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Apple Unveils New iPod nano with video, iPod touch

Apple at its 9/9/09 iPod “Rock n’ Roll” event updated its entire iPod product line. After a long talk about the iPhone and iTunes, Phil and Steve transitioned over to what everyone was waiting for: hardware. And I must say, this was a disappointment. Phil spent the next 10 minutes praising what an amazing product the [...]

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Apple Releases iPhone 3.1 Software, iTunes 9

Apple at its 9/9/09 iPod “Rock n’ Roll” event updated its entire iPod product line. The first surprise was oft rumored: Steve Jobs appeared on stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the first time since his return to Apple following his 6-month leave-of-absence. He declared that he was “vertical” and certainly still looked somewhat [...]

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Apple quietly cuts prices of iPod line ahead of Event

Apple has quietly reduced the prices across its iPod line on the online Apple store ahead of the event on 9/9/09, but these edits seem to take place only in several areas of the site. The iPod touch 8GB has dropped from $229 to $189, the iPod nano from $149 to $129, and the iPod classic [...]

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What’s with HTC Hero’s keyboard?; Apple’s influence on the market

HTC just released its highly-anticipated Google Android-based Hero phone to the public early this week. It features a tweaked version of the Android operating system, with a user experience dubbed “Sense UI” by HTC. After looking through a few videos, I find that the Hero comes in no comparison to the Apple iPhone and the [...]

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Apple releases iTunes 8.1

Apple has released iTunes 8.1, which the company says in its installation notes is “now faster and more responsive,” along with Front Row Update 2.1.7 which provides improved iTunes 8.1 compatibility. With iTunes 8.1,, users will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, preparing to sync with iPod or iPhone, and [...]

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Apple Unveils New 4GB iPod shuffles with VoiceOver

Apple has just released new iPod shuffles, now in 4GB, half the physical size, and with new VoiceOver technology built in. An interesting point I noted is a little sneak feature of the VoiceOver technology. If you sync the new iPod shuffle with a mac, the VoiceOver takes on the voice of Leopard’s smooth-talking Alex. [...]

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The Quantum Byte is now iPhone-friendly!

I’m in the long process of properly establishing this blog, and one of the most important steps for me was making it iPhone-friendly. This is thanks to the WPtouch plugin. Visit TheQuantumByte.com on your iPhone or iPod touch and the sleek new interface will greet you! Thanks. Hope you enjoy this!

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Apple Store iPhone, iPod Touch Display Tables Revamped With App Store Theme

Apple Store iPhone, iPod Touch Display Tables Revamped With App Store Theme: “ Apple has put a major redesign of the interrior of their US Apple Stores into motion, starting with the iPhone and iPod touch display tables. Apple is said to be shifting the focus of their retail locations from hardware to software, focusing instead [...]

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