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When you say iPod Touch 2G (2nd Generation)and 3G (3rd Generation), you can’t differentiate both when it comes to look, both are same (atleast 99 %).
what is the difference between iPod touch 2G and 3G?
Both the iPod touch 2G and 3G feature  multitouch, accelerometer, WIFI, Niki+iPod support and only flash memory storage  of differing capacity [...]

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While we expect to see the iPhone OS 3.2 being rolled out in March i.e. once the iPad starts shipping, Apple has rolled out a mini update today to all iPhone / iPod touches with the Firmware version 3.1.3. Some issues fixed in the iPhone OS 3.1.3 are

Better reporting of battery life for 3GS
Issue with [...]

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Rumors, tones of hype and disappointment. Apple has given this to the audience twice in the last few months. Last September when we were anxiously awaiting the release of the new iPod touch (and also the tablet), the iPod touch 3G did wow us with better gaming and upto 64GB of memory. Apple released the [...]

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Toshiba has unveiled its 64GB embedded NAND flash memory module that would take the limit for portable gadgets to the next level. Currently the best available option is the 64GB iPod touch that uses 2x 32GB chips. So its safe to assume that Apple will now have its eye on this new chip from Toshiba [...]

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Missing your favourite songs while out swimming? Well not any more! Swimman has this iPod shuffle modded such that it happily survives underwater upto 25ft. For the ones who aren’t too keen on swimming with your shuffle on, how about biking in the rains? or just resistance against sweat or water spills?
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I was missing my iPod Classic  a lot, since some bugger flicked it last year from by bag on train. The one thing that I really liked about iPod Classic is its click wheel which I think is really cool to navigate through your music library. Well now I don’t need to miss my [...]

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Buffalo BSSP12IMA and BSSP12ICW or maple wood / cherry wood as you may call them, are lightweight portable wooden speakers for the your Apple i-Pods. While plenty of iPods show up on the compatibility list, sadly the iPhone doesn’t
Good part is that this requires no external power or batteries, but then you aren’t [...]

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Green power has outed the GP 400n sliding speaker case for the iPod nano. This includes its own 600 mAh battery and a miniusb charging port. The 1.5W speakers can give you 12 hours of continuous playback
While the reports also list another version for iPod touch, the touch 2G and 3G have inbuilt speakers as of now. [...]

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An interesting observation at Macrumors show that the teardown pictures of the Apple prototype iPod touch 3G as seen before (with camera) matches with the actual iPod touch launched last week. Just that the actual launch didn’t have a camera, but still leaving out a small patch thats enough to accommodate a camera. This makes [...]

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After seeing a plethora of leaked images, videos and cases of iPod touch 3G with camera we are now left with dozens of disappointed ifans. And to please them another set of rumors claiming that technical issues have delayed the iPod touch with camera. Let me make it very clear for all – there was [...]

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The new iPod Ads (Video)

by Ankur on September 11, 2009

in All, Launches, iPods, video

The new iPod touch 3G Ad shows its gaming powers

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Though it was certainly not worth the “one more thing…”, the new iPod Nano still is a big step ahead for the flash MP3 market! I mean, not all MP3 players have such a decent video camera built in at such a price point.. Surely it would’ve been better if iPod Touch got the upgrade [...]

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iPod touch gets better graphics, more memory

by Ankur on September 10, 2009

in Launches, iPods

The annual refresh for the iPods lineup by Apple brought cheer to iPod nano users for sure, but this killed all rumors for iPod touch with camera. While this disappointed many with a commenter on engadget saying ‘Call it “market-leader” syndrome. Once a company owns the market – innovation goes out the door…’. As I [...]

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A couple of very interesting last minute leak / rumors suggest that Apple might just upgrade the firmware on the iPhone and the iPod touch 2G to support HD movies and refrain from launching any camera iPods. According to a press release by Harman Kardon (a leading audio accessory maker) its latest Bridge III iPod [...]

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Engadget has got its hands on some real evidence that Apple is gearing up to reveal iPod touch and iPod Nano with camera later this week. At IFA 2009 in Germany, HAMA a case manucaturer has some accessories on display for unannounced Apple iPods. The photos clearly show a Camera windows for the iPod touch [...]

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Bluetooth IM for the iPhone/ iPod Touch is quite a unique app. It allows you to connect and chat with your buddies having an iPhone/ iPod Touch via bluetooth. The app has a really good interface with various options to it. The app looks quite similar to the messaging application with many sound alerts, vibrating [...]

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While our previous post with leaked iPod touch 3G shots left many doubts whether the pictures are genuine or shopped but here we have some more high resolution pictures and a video clearly showing off a camera on the upcoming iPod touch. Apple certainly isn’t used to such leaks!

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iPod touch with camera spotted?

by Krishna on August 13, 2009

in All, Rumors, iPods

Third generation iPod touch with a camera on the back has been spotted. This might well be a prototype piece that is used for testing out products before launch.  Its interesting to see the camera placement in the center just as rumored before with the leaked iPod touch case. One thing I note in the [...]

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Yes your future iPod or iPhone can easily have upto 500 terabytes of storage capacity! Researchers at the University of Glasgow have worked out a new nanotechnology that can store 500TB of data in a single chip (as small as one inch square). This equals to 127 million songs on something as small as your [...]

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Rumors of Apple iPod and iPod Touch with a mic and camera got a boost with Cult of Mac posting pictures of some iPod cases that have a clearly visible camera hole. According to the leaked cases the iPod touch will get a camera in the center while the iPod nano will get [...]

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Rumors of the iPod Touch getting a camera coupled with a microphone is going around the iStreet (Apple Rumors). According to the reports Apple’s manufacturing partners in Asia have already started to manufacture the new device with the iPhone 3GS camera and it would hit the markets close to October (the usual refresh time for [...]

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Many cases where iPod’s have been reported to catch fire have been reported, this seems to be the first instance of a government forcing Apple to recall a product over battery concerns.
The Korean government has asked Apple to recall 1st Generation iPod Nano’s ‘following a series of reports of alleged battery explosion of the popular [...]

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Will iPods get camera before year end?

by Ankur on July 7, 2009

in All, Rumors, iPods

TechCrunch has some really exciting insider info on upcoming camera iPods by Apple. Apparently some Asian sources tells TC that Apple has ordered huge number of camera modules. The quantity of the order being so large that it can only be justified by iPods with Video capability. While iPhone 3GS surely manages to do a [...]

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The rumors about an iPod Touch like Zune has finally come to true with the announcement of Microsoft Zune HD today. Like iPod Touch, it will sport a capacitive multi-touch – 3.3 inch – with a 480×272 OLED resolution. Though the screen isn’t much of competition for iPod Touch’s high resolution 320×480 screen, OLED is a nice [...]

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iLounge reports about a major hardware change – the addition of camera – in the upcoming iPod Nano model, the iPod Nano 5G. Based on an artist’s rendition,  they have published some images of what they expect to be the upcoming iPod Nano.

The above image show a wider screen with a ratio of 1:5:1 up from [...]

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