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Music sharing, near and far
Filed under: iPod Family, Software, iTunes
iTunes has historically made sharing music with friends something of a hassle. It’s not impossible, but it’s not a “Just Works” scenario. It does, however, make it ridiculously simple to erase your friend’s iPod, but I wouldn’t call that a feature. The advent of library sharing on a local network [...]
iPod Reset Utility 1.0.3 for iPod shuffle is available
Filed under: iPod Family, Software
Even iPods get the blues.
Earlier today, Apple released iPod Reset Utility 1.03 for the iPod shuffle. It’s meant to be used with both a 1st and 2nd generation iPod shuffle when iTunes is unable to restore it to factory settings. Note that this sucker wipes your iPod clean — all music, [...]
ToneShop build 9: Now converting ring tones to the iPhone
Here’s some good news for the mobile phone owners with an ear for more personalized ring tones.
We’re letting you know about the release of ToneShop, a Windows-based application that allows you to load and convert your tunes into the more common ring tone file formats out there.
ToneShop build 9 in particular is now capable [...]
International .com keyboard hack: NZ and beyond
Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone
I recently posted about internationalizing your iPhone’s .com key. TUAW reader nzbullet directed me to this New Zealand/Australia button hack. It works like this: you copy the UK keyboard folder, rename it to a new country and then swap the .co.uk for a new extension.
Unfortunately, you seem to be limited to [...]
iPhone gaining traction in UK
Filed under: iPod Family, Internet, iPhone
Currently in lead in the UK, Nokia may be given a run for its money as the iPhone is set to be the number one mobile web browsing device. According to iTWire and StatCounter, the iPhone took 0.06 percent of the total internet browser marketshare in the UK for March [...]
When all else fails: iPod Reset Utility v1.0.3 for Windows and Mac
For some reason, you may find yourself in a situation where you have to delete everything in your iPod and make its innards as squeaky clean as the day you bought it. We don’t know why you’d want to do it, but here’s something that might help you.
Apple has released the latest version of iPod [...]
Apple iPhone Appstore UI pics leaked?
Ever since the iPhone’s software development kit (SDK) was released, a lot of people have been anxiously waiting for the Appstore (a service which provides downloads straight to the iPhone) to go live. Even though Apple has been doing a lot to keep the information about this upcoming service on the down low, it seems [...]
Microsoft to bring business, voice apps to the iPhone?
A lot of big developers are currently look at what applications can be made with the Apple iPhonesoftware development kit (SDK).
Two of Microsoft’s divisions are currently exploring the possibilities of introducing business apps and voice recognition applications to the popular handheld unit from Apple.
Corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Specialized Devices and Applications Group Tom [...]
