By Roy Choi |
Last week we wrote on what the future of the Pod lineup will look like once the iPad mini entered the Apple product portfolio. We stated there is very little room for a device in the $200-$300 price range to maintain a strong presence especially…
By Jon Morrison |
Even with the impending arrival of the iPad mini, Apple’s iPod touch lives on, and in a big way. The Cupertino-company wasn’t content to just slap a faster processor and camera on-board; it went all out, and basically combined the most recent three iPhones into…
By Brandon Russell |
Sacrifices had to be made in order to make Apple’s new iPod touch so dang thin. Like, the light sensor had to go. It might not be an issue for some, but others might rue the absence of an auto-brightness function on the new device,…
By Todd Haselton |
iFixit recently took the brand new iPod touch and ripped it apart to reveal the internals and to figure out just how hard it is to fix. As it turns out, it’s not that easy to repair on your own. The site discovered that the fifth…
By Jon Rettinger |
Ever since its September, 2007 introduction, Apple’s iPod touch has largely remained the same, hovering in that “iPhone without the phone” grey area. This generation, announced alongside the iPhone 5, is more of the same, but it’s the biggest update to the lineup yet. And…
By Killian Bell |
Apple has today begun shipping its new, fifth-generation iPod touch. The device was announced alongside the iPhone 5 on September 12, and the first orders are expected to arrive on October 15 — more than a month after they first went on sale. Like the…
By Jon Rettinger |
With Apple’s fancy new iPhone 5, the company introduced a new pair of earbuds called EarPods. Weird name, but they’re supposed to be much nicer than what was previously offered. Let’s hope so, because you couldn’t exactly call the older ones “good.” Adequate, yes,…
By Roy Choi |
With the release of the new Lightning dock standard for iOS and iPod devices, converting older peripherals to the new updated devices may be an issue. Apple has already listed options for older docks to the Lightning format, but what about for those of us…
By Brandon Russell |
Hurricane Apple just swept through the Internet, announcing a ton of new gadgets at its gala in San Francisco on Wednesday. It was quite the spectacle, rife with not only iPhone 5 news, but iTunes, iPods, iOS 6, and even a redesigned set of earbuds.…
By Sean P. Aune |
The moment iPod Touch fans have been waiting for all year long took place this morning, as Apple unveiled its newest model. What we saw were a host of features and hardware that, after first showing up in the iPhone, finally made its way to…
By Adriana Lee |
The iPod Nano line-up got a refresh this morning, as Apple unveiled its newest additions at its press event in San Francisco. So what can iPod fans expect? Here’s what’s on tap: The updated iPod Nano is a tiny device, but with a wider 2.5-inch…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple narrowed the gap between its iPhone and iPod Touch hardware today, as it announced a new “Touch” with a larger 4-inch touchscreen, a 5MP camera (with 1080p video with image stabilization) and a front-facing 720p HD iSight/FaceTime camera. And, of course, Siri now comes on the…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple just announced a brand new fifth generation iPod touch. It’s the thinnest iPod touch ever, just 6.1mm thin, and it weighs just 88 grams. It has the exact same 4-inch Retina display as the new iPhone 5, too, which offers a ton of enhancements…
By Todd Haselton |
Sheesh, Apple is dominating the news this morning. Go figure, though, since the entire world is watching and anticipating several large announcements from the company today, including the iPhone 5 and refreshed iPods. Some fresh information has also recently spilled out, although it’s a bit…
By Todd Haselton |
We’ve already heard rumors that Apple was planning to announce upgraded iPod touch units today, alongside the iPhone 5 announcement, and now KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has voiced his opinions on what we might expect. He doesn’t think Apple will follow in the same…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is reportedly preparing to refresh its iPod line, an event that could take place tomorrow during the company’s iPhone 5 announcement. Now, several codenames for the new devices have surfaced. The refreshed iPod touch is reportedly being called the N78 by Apple, the new…
By Roy Choi |
With less than a week left before Apple’s iPhone 5 event, rumors are arriving of updates to the musically-inclined iPod family, to be delivered alongside the new handset. Currently the iPod shuffle is offered in five different colors priced at $49 with 2 GB of…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 on Sept. 12, that much we already know. Now, apparently, the company is also preparing to launch refreshed versions of its iPod family. Here’s the problem, though: nobody knows exactly which products will be refreshed, or with what. Right…
By Sean P. Aune |
A new leak from a Chinese manufacturer gives us some new clues as to what the iPod Touch 5 may look like. While rumors about the iPhone 5 have been about a dime a dozen, the iPod touch 5 hasn’t received nearly as much love.…
By Killian Bell |
Apple’s iPod touch has gone without a major refresh for almost two years now, but the next one could be something special. According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Cupertino company’s most popular iPod will get a new 4-inch display, a dual-core A5 processor, and…
By Mark Hearn |
For quite some time Boxee has been been making waves in the media center sector, but it appears that the company is ready to tackle and different space. Available in beta form and only on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Cloudee offers users unlimited cloud…
By Killian Bell |
Million of customers who purchased an iPod between September 12, 2006 and March 31, 2009 are being included in a class-action lawsuit against Apple. Filed back in 2005, the lawsuit concerns a software update that prevented the device from playing music that was not purchased…
By Killian Bell |
Time Warner has issued an update to its TWC TV application for iOS that introduces support for live television streaming on the iPhone and the iPod touch. The feature, which was already available on the iPad, allows you to watch selected cable channels live on…
By Killian Bell |
Apple’s iOS 5 software offers some pretty awesome features that make using an iOS device all the more enjoyable. Features like wireless iTunes syncing, iCloud backups, Notification Center, and Twitter integration are all things that make iOS users wonder how they ever got by prior…
