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Testing of iOS 5 going back to third–generation iPod touch and iPhone 3GS

Published on: 12th May, 2011

Some sayings of the iOS 5.0 device testing suggest that Apple is about two years back for device support. It is already known to go back to last year’s hardware, but 9to5 has seen some instances of the iPhone 3GS as well as the iPod touch of the third generation. Support would not be guaranteed [...]

Japanese factory closed affects iPod battery supply

Published on: 1st April, 2011

According to information from the Wall Street Journal, Apple has been facing problems with lithium ion batteries. It is said that a representative of the company has recently contacted the offices of Kureha in the United States. Kureha is a Japanese company that controls seventy percent of the PVDF marketshare. The PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) is [...]

Jobs says iPod classic stays alive

Published on: 24th March, 2011

As Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, has said in an e-mail, the iPod classic will survive for a while. A fan asked him not to put an end to the hard drive MP3 considered the best iPod in all the line, being worried about updates missing at the event on September 1 last year. The company [...]

Google Voice officially reaches the iPhone

Published on: 23rd November, 2010

Apple recently posted Google Voice for its iPhone as freeware on the App Store after one of the longest delays in memory. The application allows users to make outbound calls through a Google Voice number, using its reduced rates. Free outbound messages are also supported. Users can check texts as well voicemail with push notifications [...]

Sony hints at PlayStation phone, possible tablet

Published on: 8th November, 2010

During a call discussing the latest results, Sony seriously hinted that it was developing a PlayStation phone. The company did not mention the device itself, but said that the Network Services group, which handles computers as well as the PlayStation brand, would deliver the hardware. The PlayStation division, Sony Computer Entertainment, would be moved into [...]

Microsoft’s revenue hits a record 25 percent, but is overtaken by Apple

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Microsoft announced a record in revenue for the summer quarter by reaching $16.2 billion. The figure is a 25 percent jump compared to last year and was supported by unbound Windows 7 sales accompanied by Office 2010 and the Xbox 360. Without giving numbers, the company sold 38 percent more console games than last summer, [...]

Amazon will start lending of Kindle books and porting magazines to iPad

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Amazon announced its intention of adding a Nook-like lending system to its Kindle readers and applications. The licensing is meant to give an option to lend a book once for a period of up to fourteen days to an account of someone else. A copy protection will not allow the original reader to view the [...]

Cassette Walkman players stopped from selling by Sony

Published on: 31st October, 2010

After thirty years of production, Sony announced the end of sales for its Walkman portable cassette players. The final batch was made in April in Japan and no other unit will come when the current stock is finished. Since its introduction in 1979, over 200 million cassette Walkman players were sold over years. Sony will [...]

European Union against copying levis on iPods and other devices

Published on: 26th October, 2010

The European Court of Justice ruled that countries in the European Union had to reduce the reach of levies destined to compensate for digital piracy with gadgets. Officials discovered in a Spanish case of a denial to pay that EU countries should apply levies only on devices explicitly destined to private copying. The court stated [...]

Microsoft prepares Zune for Mac to synchronize Windows Phone 7

Published on: 18th October, 2010

In a Twitter update, the Windows Phone marketing lead in the United Kingdom, Oded Ran, claimed that there would be a Zune client available for the Mac to synchronize Windows Phone 7 devices. The executive did not go into details but said that customers could Zune on the Mac to synchronize the phones. He also [...]

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