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iPod owners notified of RealNetworks lawsuit's class action status, given chance to cash in
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Remember RealNetworks' 2005 lawsuit over Apple's effort to keep Harmony DRM off of the iPod, calling the countermeasures an abuse that locked customers into Apple's FairPlay copy protection and the iTunes Store? You're forgiven if you don't -- the complaint was filed in 2005. Even with iTunes having gone...
Cook Reveals More Details About Apple’s Product Naming Policies, And Yes, The ‘S’ Stands For Siri
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Apple’s product naming polices can be somewhat confusing and arbitrary: And today an audience member at D10 called Apple CEO Tim Cook out on the somewhat bizarre strategy, “How did you guys go from an iPad to an iPad 2 to an iPad 4 to a 4s?” “A lot of...
Apple Planning 'All-New' iPod Touch and iPod Nano for September Launch?
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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Cho, who has in the past offered remarkably accurate information on Apple's product plans, today released a new report addressing Apple's upcoming release plans, indicating that the company is planning for a very busy September-October schedule. Kicking off the schedule of launches are said to be...
Please Let This Apple Rumor Be True: A Smart Watch That Talks to Your iPhone
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It's that time of year again. The Apple rumor mill is working overtime as customers await iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 in the fall, with a 7-inch iPad and long-anticipated HDTV set on the horizon. One purported iOS 6 feature could propel Apple into wearable computing in a very...
Apple Releases iTunes 10.6.1 Update
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Apple has issued a version update for iTunes which addresses a number of bugs:iTunes 10.6.1 provides a number of improvements, including: - Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices. - Addresses an...
Rumor Has It, Ep. 19: Amazon's brick-and-mortar black hole (podcast)
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On today's show, Best Buy puts out a hypothetical survey starring the iTV, the iPod Nano's purported camera is too small for words, Amazon is trying to make things way too easy, and Emily's threshold for humiliation knows no bounds!...
Swedish 'iWatch' concept features FaceTime, Retina display [Photos]
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The New York Times reported in December that a small group of people at Apple were “conceptualizing and even prototyping some wearable devices,” so we posted Federico Ciccarese’s creepy take on Apple’s rumored wearable, curved-glass iOS device last week. Now, Swedish designer Anders Kjellberg introduces his iteration of the tech with an ”iWatch” concept featuring...
Sony's SmartWatch Not Ready for Primetime
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Watches with some computing functions have been around — in theory and form — for decades, but they’ve generally been bulky, super-geeky and aimed at hard-core tech enthusiasts. Now, techie watches are gaining some traction, as part of the growing trend of wearable devices. Apple’s iPod nano can be worn...
An iPhone Dock Is About to Hit $1 M. on Kickstarter
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The Elevation Dock. Apple fans were largely responsible for the breakout Kickstarter hit that broke the half million dollar mark in only four days, a record at the time. That project, for the twin iPod Nano watches, ended up falling short of a mil ($942,578). But the Elevation Dock for iPhone,...
A Countdown to Apple's Cash Conference Call
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About two hours from now, one of the great business questions that has persisted for a little less than a decade is going to be answered: What will Apple do with all the cash it has accrued on its balance sheet? Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer will hold a special conference...
NuForce compresses a rechargeable speaker, USB DAC and headphone amp into a $199 Cube
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For better or worse, your options are plentiful when it comes to palm-sized speakers aimed at improving the audio of your gizmos. While many simply tout Bluetooth or USB connectivity, NuForce is hoping to shake things up a bit with its new Cube. This micro-speaker isn't wireless, but it's...
Apple Hit With Playlist Patent, Suit Filed By Former Judge's Firm
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A Texas shell company, Smart Audio Technologies, has filed a suit claiming Apple’s iPod Nano and other devices violate its patent for random song playlists. The suit comes just six months after a jury found Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) violated the playlist patent of another Texas entity, Personal Audio LLC,...
Hex offers leather watch bands for recent iPod nanos
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Further taking advantage of the iPod nano's "clock face" watch app which has spawned an entire mini-industry of wrist straps for it, accessory maker Hex has expanded its own lineup of sixth-generation Nano wristbands to include the new Vision Classic Leather band, which uses genuine leather and top-stitched embroidered edges...
New iPhone to include MagSafe-style dock connector with just 8 pins
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And here people thought that a 19-pin iPhone dock connector would be a drastic change. According to the latest rumors posted at iLounge, Apple (AAPL) is poised to shrink the dock connector for its new iPhone down even further to just eight pins, and it may feature a design...
Rumor Patrol: How Apple Could Surprise Us With A New iPod Nano
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An overhauled iPod Nano could arrive in Apple's upcoming news event. And it could be an Apple secret weapon.I bet that when you picture an iPod you absolutely don't think of the current iPod Nano. You probably imagine a classic iPod or perhaps the new iPod Touch (which, by Apple's...
iTunes 10.6.1 released, bug fixes galore…
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For the latest in iTunes software, hit your Software Update. You’ll receive iTunes 10.6.1 which makes everything better, including: Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices. Addresses an issue where some iTunes interface elements...
Boot up: Digg unveils new look, Apple lines up new iPad, and more
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Plus Apple's Jonathan Ive on design and Augustus Pugin, and the great tech patent war begins in earnestA quick burst of 5 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamJonathan Ive: Apple's goal isn't to make money >> Wired UKIve on the artist Augustus Pugin, who...
Smart Audio Sues Apple with Delco Electronics Patent
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Texas based Smart Audio Technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in the Delaware District Court. The patent infringement lawsuit concerns Apple's media players in respect to their ability to "modify a play list of a random access player." Oddly Smart Audio only identifies the iPod nano by...
Apple to return to vertical, tall iPod nano design, add home button?
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Macotakara claims that Apple is gearing up to launch a redesigned iPod nano later this year. This new iPod nano will return to the device’s old horizontal design, but will be 3/4 the height of the fifth-generation of the music player, according to the report. Additionally, the report claims...
Revamped iPod Nano to Include Oblong Body with Home Button?
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Japanese blog Macotakara reports that Apple will be redesigning the iPod nano later this year with a new form factor that more closely resembles an iPod touch. According to the report, the iPod nano will apparently sport a rectangular screen and a home button similar to that found on iOS...
Running with iOS: Strava Run vs. RunKeeper vs. Nike+
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In May of 2006, Apple teamed up with Nike to announce a running tracker for use with the iPod nano. To put this moment in perspective, Apple had just opened its now-iconic flagship Fifth Avenue store days earlier. Usain Bolt shook in his golden Puma shoes as the world...
Screw TVs — Why Isn’t Apple Building A Smartwatch?
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3.2 million dollars. That’s how much the iOS-friendly Pebble smartwatch has raised on Kickstarter in just six days. It’s the fastest growing project in Kickstarter’s history; by tonight, it’ll almost certainly have raised more than any Kickstarter project before it. Are you listening, Apple? There’s gold in them thar...
Rumor: Multiple reports point to redesigned iPods
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A pair of rumors on Monday allege Apple will take the wraps off a refreshed iPod touch complete with 4-inch screen as well as a new iPod nano design ahead of launching the much-rumored sixth-generation iPhone this fall....
Apple's next iPod nano may resemble tiny iPhone, feature dedicated iTunes service
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Apple may once again redesign its iPod nano this fall with a rectangular screen and a home button, much like an iPhone, along with a dedicated built-in iTunes service....
Samsung announces pricing and availability for new Galaxy lineup
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Samsung on Wednesday announced pricing and availability details for three upcoming Android-powered devices that will soon join the vendor’s ever expanding lineup of Galaxy-brand devices. Continuing its efforts to address a variety of price ranges and screen sizes in order to give consumers as many options as possible, Samsung...
Half all U.S. households contain at least one Apple product
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Whether it’s a humble iPod nano or a state-of-the-art, Hummer-sized Mac desktop, Apple gadgets reside in half of all households in the United States. This stat comes to us via a CNBC survey on Americans’ view of the economy, from home ownership to investments to presidential approval ratings and...
Apple's iPod touch to get iPhone 5-like makeover ahead of September launch
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Apple (AAPL) is gearing up for quite a fall season if even half of the current rumors floating around pan out. First we’re looking at a brand new “iPhone 5″ in September, then Apple will reportedly launch a new “iPad mini” alongside a tweaked third-generation iPad tablet soon after....
9 Startups That Raised $1 Million Or More On Kickstarter
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Kickstarter is a place where entrepreneurs and artists can post ideas and raise money from other users. Pebble, the most funded Kickstarter project to date, raised $10.2 million in less than one month from 67,000 people. Last June, no project had raised 7-figures. Now, 9 have met (or come just...
iWatch
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iWatch: John Gruber thinking out loud about John Battelle’s assertion that Apple could cut the company off by restricting necessary iOS remote access: But I think the way Apple could most hurt Pebble is not by changing the SDK, but by releasing its own linked-to-your-iPhone wristwatch gadget. (Imagine, say, an...
Sony SmartWatch debuts, lets you read text messages on your wrist
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First seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in early 2012, Sony has launched its SmartWatch, an Android-powered watch that has its own apps. The watch connects with your Android phone and will vibrate when you get a text message, phone call, or email. And don’t bother digging through your...
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