Steve Jobs was many things, but if we’re being honest, a gamer wasn’t one of them. It was a running a joke in enthusiast gamer circles, that until the iPhone came along, the Mac was where games went to die. Oh, you can dredge up the odd games-related interview here and there, where some diehard Apple enthusiast managed to corner Jobs …
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Apple Tweaks ‘Nano’ and ‘Touch’ iPods, Lowers Starting Prices
Amidst the iPhone 4S news today, Apple unveiled some slight adjustments to its line of iPods. The iPod Shuffle and iPod Classic models remain unchanged (despite earlier whispers that the click-wheeled iPod Classic may be put to sleep indefinitely), while the iPod Nano and iPod Touch models have seen a handful of software tweaks alongside …
Rumor: Apple’s Killing the iPod Classic, iPod Shuffle
With the launch of Apple’s iPhone 5 around the corner, it’s time to revisit the great annual tradition of predicting the iPod’s demise.
But this year, things are a bit different. Apple, which in the past has introduced new iPods in September, has skipped the iPod event entirely in 2011. The invitation for next Tuesday’s iPhone event …
GameStop to Buy and Sell iOS Devices, Finally Validate Mobile Gaming?
Games retail giant GameStop’s days are either numbered or nascent, depending on whether you see brick and mortar retail as a digital-proof future presence. Well GameStop’s not waiting around to find out. They’re the largest dedicated video games retailer in the country, they’ve cornered the used games market, plus they’ve presciently …
Crazy Apple Rumor Triple-Header!
Carbon fiber iPods! No iPad 3 this year! A cable killer! Yes, the smell of Apple rumors is in the air today. Let’s take a closer look at this lovely trio and guess at each rumor’s likelihood.
No iPad 3 in 2011
Part of the classic “new rumor negates old rumor” genre, DigiTimes reports that there will be no iPad 3 this year. The original …
Study: Teens Buy Less Music, Want More iPhones
The kids of today think digital music sucks but want to keep Steve Jobs happy. Or at least that’s my takeaway from the latest of Piper Jaffray’s bi-annual surveys of high school students in the US, which asked 4,500 kids how they felt about Apple products and digital music.
Among the surprising results: The percentage of …
The PolyPly Concept Stand Holds All Your iDevices
It’s a shame this prototype stand is not commercially available, but art student Andrew Kim just proved you can make a pretty nice looking stand by yourself. (Well, if you have access to a laser cutter.)
The stand itself is made from some acrylic plastic and birch plywood, and can hold up to three devices: mainly an iPad, an iPod …
Apple Now More Lenient On iPod Water Damage Policy
The little white/silver liquid contact indicator (LCI) turning red or stripped is often the death knell for your electronic product’s warranty. Even though the item never touched water, users know that even a little moisture can set that extremely sensitive sensor off, denying you hundreds of dollars in coverage that you should have …
Mac, iPhone And iPad Sales Fuel Apple’s Record-Breaking Quarter
Newsflash: Apple is white hot right now, in case you hadn’t noticed. Having very little competition in the tablet space? Good for business. Having a wildly popular cell phone? Good for business. Redesigning the MacBook Air and dropping the starting price to just under $1,000? Also good for business.
On a conference call yesterday (you …
Techland’s Top Stories of the Year
It was a big year in tech: Apple unveiled the iPad (remember how much slack they got for the name? Now it’s a part of our everyday language). Google’s Nexus One launched (and failed), but the android operating system and app market blew up big. Facebook had lots of issues with privacy (but still managed to make an impact).
As 2010 …
Apple iPod nano (2010) Review: Better Than Expected
“There’s no way a 1.5-inch touch-screen is going to work.”
Famous last words.
Apple’s iPod nano has always been in an awkward position as the middle child in the iPod family. It’s never had the capacity, flair or diminutive size of its brethren but the sixth generation nano is something different. Think of it like the …
‘Apple Peel’ Case Promises Voice Calls, Texting on the iPod Touch
While this doesn’t quite appear to be the same “Peel” case that surfaced in late July, the idea appears to be somewhat similar. A company called GoSolarUSA is planning to bring a $60 protective case to market this year that features a SIM card slot and special software that allows Apple’s new iPod Touch to make and receive voice calls …