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Apple Files Patent for iTunes Store Access on Mobile Device

According to an article over on MacNN, Apple has filed a patent to lay the groundwork for iPhone users to be able to access and purchase content from the iTunes Store. The patent, which describes the “configuration of a computing device in a secure manner” describes how a mobile device could access the iTunes store […]

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Differentiating the Old From the New

Engadget has run a helpful article as to how to differentiate the original silver matchbook-sized iPod Shuffle from the recently-released new version, which arrives with higher quality earbud headphones. The new silver iPod Shuffle box now feaures silver-tinted graphics as opposed to the original silver Shuffle’s green-tinted graphics. A picture’s worth a thousand words, so […]

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Thinklabs Releases Stethoscope iPod Accessory

This just in from The Unofficial Apple Weblog; Thinklabs is bundling a ds32a Digital Stethescope with an XtremeMac MicroMemo converter and a 2 gigabyte iPod Nano. The combined package creates a digital stethoscope recording system that retails for $495. Not a bad idea and it’ll be interesting to see how the device imports the recorded […]

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iPhone Theme Available for Motorola RAZR

(Image credit maconlysource.com.) Myiphone.com has posted an article about an available iPhone theme for the Motorola RAZR cell phone. The theme may void the RAZR’s warranty and probably isn’t kosher according to Apple’s legal department, but interested parties can still download and install the 371 kilobyte file from here. A full discussion thread is also […]

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FCC Looks Towards Reconfiguring Cell Phone Markets

An article on USA Today’s web site discusses the current cell phone market, the infamous Carterphone (a device that could pull in radio transmissions and connect them to a phone network), the monopoly known as AT&T which hated the Carterphone and a 1968 FCC ruling that declared that anyone could make devices to tie into […]