If you still have any doubts about whether Apple is going to sell a boatload of iPhones, industry analysts have found that 90% of the people they surveyed think that Apple’s iPhone is better than their own phone. In a joint research effort between its Wireless Device Lab and Intelligent System Strategies program, Strategy Analytics […]

Ann Summers, a UK sex toy site, is getting a massive load of free publicity courtesy of the lawyers at Apple. According to reports,¬† Apple lawyers claim that Ann Summers’ advertising for its iGasm iPod sex toy, right, is a blatant rip-off of Apple’s iPod advertising. Apple has sent a cease and desist letter, warning […]

Gameloft has expanded the range of iPod games with Lost, a game based on the hit television series. The game is designed to work on 5th-generation iPods, and is $4.99 to download. Description: Join your favourite castaways in their quest to seek truth and survive in the official iPod game of the hit television series, […]

Apple Inc.¬†has received the official go-ahead on the iPhone, its first mobile handset,¬†from the Federal Communications Commission. The innovative phone promises to combine cell phone capabilities with the iPod’s media power and cutting-edge mobile Internet features. In an SAR Test Report conducted on February 6th, 2007, FCC Test Lab Manager Lothar Schmidt wrote the following: […]

Media Rights Technologies and BlueBeat.com, developers of digital rights management software, have issued cease and desist letters to Microsoft, Adobe, Real Networks and Apple for failing to implement the companies’ DRM technology in Windows Vista, Adobe’s Flash Player, Real Player and Apple’s iTunes and iPod. The companies are using an unusual interpretation of the Digital […]

For people with pacemakers, iPods could be deadly. iPods can cause cardiac implantable pacemakers to malfunction, according to a study presented by a 17-year-old high school student to a meeting of heart specialists on Thursday. The study tested the effect of the portable music devices on 100 patients, whose mean age was 77, outfitted with […]

Details are leaking out about a new round of Microsoft Zune portable media players and updates to the Zune’s operating system. The changes look to be incremental, rather than revolutionary, and don’t look like they will be enough to turn the Zune into more than another iPod wannabe. According to an¬†iLounge report, Microsoft reviewed new […]

Microsoft has released a patch for Windows Vista to fix serious compatibility problems with iPods: Today we’re publishing at the Microsoft Download Center a recommended final compatibility update for users of Windows Vista and the Apple iPod; this same update will be automatically available via Windows Update on Tuesday 22 May.¬† The release is for […]

iLounge is reporting that Microsoft will be releasing a new Zune on Monday: We‚Äôre hearing that Microsoft‚Äôs holding an event in Redmond on Monday to preview/announce a new Zune – most likely the flash-based one the company‚Äôs been hinting at for a while. No other details yet; if there‚Äôs something worth telling you about on […]

Interest in Apple’s upcoming iPhone appears to be growing. According to ChangeWave analyst Paul Carton, their research reveals “exceptionally high levels of excitement surround the iPhone‚Äôs upcoming release. Nearly one-in-10 respondents (9%) say they are likely to buy the new iPhone once it becomes available in June.” “Another 7% say they are likely to buy […]