Reports continue to surface that Apple will discontinue the iPod classic after an impressive 10-year run, while the iPod shuffle is also expected to get the ax as the company moves toward a multi-touch lineup for its iconic portable media … Continue reading →

Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolitareports [Google translation] that Apple is set to launch the iTunes Music Store in ten new European Union (EU) countries. While the exact timing of the launch is unknown, sources have indicated that Apple could launch the services … Continue reading →

Grey Area co-founder and CEO Ville Vesterinen, at GigaOM’s Mobilize 2011 on Tuesday, discussed a growing trend: location-based gaming. One of the company’s most significant discoveries about mobile games has to do with how little they seem to actually be … Continue reading →

TUAW claims that Apple may be planning on discontinuing the iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle devices this year. It seems that the “product transition” Apple mentioned on the last earnings call could very well be within the iPod line. Specifically, … Continue reading →

Less than a year after it launched its photo-sharing app, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom told attendees at GigaOM’s Mobilize conference that new users are signing up at a rate of 78 per minute, and 26 photos are being uploaded to … Continue reading →

While Apple has received considerable publicity for its push to open dozens of new retail stores over the last three months, the company has also been renovating a number of its stores to bring them up to the latest designs. … Continue reading →

Mashable claims that Facebook is actually launching its long-awaited iPad app at Apple’s rumored October 4th media event where the company is believed to be launching iOS 5 and the iPhone 5. Facebook will launch its long-awaited iPad app at … Continue reading →

Skype has updated its iPhone and iPad apps as of Tuesday, introducing some new features. Bluetooth headsets are now supported on select devices, and video has been improved with image stabilization, but these enhancements will cost you: The apps now … Continue reading →

A day after an analyst spooked Apple investors with a report that the company had cut back on iPad production, other analysts are saying everything is fine. Some have their own theories on why Apple may have lowered orders for … Continue reading →

Hearst Corp., a big-name magazine and newspaper publisher, has announced that paid digital downloads of its titles have topped 300,000 per month, while a new study shows that tablet users have a higher e-commerce conversion rate than shoppers using a … Continue reading →

M.I.C gadget reports that it has heard from a small iPhone accessory shop in Shenzhen, China that Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn had lost a prototype of Apple’s redesigned iPhone 5 carrying the tapered teardrop form factor seen in a number … Continue reading →

Apple is reportedly close to permanently cutting the iPod classic and shuffle from its line of media players. It isn’t the first time we’ve heard that, but now it makes more sense, and it might actually be great news for … Continue reading →