Wired’s Christina Bonnington speculates on Gizmodo that the end of the iPod in the near future, citing declining sales and a few curious moves on Apple’s part. iPod sales peaked in December of 2008, and the numbers continue to drop. The iPod Touch has features, like FaceTime, that used to be reserved for iPhones. And this year, Apple’s Back To School deal gives students a complimentary $100 iTunes giftcard with the purchase of a Mac, when the promo’s freebie was formerly an iPod touch.
If you are a Windows Phone 7 fan but you are stuck with an iPhone or iPod Touch, then you are in luck. In the video above, you will see that Windows Phone 7 has been hacked onto an iPhone. You will need to jailbreak your iOS device and install software called OS7. Wyndwarrior’s WP7 iOS theme is currently in public beta. The price and availability of the Windows Phone 7 theme final version for the iPhone/iPod is not yet known. [Gizmodo]
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced that Google Voice now works on the iPod Touch and the iPad. Even though you cannot use the iPad or iPod Touch as a phone, you can use it for initiating a call with your phone. This feature is called Click2Call.
To get started, click on the “Call” button on the Google Voice application. Then select which phones you want to ring. Google Voice will call all of them. Below is a list of some of the other improvements made on the app:
- When you enable Push Notifications, we will automatically disable Text forwarding for you, so you won’t receive multiple notifications.
- Want some quiet time? You can send all callers straight to voicemail by turning on Do not disturb in the Settings tab.
- We made it easier for you to place calls from the address book by adding a dedicated Contacts button to the Dialer tab.
- Sending text messages is now more streamlined since you don’t need to press the OK button anymore.
Net Applications has reported that Apple iOS has become the third most popular platform on the Internet in terms of marketshare. The iOS is about six times larger than Android and is even bigger than Linux according to Net Applications.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced a new line of iPods today. We are going to focus on the new iPod Touch first and then we’ll talk about the new iPod Nano.
The new iPod Touch has a Retina screen and dual camera. The new screen is the same as the iPhone 4 (960×640 and 3.5″). The rear camera on the new iPod Touch records in 720p and takes pictures at 960×720.
Apple has began to develop the new 11.6-inch MacBook Air and the next generation iPod Touch. The new Macbook is expected to have an even slimmer design with a 11.6 inch-display and will contain features such as an Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor. Although they are anticipated to do well in the market, Apple is only expected to release 400,000 units of the MacBook Air sometime in the second half of 2010. The next generation iPod Touch will contain have a 3-megapixel camera, which will be capable of both photo and video recordings. There may also be other newer features, including a “non-phone” version of Apple’s FaceTime. The iPod touch is expected to be released sometime in August or September and Apple is expected to produce 17-18 million units of the new device. [DigiTimes]
Another Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) device photo has been leaked. The Vietnamese website Tinh te released this photo of an iPod Touch with a 2 megapixel camera. There is also a label that says 64G (indicating that it is 64GB in size). [Tin te via BusinessInsider]
Two unreleased Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPod Touch devices have appeared on the auction website powered by eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY). The two devices are marked “DVT-1″ and “DVT-2.” They were also marked “Apple Development Team.” One of the devices is running a switchboard OS window too. The pictures look legitimate and the main difference is that there appears to be a digital camera on the back. The eBay listing for the devices were removed pretty quickly. Below are some additional screenshots. [9to5Mac.com]
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