It’s official – Apple’s online, world-famous App Store has had one billion downloads in just nine months – an achievement that has the tech industry buzzing (mostly over who will win / has won). The 1,000,000,000th app was download at approximately 1.52pm PDT (6.52am AEST), closing the two-week promotion.
A mother of a 15-year-old child has decided to sue Apple and 10 retail employees (they have not been named in the suit) after the 15-year-old’s iPod touch allegedly exploded in the child’s pocket during school which caused second-degree burns on his leg.
In what may be an “OMFG!” moment for 2009, a forum posting on the iPod Touch Fans website has given out details on how to finally “untether” your “tethered” iPod touch 2G, to the delight of many users who got the new device and been waiting very patiently, like me.
There is some good news who want an jailbroken iPhone 3G, you can do it now with the latest update to PwnageTool and QuickPwn from the iPhone Dev Blog. However, there is a catch – if you want to have the potential to use soft unlock, you must NOT use QuickPwn – and not use the official updates without using PwnageTool.
Oh the humanity! This poor iPod touch got run over by a pickup truck, and yet – it is still alive, though the glass front is cracked and the dented and dirtied back of the iPod. And if you think the crack screen is going to cut your precious fingertips, well – the poster, spongyiq, said:
Cult of Mac has confirmed that your iPod Touch can support Voice of IP, or VoIP, as it contains the necessary hardware to make free or low-cost phones over its wi-fi connection.
The new iPod touch has arrived, and according to Engadget, it will still have the same screen size and capacity lineup – but with a lower price point. There is also some hardware tweaks, like a built-in speaker, and a Nike+ receiver. There are also some UI tweaks as well.
Here are some last minute leaks to the Lets Rock event from Apple. MacRumors, via Engadget, has said that the iPod nano lineup will move to a 8GB/16GB configuations in 9 colour variations – with purple, orange and yellow being the new choices.