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iTablet redux, more details trickle out

The tablet winds are blowing again and more new rumors are circulating about the mythical Apple tablet. A source at iLounge via Wired claims that Apple plans to announce a 10.7-inch diagonal tablet by January 19, 2010. The source claims that the iTablet will run the iPhone operating...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Tablet Wind, iLounge, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizon

Hey there, it's Jake, Jason's evil twin. It's Friday which means that it's my turn to take the wheel for trip down Apple rumor lane. Fasten your seat belts because here we go: Apple Developing Wiimote-Like Controller? â€" AppleInsider reports that a new Apple patent application reveals...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple Inc., E-mail, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, iLounge, Online Communications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-05-09

Is Microsoft's Danger play a poke at Apple? Google? (updated)

Microsoft said Monday that they're acquiring Palo Alto, CA-based Danger Inc., maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick QWERTY smartphone. Sidekicks feature a novel flip-up screen that reveals a full-size keyboard making easy work of texting and email. It could even be argued that the Sidekick (which the company...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Operating System, Advertising & Promotion, T-Mobile Sidekick, Acquisition, Google Inc., Operating Systems, Apple Inc., Wikipedia, iLounge, Marketing, Software

Blog posts 2008-02-12

Apple releases iTunes 7.4.1

Shortly after releasing iTunes 7.4 a short two days ago, Apple released iTunes 7.4.1 (2) today. The release notes for 7.4.1 look exactly like those for version 7.4: With iTunes 7.4, sync your favorite music and more with the new iPod nano third generation, iPod classic, and iPod touch,...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, iLounge, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2007-09-08

New iPods unboxed and dissected

You knew this was coming. It has become a ritual with new Apple products. Upon arrival, copious photographs are taken of the new product's packaging and invariably someone throws their warranty to the wind and cracks the case to take even more photographs of the innards. ...

Tags: Apple iPod, Photograph, iLounge, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2007-09-07

iLounge Dashboard Widget 1.5 (Mac)

We’ve updated the iLounge Mac OS X Dashboard Widget, which provides quick access to our news and reviews, plus a panel for recent FAQs and help, and an easy full-site search feature. Version 1.5 of the widget displays a rotating gallery of photos from the iPods Around the World Photo...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, iLounge, Search, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2005-12-17

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New details on Apple tablet emerge; two versions, Jan. 2010

The folks at iLounge attest that they've spoken with someone trustworthy who can reveal facts or confirm rumors on Apple's touch tablet device. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Moving your iTunes library the right way (Updated)

In the process of moving my iTunes library from my internal SSD to the OptiBay hard drive that I installed last week and I was reminded that moving an iTunes library isn't a trivial task. Haphazardly moving your iTunes library to another volume can cause your iTunes...

Tags: Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-21

iPod nano cases spotted with camera holes

Earlier today I wrote about the discovery of silicone case for the iPod touch that feature a hole in the top rear -- largely believed to accommodate a new camera similar to the one found in the iPhone 3GS. We can now add the iPod nano to...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iPod Nano, Camera, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Leaked: Third-gen iPhone bezel

China Ontrade, a Hong Kong parts seller, posted an image late Wednesday of what it claims to be the first replacement bezel for the third-generation iPhone. Claiming that the design comes "directly from [the] factory," the bezel could be identical to the bezel that Apple plans...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Electronista, Telecom & Utilities, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-28

iPod repairman accused of defrauding Apple of 9,000 shuffles

Prosecutors have filed fraud and money laundering charges against an independent iPod repairman who is accused of acquiring more than 9,000 replacement shuffle music players by entering serial numbers into Apple's Web site, reports the AP. Nicholas Woodhams, 23, of the Kalamazoo area is accused of taking...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-20

Multiple core iPhone processor announced (Updated)

Imagination Technologies announced a new multi-core processor called "PowerVX SGX543" that could land in the next-generation iPhone this summer. Imagination manufactures the PowerVR MBX chip found in the current iPhone. According to Imagination CEO Hossein Yassaie the new chip is designed to scale from two to sixteen...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Imagination Technologies, Multi-core, Chip, Register, PSP2, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-19

So what is that mystery chip inside the new iPod shuffle's headphones?

So what is that mystery chip inside the new iPod shuffle's headphones?As I understand it...all headphones with controls on the wire that are compatible with the iPhone are compatible with the new Shuffle (the mic would do nothing, obviously). There are more than a few of these on the...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, headphone, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Apple iPod Shuffle

Discussion threads 2009-03-16

Zune problems? All should be fine by Midnight

Zune problems? All should be fine by MidnightSo, by letting your kids and yourself... have an ear-splitting volume of music free day (and hopefully prolonging your hearing, which does NOT recover), Microsoft should be sued?Better I think to thank them for their ineptitude which lead, hopefully, to a day of...

Tags: Y2K, Microsoft Zune, Zune problem, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-31

Top ten Apps banned from the App Store

10. Flash 9. Zune Skins for iPhone 8. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the iLounge Lizards 7. Backlit LCD Monitor Buyers Guide 6. ThankGodCopyPaste! 5. iBong 4. Chess Free Version...

Tags: App, Engineering, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-19

iPhone nano? A load of bunk. Here's why

True to its name, MacRumors has a wildly-popular but questionably reliable rumor posted claiming the existence of the "iPhone nano." The rumor shows the unreliable site iDealsChina depicting information and renderings of what it claims to be an "iPhone nano" -- the same height as an iPod nano but...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, MacRumor, 3G, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-15

iPhone nano rumor revived for Macworld Expo

According to MacRumors, the questionably reliable iDealsChina has posted information and renderings of what it claims to be an "iPhone nano." It is the same height as the just release Nano but wider and thicker and with the same iPhone 3G contours. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, iDealsChina, 3G, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-15

News to know: Oracle's Fusion guru quits; Dell; Windows 7 boot times

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dennis Howlett: Breaking: Oracle's Andersen gone, where now for Fusion and vertical plays? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices ...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Portals, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Rumor Mill: iPhone nano in time for Christmas

About this time a year ago rumors began circulating about a smaller nano-sized iPhone. The UK's Daily Mail has resurrected the rumor again, just in time for the holiday shopping season: The product will be launched in the UK at up to £150 for pay-as-you-go customers by O2, the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-03

News to know: Vista search; Android; Gmail

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter search Phil Wainewright: Scaling the cloud, deflating the price of software Ed Burnette: 50 questions asked and answered on Android News.com: Google to let users test new...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail Providers, H-1B, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-05