iPod Touch

Apple: App Store Counts 100,000 Apps, Hits 2 Billion Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 12:32pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) said on Wednesday that there are now more than 100,000 applications available for download by iPhone and iPod touch owners at its App Store. The company said that users from 77 countries have downloaded more than 2 billion apps since the store's inception.

Report: Apple Stores to Utilize iPod Touch as Checkout Scanner

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 12:31pm.

Los Angeles - Apple (NASD: AAPL) plans to switch from using Microsoft Windows-based computers to register customers' checkout transactions in its retail stores to using its own iPod touch, Apple Insider reported. The device will be used to scan barcodes and swipe credit cards, while customers will sign for credit card purchases right on the iPod touch's screen, using the Pogo stylus accessory.

tags: Mobile | Apple | Microsoft | iPod Touch |

Report: New Apple iPod Touch to Include Microphone, Camera

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2009 - 11:56am.

San Francisco - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is designing an iPod touch with an on-board camera and microphone, Wired.com reported, citing a "well-connected" source who said the company's Chinese manufacturing partners are already churning out the devices. The article noted that, with the addition of Skype's Internet telephony application from Apple's App Store, the iPod touch "would pretty much obviate the need for a home phone line once and for all."

tags: Apple | iPod Touch |

Apple: iPhone App Store Hits 1.5 Billion Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2009 - 12:03pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) said on Tuesday that customers have now downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications from its App Store in a year. The store, which works with Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices, now includes more than 65,000 apps, with more than 100,000 developers in the company's iPhone Developer Program.

Reports: Next iPhone Will Include 802.11n, FM Transmitter

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 6, 2009 - 12:53pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is expected to include a chip supporting the low-power 802.11n wireless standard on the next version of its iPod touch and iPhone, which would increase network speed and reception range, Apple Insider reported. The devices are also rumored to include an FM transmitter, which would allow streaming of songs directly to an FM radio, as well as reception of FM radio signals for music, sports and real-time traffic.

tags: Mobile | Apple | iPhone | iPod Touch |

iPhone 3.0 Software to Add Copy/Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2009 - 8:10am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Tuesday provided a sneak-peek at the upgrades coming this summer in the iPhone 3.0 software release, which will bring long-desired features like copy-and-paste of text, MMS multimedia messaging, and a search function that works across all applications. In addition to copy-and-paste and MMS, Apple will also introduce Spotlight for the iPhone, which will search through email, songs, text messages and other data on the device.

Sirius XM to Stream Satellite Radio to iPhones, iPods

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2009 - 8:15am.

Washington - Days after narrowly averting bankruptcy, satellite radio provider Sirius XM (NASD: SIRI) said on Thursday that it will try to boost its subscriber base by offering its services to owners of Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch devices beginning this spring.

Amazon "Kindle" iPhone App Offers 240,000 E-books

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 4, 2009 - 10:23am.

Seattle - Online retailer Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN), which last week introduced the second iteration of its own e-book reader device, the Kindle 2, has released a new application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch that lets owners of those devices purchase and download the library of over 240,000 e-books available from Amazon.com. The "Kindle" application, available from Apple's online App Store, also features Amazon's "Whispersync" technology, which saves and synchronizes a customer's bookmark across Kindle, Kindle 2, iPhone and iPod touch devices.

Buzz Watch: Hot Tech Gifts for the Holidays

Authored by Jay Baage on December 17, 2008 - 12:36pm.

Some pretty good holiday gift ideas for the tech geeks in your family in this video by the good folks over at Mahalo Daily. I especially like the iPhone glove, ha-ha, and the Wii Fit to work off all that holiday food...

Apple Introduces iPhone, iPod Touch Models with More Memory

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2008 - 8:39am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Tuesday introduced new iPhone and iPod touch models with increased memory, including a 16GB iPhone ($499) and 32B iPod touch ($499). "For some users, there's never enough memory," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of worldwide iPod and iPhone product marketing. "Now people can enjoy even more of their music, photos and videos on the most revolutionary mobile phone and best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world."

Analysis: 3G iPhone in Stores in June?

Authored by Jay Baage on December 6, 2007 - 2:56pm.

So you plan to give someone an iPhone for Christmas or even treat yourself to one of these little tech wonders? Well, you might be well advised to hold on to your old Blackberry for a few more months. A report today suggests that Apple (NASD: AAPL) plans to have a faster and better 3G iPhone on store shelves by June at the latest.

Buzz Watch: Will iPod Touch + Skype Make the iPhone Redundant?

Authored by Jay Baage on September 6, 2007 - 10:28pm.

The new iPod Touch gives the user the ability to surf the Internet via WiFi access. This brings up an interesting question – is it possible to get Skype on the iPod Touch and call for a lower fee or even for free? If so, do you need an iPhone or a wireless provider, really?