Latest iPod News

EA's Sims Pool appeared on Apple's iTunes tonight and is currently visible in the U.K. iTunes store. Run the table -- on your iPod! Create and customize a Sim, select a game mode, and enter the pool...more

NBC and Universal's joint venture Hulu.com has launched in private beta. The new video service will feature premium video content delivered over a Flash-based web interface, and is already being synd...more

9to5mac updates with claims that sort out some of the mixed signals arriving these past two weeks surrounding upcoming versions of the iPod. 9to5mac had earlier posted a mockup of what was felt to be...more

Graph by Jeffrey903 Apple announced today that they have sold over 3 Billion songs through the iTunes store.“We’d like to thank all of our customers who have contributed to this incredible mileston...more

iLounge posts an extensive review of the iPod Touch and found that in comparison to the iPhone, it was somewhat disappointing. Of note, they felt that the video screen had a shallow viewing angle and...more

A report by the DramExchange.com indicates that Apple's iPod and iPhone could use up to 25% of the world's production of NAND Flash chips this quarter. This, along with production delays amongst NAND...more

MacRumors forum user DavidJearly emailed Steve Jobs, asking about several features that are lacking on the iPod Touch. This included issues with full image syncing, notes, disk mode, lack of calendar...more

Reviews are emerging for Apple's newly released 3rd generation iPod nano and iPod classic. iPod nano Reviewers seem to be generally impressed with Apple's new nano. The update provided popular feat...more

The iPod Touch has started to arrive at Apple Stores. Forum user kuebby has posted unboxing photos of the iPod Touch. More photos posted by Zwhaler. And another set on Flickr. iLounge set on Flickr....more

Now available via Software Update:With iTunes 7.4, sync your favorite music and more with the new iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod touch, plus create custom ringtones exclusively f...more

Along with iPhone Software 1.1.1, Apple has also released the 1.1.1 software update for the iPod Touch which simply lists "bug fixes". Some early reports by users are claiming that the Negative Blacks...more

Apple's iPod Classic and iPod Nano has been updated to 1.0.2 via iTunes. The new update comes without any description, but a couple of early reports: - Improved Cover Flow - Faster menu navigation -...more

Apple released a new iPod nano at the "Beat Goes On" special media event held at the Moscone West event hall in San Francisco today. Specs for the new device are as follows: • Incredibly smaller • N...more

David Watanabe posted a screenshot to Flickr which reveals that Apple may be working on Movie Rentals in iTunes. He was reporting a problem in iTunes and the pop-up menu listed a number of possible pr...more

ThinkSecret has updated their story which claims that a hard-drive based "touch-screen iPod" will take center stage tomorrow. They also now reveal details about the iPod Nano, which is said to have a...more

Walt Mossberg reviewed the iPod touch and notes that its battery life falls short of the other iPods. He also describes the screen issue that has affected "a small number of" iPod touch screens, and n...more

Apple also released the iPod Touch today, featuring full, touchscreen controls like the iPhone. Included apps are Calendar, Clock Contacts, Calc, Settings and a few more. Steve Jobs called it "One of...more

Apple has added three new visualizers in the version of iTunes that is built into the latest build of leopard. The new visualizers are called Lathe, Jelly, and Stix. Lathe: A floating fountain of pa....more

With help from various readers, we've pulled out some other points of interest that were buried in today's announcements. Demise of iPod Hi-Fi? While Apple still has a product page for its high-end iP...more

Also announced at the "Beat Goes On" media event as Steve Jobs' classic "One More Thing..." was a wifi-accessible version of the iTunes Music Store. The new version allows downloading music from iTune...more

GearLog relays some comments by Apple’s vice president of Hardware Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak. As has been known, Joswiak confirms that the iPod Touch and iPhone use the same software platform -...more

In preparation with its broader iTunes store partnership with Starbucks, Starbucks has announced that from October 2nd to November 7th, stores will hand out "Song of the Day" cards that can be redeeme...more

Apple has posted iTunes 7.4.2 for Mac and Windows today. What’s New in this Version iTunes 7.4.2 addresses an issue with creating ringtones using iTunes Plus song purchases and includes bug fixes to...more

Apple released a new version of iTunes at the "Beat Goes On" special media event today, allowing users to make their own ringtones & sync directly to the iphone for $.99 in addition to the cost of the...more

With the release of iTunes 7.5, Apple promised support for a new iPod game called "Phase" (iTunes link). The game was released yesterday to iTunes and sells for $4.99. Phase is published through MT...more