Looking to do some iPod DJing at your next party? Is finding a cluster of "matching" songs in your library proving to be a challenge? Have a look at beaTunes v1.2.15 for Mac OS X. beaTunes lets...

As MacRumors' iPhone blog reports, Fring has released an iPhone version of their communications service today as a free App Store download [App Store].Fring allows you to chat and interact with...

Sonzea LLC has released Syncopation 2.1.3 for Mac OS X. Syncopation provides a hands-free solution to keep your iTunes music collection synchronized across multiple computers running Mac OS X....

On June 9, the iTunes App Store went live and users began downloading and enjoying the fruits of many developers' labor. Apple offers an extremely robust software development kit for the iPhone...

As MacRumors reports, several days ago, iPhone developer Smule released a rather unique musical application called Ocarina [App Store]. Since its release, Ocarina has jumped to the 3rd most popular...

As TUAW reports, SquareTrade, an independent warranty provider has released a report that shows the iPhone to be more reliable than either the Palm Treo or BlackBerry devices.The report, titled...

As MobileCrunch reports, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega revealed during an interview that AT&T would "soon" be offering an official tethering option for the iPhone. Tethering is a process by...

Apple has recently issued a press release noting the departure of Tony Fadell, who was most directly the "man behind the iPod."Apple also announced that Tony Fadell, Apple's senior vice president of...

It's Halloween! And here at iPod Hacks we've let the spirit of this special day take hold of us. All it took was a crisp autumn eve with leaves dancing magically on the wind, a patch of uncarved...

Equinux AG has released CoverScout v3.0.1 for Mac OS X. CoverScout strives to be a one-stop-app for finding, applying, editing and printing all of the album cover art in your iTunes music library....

Google has released a free iPhone version of its excellent Google Earth application [App Store]. And having spent some time with the app, I can safely say...it's great.With just a swipe of your...

It cost $399. It was 5GB in capacity (which Apple then called 1000 songs, but would now call 1250 songs...). It was shiny silver and white. It was brick-like (4.02" x 2.42" x 0.78", 0.41 lbs). ...

As MacRumors reports across various posts, Apple announced its financial results yesterday for the 4th quarter of fiscal 2008. It was an impressive quarter for the iPod maker. Highpoints:Apple...

As MacRumors' iPhone blog reports, Cooliris has released a free iPhone version [App Store] of their 3D "photo wall" browser plug-in that delivers a rather unique and ideal way of browsing images and...

DougScripts.com brings us iTunes Library Manager v5.2.1 for Mac OS X. This AppleScript application facilitates multiple iTunes playlists each with their own preference seettings.For example, you can...

As Macworld UK reports, Xerox and its partners have introduced the Xerox Multi-Functional Printer suite, a software package that integrates certain Xerox printers with enterprise business systems. A...

iPod nano users that pine for the 80s might want to have a look at Vancouver firm Contexture Design's retro iPod nano cases.These unique retro cases for first- and second-generation iPod nanos are...

As has been the case for the past six holidays, on Christmas morning many will find an iPod under the Christmas tree. Nowadays the number is in the millions. Whether you've just torn open a...

All of us here at iPod Hacks want to wish you and yours a merry Christmas and happy holidays! We certainly hope that every one of our readers found an iPod, an iPhone, or related goodies under the...

Floola 4.1 has just been released. Floola is an application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model that supports iTunes) under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Video...

Ever seem like an App Store game runs faster (or slower) on your friend's iPhone or iPod touch as compared to your own? We have seen mention of this phenomenon and it always puzzled us. Internally,...

Apple has released firmware version 2.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch. The update can be found through iTunes' software update.Changes in this latest firmware release according to Apple:Enhancements...

Hikers, joggers, and active folk in general should have a look at Berbie's TrailRunner 1.8 (v288) for Mac OS X. TrailRunner is a route planning software for all kinds of long distance sports like...

We recently reported on the departure of Tony Fadell--the "father" of the iPod--from Apple Inc. At that point the how's and why's were rather vague. John Gruber of Daring Fireball sheds some light...

Floola 3.9 has just been released. Floola is an application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model that supports iTunes) under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Video...

Zirak Mobile has released a new application for photographing and sending out documents directly from the iPhone. Scanner&Fax allows users to take pictures of documents with the iPhone camera, enhance them and organize them into multi-page PDF files. The resulting PDF documents can be transferred to a computer over Wi-Fi, saved to Google Docs, iDisk or WebDAV, or sent via e-mail or fax. Faxes are sent via the InterFax online fax service and users…

Unlike Just Mobile’s Xtand and Thermaltake’s Luxa2 H1-Touch, iClooly Alumi Stand actually encloses your entire iPhone 3G or 3GS inside of a frame that extends around 0.2” beyond each edge of the device. Parroting the design of the Apple iMac computer that was then in production when iClooly was first released, there’s an aluminum leg at the bottom, and a device frame that starts with a half-inch of aluminum—the only part…

During a recent meeting with executives from the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Steve Jobs aggressively dismissed Adobe’s Flash technology, urging the publication to develop non-Flash alternatives for its video and other interactive content. Citing people familiar with the meeting, Silicon Alley Insider reports that Jobs called Flash a “CPU hog,” claiming that the iPad’s battery performance would drop from 10 hours to 1.5 hours…

A little history: Incase was amongst the first companies to create an all-in-one wall and car charger for iPods, and initially released the functional but physically somewhat awkward Incase Charger in 2004. Contour was much later to the game, first showing prototypes of rE-Charge Universal back in 2008, but didn’t get the subsequently tweaked final design out until later in 2009. Though the finished product initially looks like an oversized…

A newly-published Apple patent application suggests the company is working on new manufacturing processes that would provide consumers with a more consistent experience when using cameras built-in to the company’s products. Entitled “Apparatus and Method for Compensating for Variations in Digital Cameras,” the patent explains that imaging sensors and lenses can vary slightly from unit to unit, resulting in inconsistent operation.…

Apple has taken steps to block its ocean freight import records from public view ahead of the launch of its new iPad tablet computer, according to trade data protection company Trade Privacy. According to a press release issued by Trade Privacy, industry competitors and media will be unable to acquire any early intelligence on Apple products arriving on U.S. shores from foreign manufacturers, preventing outlets like ImportGenius—which predicted…

One thing that needs to be said about all three of these items: they all work as expected, and they look nice, but they also all feel cheap—cheap in the sort of deliberate, measured way that enables a company to ask unapologetically, “what did you really expect for $17?” Many iPod and iPhone accessory makers pride themselves on following Apple’s design examples, removing seams from plastic, providing a “right” weight,…

Speaking in an interview at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen criticized Apple for its decision not to support Flash on its iPhone OS devices, according to a Computerworld report. Reiterating stats claiming that 85 percent of the top 100 Web sites in the world use Flash and that it delivers 75 percent of Internet videos, while hailing its “powerful ecosystem” of partners, Narayen said Apple isn’t…

Developer Ngmoco, known for popular games such as Rolando and Star Defense, is reportedly planning to shift to a “Freemium” pricing model for its game lineup, doing away with charging up front for titles. Already found in games such as Eliminate and Touch Pets Dogs, the free-to-play approach gives away the games for free and relies on in-app purchases to generate revenue by selling additional content and power-ups within each game. In…

While publishers have cheered Apple’s decision to allow e-book pricing as high as $14.99, that number may act as more of a price ceiling than a general guideline, according to a new report. Citing at least three people with knowledge of the discussions between Apple and major book publishers, the New York Times reports that Apple inserted provisions in the agreements requiring publishers to discount prices on best sellers, possibly to as low…

AllAboutApps has released an update to AppBox Pro, its popular multipurpose iPhone application. AppBox Pro is a collection of small utility apps that provide features such as battery life information, unit conversions, date calculations, tip calculators, translations and much more. The new version adds support for themes and background images, a secure wallet app, a calculator on numeric entry keypads, and a strobe feature in the flashlight tool.…

Google has purchased reMail, a mail account searching service, and has pulled the company’s app from the iTunes Store. In an update on his personal blog, reMail founder and former Gmail engineering intern Gabor Cselle writes that “Google and reMail have decided to discontinue reMail’s iPhone application, and we have removed it from the App Store… If you already have reMail, it will continue to work. We’ll even provide…

The extent to which three of the four versions of iCarry are similar is almost comical: iCarry M and L, for instance, extend to maximum distances of 6.5 or 8.5 inches from their suction cup-based window attachments, shrinking to 5” or 7” minimums, while the Unicon version leaves out the extending arm and remains stuck at a 7” length. They’re otherwise virtually identical. Thus, the only reason to consider iCarry Unicon is if…

Apple has quietly increased the limit for over-the-air downloads from the App Store and iTunes Store on the iPhone. Until recently only content under 10MB in size could be downloaded over an EDGE or 3G connection—downloading of larger apps and media content had to be done over Wi-Fi. This limit now appears to have been increased to 20MB in both the App Store and iTunes Store on the device, allowing users to download larger applications and video…

Bongiovi Acoustics, developers of the Digital Power Station (DPS) audio enhancement technology used in the iHome iP1 speakers, has announced a new DPS Plug-in for iTunes. The plug-in, released initially for Mac OS X users, promises to enhance the sound of any Mac’s connected speakers or headphones. A version for iTunes for Windows is planned for later this year. According to the company, the plug-in is designed to improve the brightness and…

Vimov has added support for Apple’s iPad Simulator to its iSimulate developer utility. iSimulate is an iPhone app and Xcode library bundle that lets iPhone developers wirelessly control their applications and games from an actual iPhone or iPod touch unit. The new version of iSimulate allows developers to utilize the multitouch screen, accelerometer, GPS, and compass of the iPhone or iPod touch units to control iPad applications running within…

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has said it will consider a complaint filed by Kodak last month against Apple and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion claiming that the two handset makers are infringing on Kodak patents related to digital cameras. Specifically, Kodak claims the iPhone and some BlackBerry models infringe on a patent covering technology for previewing photos. The ITC will also decide whether to ban the imports…

It was bound to happen: the first actual production cases for Apple's upcoming iPad have arrived at iLounge's offices for... well, inspection rather than testing: Incipio is first out of the gate with Dermashot for iPad ($30), a surprisingly solid-feeling silicone rubber case designed to protect everything except for the iPad's screen, ports, and silent switch. On the back is a rounded square that's tapered thin enough to let the iPad's Apple logo…

Way back when, iPod accessories were “supposed” to be white and gray, so Incase’s prior design stuck with that color scheme but emphasized gray rather than white—a difference from predominantly white competitors. Things have changed somewhat over the years, and since soft touch rubber is all the rage, Incase offers the Combo Charger in a mostly soft touch-coated black version with dark gray Incase branding, using a subtle white…

ALK Technologies has announced that it plans to include local Internet search as a standard feature in its CoPilot Live GPS navigation application for the iPhone. Local search was previously available only as a Premium feature via an in-app purchase. The integrated local search feature enables users to search for services and products directly within the CoPIlot application and be directed to the appropriate destination. Live Local Search will be…