touch has been leaked to the Interwebs. Kevin Rose informed us that the new Nano 4G will have a curved lens but from the illustration that doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, the forthcoming refresh of the iPod Nano is only 6.08mm slim....
iTunes 8 Coming Next Week
Original at Podcasting News
• Wed, Sep 3
• 2 related articles
By James Lewin With iTunes 8, browse your artists and albums visually with the new Grid view; download your favorite TV shows in HD quality from the iTunes Store; sync your media with iPod nano (4th generation), iPod classic (2nd generation), and iPod touch (2nd generation); and enjoy a stunning new mu...
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Article: iPhone Gems: Big-Named Games with Middling Ratings
Original at iLounge
• Wed, Sep 3
By jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz) Seven new iPhone and iPod touch games representing a variety of different genres have been reviewed this week, and rather than reprinting all of the reviews here, iPhone Gems will highlight the key points you need to know about each title. Calling most of these titles “gems” might be a stre...
Fairway caddy app debuts for iPhone/iPod touch
Original at ipodnn
• Wed, Sep 3
• 3 related articles
Fairway 1.0, a new virtual caddy application for the iPhone and iPod touch, has been released to the App Store. Fairway lets golfers manage everything relevant to their game including bags, clubs and swings. The interface has a golfer drag a golf ball distance meter to enter their distance f...
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Fairway caddy app debuts for iPhone/iPod touch
Original at MacNN
• Wed, Sep 3
• 3 related articles
Fairway 1.0, a new virtual caddy application for the iPhone and iPod touch, has been released to the App Store. Fairway lets golfers manage everything relevant to their game including bags, clubs and swings. The interface has a golfer drag a golf ball distance meter to enter their distance f...
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Prepaid $99 iPod/phone is coming claims Analyst
Original at SlashGear
• Wed, Sep 3
By Chris Davies Abramsky expects Apple to announce iPhone 3G sales at the September 9th event, with his prediction being 5.1 million 3G handsets in the September quarter and 14 million total iPhone units for the calendar year. However he admits that his iPod/phone idea is unsupported by any hard evidenc...
Crossword puzzle apps for iPhone
Original at Macworld
• Wed, Sep 3
CA - 2 Across and Crosswords are compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running the iPhone 2.0 software update. [Senior news editor Jonathan Seff is awaiting ...
iPod nano 4G & iPod touch 2G dimensions reportedly leaked
Original at SlashGear
• Wed, Sep 3
By Chris Davies As for the iPod touch 2G, an increase in dimensions - 111mm tall by 61.8mm wide and 8.4mm deep, compared to the first-generation touch’s 110mm height, 61.8mm width, and 8mm depth - is disguised by a curved back panel, similar to that of the iPhone 3G. Both the headphone socket and dock connecto...
News: iPod nano 4G, touch 2G dimensions revealed?
Original at iLounge
• Wed, Sep 3
By news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett) Confirming details first reported by iLounge in July, apparent dimensional drawings for both the fourth-generation iPod nano and second-generation iPod touch have appeared, suggesting that the devices will have familiar measurements but with interesting new shapes and features....
Video Flashback: 07 Music Event - Introduction to the iPod TouchOriginal at Apple Gazette
• Wed, Sep 3
By Michael In just a few days Apple is going to introduce us to the 2nd generation iPod Touch. Out of curiosity, I decided to head over to YouTube to look at last year’s event to see how the iPod Touch was introduced (since I had mostly forgotten). After watching it - its clear why [...]
Apple's "Rock" event expected to be product launch
Original at Reuters
• Tue, Sep 2
• 1 related articles
BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc has set the stage for new iPod music player launches -- and potential price cuts -- with a media invitation to a "Let's Rock" event next Tuesday that has been widely anticipated by Apple fans. Analysts said they expect Apple to announce a refresh of its line of iPo...
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iPod Fridge and iGorenje Home Appliance Control System in Action
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Sep 2
By Jesus Diaz For the washing machine, it's exactly the same thing. This time you have different programs according to the clothes you put in, making it very easy to operate. At last, because washing machine user interface seem to be developed by sadists.
New iPods Coming on September 9, Apple Let's Rock Event
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Sep 1
By Jesus Diaz The new iPods will come on September 9, as expected. Apple has sent us an invitation to the event, which will happen at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on September 9 at 10:00 a.m. Obviously, it's about the iPod. But if you look at it carefully, there may be other hints. L...
Gorenje Fridge Is Officially Made for iPod, As Lickable as the Touch Itself [Ifa 2008]
Original at Gizmodo
• Sun, Aug 31
By Jesus Diaz The application is not built for iPhone/iPod touch, however, but it is served from a home server that controls the appliances directly. This allows not only to use the iPod touch, but also any other web device in your home Wi-Fi network. The program allows you to program the devices using a ve...
Forget the iPhone, all you need is an iPod Touch
Original at Download Squad
• Fri, Aug 29
By Jay Hathaway In terms of applications, the iPod Touch is neck-and-neck with the iPhone. Unless an app uses the "phone" portion of the iPhone's capabilities, it's likely just as effective on the Touch. Sure, the new iPhone has GPS, but the iPod can triangulate your location using a wireless access point....
Eight Great Back-to-School iPhone Apps [Back To School]
Original at Lifehacker
• Wed, Aug 27
By Adam Pash If you're headed back to school this semester with an iPhone or iPod touch in your pocket, you're in luck: The iTunes App Store is filled with applications to make your life easier as a student and as the hip young college type you are. Whether you're hitting the books or the bars, keep reading...
Oosah’s iPhone App Extends Storage to Whopping 1TB
Original at feedproxy.google.com
• Sun, Aug 24
By Kristen Nicole Oosah’s Almost Social “Virtual Desktop” World’s Simplest iPhone App iPhone to Launch in Germany on T-Mobile 3G iPhone Confirmed for 2008 Mundu Optimizes Multi-Client Chat Tool for the iPhone Apple Making a Directory for iPhone Apps? European iPhone to be Offered on Multiple Carriers
Kevin Rose iPod Rumors: Price Cut, New iTunes 8.0 Features and Tall, Rounded Nano [Rumor]Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Aug 22
By matt buchanan Revamp of entire iPod line. Small cosmetic changes to Touch, Nano to see significant redesign (see pic below). iPods to see fairly large price drops to distance itself from the $199 iPhone. iPod touch 2.1 software, iPhone to get update very soon after.
Sony Xross Fade Dual iPod DJ Dock Is Wiggity Wack []
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Aug 21
By Benny Goldman With an interface and two scroll wheel mechanisms that allow for easy menu navigation similar to that of iPod players, users never need to touch their iPod players while scanning for the next track. The XROSS FADE system even has a USB recording function that saves mixing sessions to a USB d...
This Week's Best Posts [Highlights]
Original at Lifehacker
• Fri, Aug 15
Several Linux users in the Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr group are showing off their Ubuntu Hardy Heron desktops—dressed up as a Mac."Pwnage Tool 2.0.2 Jailbreaks iPhone 2.0.1 Software Mac only: The iPhone 2.0 jailbreak utility for Mac, PwnageTool, has just been updated to accommo...
120 Dell Engineers Aiming Guns at Apple and Recruiting World to Help [Delltunes]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Aug 15
By Mark Wilson A few weeks ago we ran a rumor that Dell was working on a new PMP—no biggie, really. Are people really trying to top the iPod at this point? But Business Week has uncovered more of the story from "multiple sources." Apparently Dell's maneuvering isn't about hardware at all (or that much, at lea...
iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 Experiences
Original at palmaddict.typepad.com
• Thu, Aug 14
By sam mcloughln From JB Budapest, Hungary ] It has been a month since I upgraded to the 2.0 version of the software, and I can't say I am all that impressed. The general impression: it is sluggish. Apple's motto, it "just works" doesn't seem to apply here. The AppStrore is great - or it would be, if it worked like it...
Citi: Amazon Kindle Is Next iPod
Original at Podcasting News
• Tue, Aug 12
By James Lewin I’m not convinced by Mahaney’s case, because there are a lot of reasons the Kindle is not like the iPod: Much of the success of the iPod can be attributed to the fact that it adds value to your existing investment in CDs. For many people, a $200-$300 iPod takes 10 or more years of purchased CDs an...
NYT: Zune Sales Coming From Anti-iPod, Apple Haters
Original at Podcasting News
• Sat, Aug 9
By James Lewin The most salient feature of the Zune seems to be that it’s not an iPod. Jesse Thorn, host of the public-radio show (and popular podcast) “The Sound of Young America,” is a Zune proponent, praising, for instance, its ability to sync wirelessly with a computer. Plus he was able to update his fir...
Microsoft concerned with Apple’s recent success: How to counter?
Original at CrunchGear
• Sun, Aug 3
By Nicholas Deleon A competing vertically-integrated model, in which a single firm controls both the software and hardware elements of a product, has been successful with certain consumer products such as personal computers, mobile phones and digital music players. via Apple Insider
The Apple Weekend Warrior: updates from Apple and the homebrew scene, with rumors of a new iPod touch
Original at Qj.net
• Sun, Aug 3
By Charles D. Link: Fire up your music browsers: iTunes 7.7.1 update now available Link: Apple releases first build of Mac OS X 10.5.5; graphical bugs noted Link: quake4iphone - an iPhone port of id Software's classic shooter Link: MacMan - a PacMan clone for the iPhone, iPod touch
iPod 2.0 App Letdown...
Original at palmaddict.typepad.com
• Sun, Jul 27
By sam mcloughln Just a few months before the release of 2.0 I couldn't wait to try new Apps so I jailbroke (jailbreaked ?) my iPod so that I could try some. It was fun - but the whole "never crashed" thing went away. I put up with it and waited for 2.0 - knowing that this problem would go away once it was Apple-Sanction...
Jailbreak iPhone 2.0 on Windows with WinpwnOriginal at Lifehacker
• Thu, Jul 24
By Adam Pash If you don't feel like you're getting all you can from the iPhone App Store and other perks of the iPhone and iPod touch 2.0 software, then jailbreaking is for you. We've already shown you how to jailbreak your iPhone 2.0 on a Mac, but yesterday the Windows version of the iPhone jailbreak tool—c...
Analysts predict price cuts for MacBook and iPod products
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Jul 23
By Charles D. In addition, there were also predictions of "slightly redesigned iPods" with lower costs for the iPod touch model by the time the holidays arrive. This trend certainly seems to follow in Apple's scheme to lower production costs with its other products like the iPhone 3G.
Pwnage 2.0 Released: Gadget Lab Jailbreaks iPod Touch
Original at GearFactor (Feedburner)
• Mon, Jul 21
By Charlie Sorrel So, how does it work? First you download the application and fire it up. You then choose what kind of iPhone or iPod you have (1G, 3G or Touch). The Pwnage application talks to your iPhone and then builds a custom IPSW file. An IPSW file is what iTunes uses to install the operating system onto the i...
Facebook’s iPhone App v1.1 Update Makes 1.0 Seem Quaint
Original at Mashable!
• Sat, Jul 19
By Paul Glazowski STUNNING: Facebook on the iPhone World’s Simplest iPhone App Multiply Launches iPhone Edition AWESOME: Meebo on the iPhone Social Networks Optimized For The iPhone Palm Users Get Their Own Optimized Facebook App Widgetbox Launches iPhone Widget Gallery Sans Apple’s SDK
Is the iPod Touch becoming a PDA?
Original at palmaddict.typepad.com
• Thu, Jul 17
By sam mcloughln I have a Dell Axim X51v, but have been considering the iPod Touch as a replacement for my current PDA (this will not happen soon, but eventually I will need to replace the Axim). As of right now, it cannot do what I do with the Axim. With the beginning of the AppStore, things are quickly changing. T...
App Store: Third-Party Applications for your iPhone and iTouch
Original at PMP Today
• Sat, Jul 12
By BrianB With iPhone 2.0 out and with it the ability of iPhone users EDGE or 3G as well as iPod Touch users to use third-party software, what can one expect from licensed apps from Apple? That is, assuming you do wouldn’t rather go the jailbreak way (our little poll overwhelmingly favors jailbreak, F...
iPhone 2.0 Update to Add Polish (and Apps) [Iphone 2.0]
Original at Lifehacker
• Thu, Jul 10
By Gina Trapani If you've already got an iPhone or an iPod touch and you aren't planning to buy the new iPhone 3G, you've still got goodies coming your way from Apple this week. Right beside the iPhone 3G, Apple is set to release the iPhone 2.0 software update, its new App Store, and iTunes 7.7 (now available!)—...
Even a sick iPod needs a doctor
Original at palmaddict.typepad.com
• Sat, Jun 28
By Andy J. S. And thus the same treatment should goes for your "sick" iPod, your favorite small entertainment device from Apple that you take everywhere you go; and eventually one day you'll drop it or break accidentally. According to Fortune 500 data; Apple has sold 150 million iPods since it introdu...
Is The Microsoft Zune The Best MP3 Player For Podcasts?
Original at Podcasting News
• Fri, Jun 27
By James Lewin Does the Zune beat the iPod and other portable media players for podcasts? Let me know what you think in the comments! Is the Microsoft Zune the best portable media player for podcasts? That’s the conclusion of CNet’s Jasmine France, who puts the Zune at the top of her list of the best MP3 pla...
iPhone and iPod Touch get a virtual guitar
Original at PMP Today
• Mon, Jan 21
By Lauren Guitar freak iPhone/iPod Touch owners might want to get their calloused fingertips on this one. PocketGuitar is a Google Code project by a guy called Shinya Kasatani that allows you to play not just boring, virtual-guitar chord progressions on your iPhone or iPod Touch. The application w...
Lightning Review: iPod touch January Software Upgrade [Review]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Jan 18
By Wilson Rothman The Software: The "January Software Upgrade" for the iPod touch, including Mail, Google Maps, Weather, Stocks and Notes. Mind you, this is not to be confused with the totally free 1.1.3 system upgrade, which brings the player up to date on iTunes 7.6 for rentals, etc., but has no apps of its own.
The 20 Best iPhone and iPod touch Applications [Feature]
Original at Lifehacker
• Thu, Jan 3
By Adam Pash Last week we showed you how to install third party apps on your iPhone or iPod touch, and since then a new firmware preview has leaked its way to the 'nets with saucy new features that—once released—may tempt you to abandon your jailbreak for the newly introduced features. Fact is, until the...
Disguise your precious cargo
Original at Mobility Site
• Sat, Mar 18
Closed dimensions: Length 5 1/8" x Width 3 1/2" x Depth 1". Materials: Cloth book cover, vinyl interior. The case will fit all iPods that are: 4 1/2" in length 2 5/8" across 1/2"- 5/8" thick The window is: 3 1/4" long from the middle of the top edge to the deepest part of the circular edge at the bot...