iPod
Holidays Create Spike in New iOS Device Activations
As years past have made apparent, Apple’s biggest sales quarter aligns nicely with the holiday shopping season. No surprise there. However, we normally have to wait for Apple’s earnings conference call at the end of the quarter to see how they performed. Not this year. At least not in regards …
Report Claims Apple (and Google) Working on Wearable Computer Concepts
The New York Times is reporting that Apple and Google are working on wearable computing concepts in an attempt to further augment their mobile products customers already own. Some of these devices could be peripheral, and communicate with the users’ iPhone or iPod, but more interesting is the fact that …
Apple Looking to Build Speakers into iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle?
Patently Apple is reporting on a newly-published patent application from Apple which details plans for an integrated speaker in the iPod Nano or iPod Shuffle’s clip. This would be a piezoelectric speaker. Whatever that means. The speaker itself would be housed in a small domed or dimpled cover which would …
PSA: STOP Using your 1st Gen iPod Nano!
This is a Public Service Announcement from your friends here at iSource. If you’re currently using a 1st Generation iPod Nano… Please stop immediately and go to the following Apple support link: CLICK HERE. Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod nano (1st generation) …
How’s Your iPhone Battery Life With 5.01?
Several reports and discussions on Apple’s support forums are highlighting a vast difference in the effect of iOS 5.01 on iPhone battery life amongst various users. My highly unscientific observation seems to conclude that iPhone 4 users are mostly seeing worse battery life, while iPhone 4S users are all over …
Apple Seeds: Terrific iOS Numbers, Apple’s Continuing Battle with Samsung More
Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: More Than 10% of US Mobile Phone Users Now Have an iPhone comScore has released results from their most recent survey, …
Hidden iOS 5 Features You Can Try on Your iPhone Right Now
Recently, iOS developers @conradev and @chpwn found out how to enable Panoramic pictures in the native Apple camera app by adding a couple of lines of code—specifically, by setting the EnableFirebreak key to YES in the mobileslideshow.plist. It should be noted @chpwn also released a Cydia package that will …
Siri Not Coming to Older Generation Devices
Apple introduced the iPhone 4S last month, one of the major new features being Siri, a voice-controlled assistant. Since it’s introduction it has been questioned as to whether this feature needed the iPhone 4S’ faster A5 processor to function. That doesn’t seem to be the case. After it was discovered …
Report Claims Apple to Overhaul iPad, iMac, MacBook Air, and iPhone in 2012
Digitimes is reporting that Apple will “completely overhaul” such product lines as iPad, iMac, iPhone, and MacBook Air in 2012. It’s not known if this is an all-inclusive list, as the MacBook Pro (which is expected to see a big update in the near future), Mac mini, and iPod lines …
Quick Look: Griffin Beacon Remote
(photo via Gizmodo) OK, toss out all your remote controllers, Griffin has you covered. This little box, called the Beacon, connects via Bluetooth to your iPhone, iPad or iPod, and combined with the Dijit Universal Remote Control App, lets you control your TV, DVD player, Home Theater, etc. I’ve played …
iPod Turns Ten
On October 23, 2001 I was eleven years old. I had no idea who Steve Jobs was, or what an iPod was. In fact, few people did know what an iPod was at the time, or that it would change the world, at least as far as consumer electronics is …