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iPod Nano Patents

Recently published patent shows Apple’s interest in adding camera, games to iPod nano

A newly released patent application shows that Apple has interest in improving its multi-touch iPod nano with a camera and support for new software such as games. Per AppleInsider, potential features of a future touchscreen iPod nano were revealed this week in a new patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled […]

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iPad News

Apple looking for possible Verizon iPad engineer in recent job post

While a Verizon iPhone is still up in the air, a new job posting on Apple’s web site shows that the company may be looking to put the iPad on the Verizon network according to Engadget. While Verizon began selling the iPad back in November, the company uses a Mi-Fi style device to provide the […]

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iPad iPhone iPod Touch News Software

Apple releases iOS 4.2.1 golden master to developer community

Um, good things are worth waiting a fairly long time for? Per AppleInsider, Apple on Thursday issued yet another iOS golden master to developers, this time dubbed iOS 4.2.1 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Sources familiar with the latest software update said it is known as Build 8C148. Software that has reached the […]

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iPhone News Software

Tests demonstrate much-improved performance of iOS 4.2 on iPhone 3G handset

For those of you hanging onto an iPhone 3G and hoping for something good to come out of the new iOS, there may be some good news in store. Per TiPb, a recent series of tests has shown that the iPhone 3G’s performance is much improved under iOS 4.2: According to the tests, entering text […]

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News Software

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.5 build 10H571, refines focus area for developers

Late Friday, Apple released an additional beta of its forthcoming Mac OS X 10.6.5 update. Per World of Apple, the beta, labeled build 10H571, arrived 5 days after Apple released an internal “pre-release build.” According to the release notes, developers who installed Thursday’s Mac OS X 10.6.6 beta will need to revert to 10.6.0-10.6.4 in […]