Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip

So this is pretty stupid, and I think will definitely affect the sales of the next generation of iPod Shuffle’s. iLounge has said that the next generation iPod Shuffle’s will need to have an Apple-licensed authentication chip in order to work with the system. Without this chip, said headphones will not work. This is really [...]

Apple sued over iPhone Web-surfing technology

BOSTON – Apple Inc. is the target of a lawsuit that claims a technology the iPhone uses to surf the Web infringes on a patent filed by Los Angeles real estate developer Elliot Gottfurcht and two co-inventors.
Appartently this lawsuit was filed by EMG Technology LLC on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas. [...]

Apple Event on September the 9th

It has been confirmed today by Apple, that a special event will be held on September the 9th. The invitations this year have the slogan of “Lets Rock”. Which leads to suspicions of new a iPod line being released.

HUGE Apple Updates Coming…

According to various sources, within the next month, a lot of new things by Apple are going to be released.
- Revamp of entire iPod line.
- Small cosmetic changes to Touch, Nano to see significant redesign (see pic below).
- iPods to see fairly large price drops to distance itself from the $199 iPhone.
- iPod touch 2.1 [...]

Apple on Fire!

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iPod Classic — Touch?

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Apple Buys Chip Maker PA Semi

Apple revealed late on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy PA Semi, a company that designs embedded microprocessors. Sources close to the deal said the transaction cost the Mac, iPhone and iPod maker US$278 million in cash, according to Forbes.
Apple spokesman Steve Dowling stated “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and [...]

Apple…Patents…Lasers?

Apple files for patents on laser-based head-mounted displays.
From: AppleInsider
Read original Patent (US P&T Office).
A new series of patent filings by Apple outlines attempts to modernize head-mounted displays (HMDs) that can be plugged into iPods or iPhones by decoupling the image generation components from the headsets themselves, which would pave the way for more lightweight and [...]

Apple sued for iPhone Visual Voicemail patent infringement

Klausner Technologies has sued Apple and AT&T Mobility for infringing on a patent outlining Visual Voicemail. The patent describes a “Telephone Answering Device Linking Displayed Data with Recorded Audio Message.”
The lawsuit was launched in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, yesterday. This is the second time Klausner has been sued for Visual [...]

Apple Sued Over Fundamental iTunes Model

A suit was filed Wednesday against Apple over the possibility that the iTunes music store and iPod are ‘illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet.’ ZapMedia Services filed the suit, [...]