Creative says it has sold more than two million MP3 players last quarter. “While the Christmas season is over, Creative believes…
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Walt Mossberg tests Apple’s new iPod shuffle and concludes that ‘the iPod juggernaut will roll on’
I’ve been testing the new iPod Shuffle for a couple of days, and, in my tests, it fulfilled — and even exceeded — Apple’s claims for convenience…
Apple posts iPod shuffle ad online
Apple has posted an ad for the iPod shuffle on the company’s website. It comes in three sizes…
Apple releases iTunes 4.7.1, includes support for iPod shuffle, performance improvements
Apple today release iTunes 4.7.1 which includes support for iPod shuffle, support for copying photos to an iPod photo, the ability…
Apple shares shed $4.40 on news of ‘only’ 4.5 million iPod units sold in 2004 holiday quarter
Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) shares today shed $4.40, down 6.4 percent, to $64.56. The company said it sold 4.5 million of its iPod…
Analyst: Mac Mini and iPod Shuffle are big winners for Apple
The Mac Mini ($499/$599) and the iPod Shuffle ($99 for 512mb and $149 with 1 gig memory) are products created specifically to draw people…
CBS MarketWatch posts video of Steve Jobs’ unveiling of iPod shuffle from Macworld Expo keynote
Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs showcases the latest incarnation of the company’s popular iPod digital music players…
Apple introduces iPod shuffle, first iPod under US$100
Apple today introduced iPod shuffle, a breakthrough digital music player based on iPod’s legendary shuffle feature which lets users experience…
Apple & Mercedes-Benz unveil iPod Integration Kit
Apple and Mercedes-Benz USA today announced the iPod Integration Kit for Mercedes-Benz, making Mercedes-Benz the first automaker to provide…
Apple and Volvo announce iPod connectivity for entire 2005 US model line
Apple and Volvo Cars of North America today announced two iPod connectivity options for Volvo’s entire 2005 US model line, allowing iPod users…
Apple and leading car companies team up on iPod integration in 2005
Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Nissan, Alfa Romeo & Ferrari Announce integrated iPod car stereo solutions…
Prudential Equity Group forecasts 15 million Apple iPods sold this year, 22.5 million in 2006
Prudential Equity Group raised estimates and the price target on Apple Computer, citing ‘stronger-than-anticipated iPod sales’ and ‘marginally better’ sales of the Macintosh platform…
RUMOR: 1GB ‘iPod micro’ has no screen, marketing slogan to be ‘240 songs a million ways’
Macworld UK is reporting, “The micro iPod is white, and will hold 240 songs – but has no screen so will play the unlisted tracks in…
IDC VP Roger Kay sees no evidence of Apple ‘iPod Halo Effect’ based on ‘Apple’s desktop share’
This is Apple’s big week. The company kicks off its biannual Macworld conference in San Francisco today, with CEO Steve Jobs scheduled…
New 240-song ‘iPod micro’ and ‘Life is random’ billboard photos captured at Macworld
It’s good to wait in front of Moscone Center, here in San Francisco, two days before Steve Jobs’ keynote. [Sometimes one can] obtain a true scoop…
HP to distribute HP-branded Apple ‘iPod photo’ devices in coming months
The second-biggest seller of hard-drive based digital music players, Hewlett-Packard (HP), will begin distributing Apple Computer’s iPod…
Motorola executive previews iTunes Phone at CES, syncs to iTunes like an Apple iPod
A Motorola executive on Thursday previewed an upcoming mobile phone that can play music from Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes store…
Time Trax unveils Sirius, XM Satellite Radio iPod recording and integration for Windows only
Time Trax Technologies, whose hardware and software products allow people to easily record satellite radio broadcasts, is today…
RUMOR: Apple ‘iPod flash’ to come in $149 1GB and $199 2GB versions
Apple’s long-rumored flash-based iPod will be introduced at Macworld Expo in 1GB and likely 2GB versions, Think Secret has confirmed…
Bill Gates on Apple Computer, iPod, iTunes Music Store and more
Microsoft’s Chairman Bill Gates spoke with CNET News.com on the eve of his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show…
Antitrust suit filed against Apple, alleges iPod and iTunes Music Store illegally ‘tied’ together
An unhappy iTunes online music store customer is suing Apple Computer Inc., alleging the company broke antitrust laws by only allowing…
10GB Apple iPod mini? Hitachi plans 10GB 1-inch drive for second half 2005
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST) is planning to at least double the capacity of its 1-inch Microdrive hard-disk drive within…
10GB Apple iPod mini? Hitachi plans 10GB 1-inch drive for second half 2005
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST) is planning to at least double the capacity of its 1-inch Microdrive hard-disk drive within…
Audiovox announces iPod Mobile Interface Kit
In response to the overwhelming popularity of the Apple iPod, Audiovox Corporation has announced a compatibility program that allows the device…
Apple’s iPod drives U.S. music sales up for first time in four years
Sales of recorded music in the United States are on the rise for the first time in four years. The recording industry registered sales…
Analyst: Apple’s ‘wild card is how well iPod sales will translate into Mac sales’
Apple, of course, is becoming less of a computer company every minute — and is therefore less vulnerable to the ups and downs of the PC market…
Apple iPod and the also-rans
The arrival of the sleek, slim and colorful iPod Mini last spring sent Apple into orbit. More than 2 million iPods have been shipped to stores…
Playboy brings soft-core porn to Apple’s iPod photo
A slideshow of Playboy photos glides by, to the distinct wah-wah guitar of a 1970s porno soundtrack–all in the palm of your hand…
Inexpensive ‘Headless iMac’ could hook Windows users who love their iPods on Mac OS X
A cheap headless Mac that I could bump up to 512MB of RAM and use as a web development workstation would be exactly what…
Sony forms ‘Connect Company’ to challenge Apple’s market-dominating iPod+iTunes
Shamed but not yet defeated, Sony Corp. says it can no longer sit back and watch as Apple Computer Inc. gives it an ignominious…
Apple’ prodigious hardware and software design skills may help Motorola create iPod phone
Next year, cell phones will learn how to carry a tune. Picture phones with pretty screens certainly caught the fancy of the mobile phone shopper…
Report: Taiwan’s Asustek secures order for flash-based Apple iPod music player
Asustek Computer Inc., a leading supplier of 3C (computer, communications, consumer electronics) solutions, has secured an order from…
Analyst predicts 5GB iPod mini, new ‘iPod flash’ Macworld Expo announcements
Piper Jaffray predicted that Apple Computer will likely increase the capacity of the iPod mini MP3 player to 5 gigabytes from 4 gigabytes…
Apple’s iPod helps power Amazon to single-day sales record
Amazon.com Inc. on Monday said sales of consumer electronics surpassed book sales for the first time and was its largest sales category…
Windows iPod+iTunes users switching to Apple Macintosh platform
Tim Hanrahan and Jason Fry write for The Wall Street Journal’s “Real Time Exchange” every Thursday, posting responses from readers to their Real Time column…
HMV, Microsoft to develop Apple iTunes jukebox knockoff and music store knockoff for iPod knockoffs
In a surprise move, HMV says its planned music downloading service will not work with Apple’s popular iPod mP3 device. In fact the high-street…
New form of musical elitism identified: Apple iPod music snobbery
The iPod is the most popular Christmas gift this year, but it comes with a new type of snobbery: what, exactly, do you play on it?
Analysts say Apple ‘has seriously underestimated 20GB iPod demand this Christmas’
“Technophiles in the UK could be bitterly disappointed this Christmas as companies are warning of a possible gadget shortage for British consumers. The most popular ‘must-have’ item this year appears to be Apple computer’s iPod, which is low in stock at both online and offline retailers,” Contractor UK writes. “Analysts say the PC maker has […]
New York Times’ Pogue: iPod Mini rivals worth a look
According to David Pogue, New York Times technology writer, there are several iPod Mini rivals that are worth a look, “the Mini was an enormous hit…
Apple Computer applies for patent on technology to help iPods survive being dropped
Apple Computer is eyeing a technology that could make the iPod more likely to survive a fall. The company has applied for a patent…
PC Magazine names Apple iPod mini 2004’s Best Mobile Device
Other music players might cost less or have more memory, smaller bodies, or more features, but none offer the iPod mini’s combination of silky smooth…
Spotty shortages abound for Apple’s iPod, especially the 20GB model
Spotty shortages abound for Apple Computer Inc.’s wildly popular iPod digital music players amid Wall Street expectations for a doubling…