Apple, today, released a press release announcing the availability of HBO programming on the iTunes Store for purchase and download. The new HBO programs available through iTunes include:"The...

Apple and Emmis Interactive have announced a licensing agreement allowing Emmis to market its custom Storefront technology to other radio stations and media companies. Used exclusively to date by Emmis radio stations, the Storefront technology allows stations to build s...

Recently updated to provide video-out compatibility with the late 2007 iPod lineup, DLO's TransDock Deluxe ($130) otherwise takes a detour in the evolution of the family. Unlike the $100 TransDock, this Deluxe version omits the new styling and flexible gooseneck mount i...

As the most impressively overhauled addition to the TransDock family, DLO's 2008 version of TransDock ($100) has finally received the gooseneck feature that we've been waiting for years to see as a part of this in-car FM transmitter, charger, and mounting system. With s...

Based upon a considerably earlier version of the TransDock/TransPod, DLO's new TransDock Classic ($80) is a rounded iPod car mount with an FM transmitter, line-out audio port, and car charger built in. The biggest addition to TransDock Classic is IntelliTune, a feature ...

Substantially redesigned from its predecessor, the 2008 version of TransDock Micro is an all-in-one FM transmitter and charging cable with several interesting features. The FM transmitter is found in a car charger mounted bulb that is flexible for positioning on your ch...

Google has released a new beta version of its Reader application designed for the iPhone and other mobile devices with advanced browsers. According to the official Google Reader Blog, the new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop version,...

Apple today announced that CEO Steve Jobs will kick off this year?s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco with a keynote address beginning at 10:00 a.m. on June 9. Interestingly, the official press release also refers to the iPhone and iPod touch?s software as...

HBO and Apple have announced that programming from HBO is now available on the iTunes Store, and as reported yesterday, select shows sell for more than the standard $1.99 per episode. ?We?re very excited to make these legendary HBO programs available on the iTunes Store...

Vaja has introduced its new iVolution Stripes leather case for iPhone. The iVolution Stripes shares its basic design with the iVolution Top, offering a flip-down protective front flap, open access to all buttons and controls, and an optional rear clip. Unique to the iVo...

As one of the more significant speaker design advances we've seen in recent years, Gear4's new DUO (£150/approx. $290) is a two-piece audio system that becomes bigger or smaller depending on your needs. The metal and plastic front piece is a portable, rechargeable batte...

Apple will soon announce a deal with HBO to sell the premium cable network?s programming on the iTunes Store, according to a new report. Citing HBO employees involved in executing the agreement, Portfolio.com says the new offerings could be announced in the next few wee...

A drop-down menu of devices on AT&T?s customer website shows a new ?iPhone Black? model alongside a listing for the current iPhone. The menu is visible from the Phone/Device selection screen in the Online Account Management area of the carrier?s website. While no device...

A Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) executive has claimed that a 3G-capable version of the iPhone will be on sale in Italy in June, according to an Electronics Weekly report. Speaking to EW?s David Manners, Luigi Licciardi, executive vice president of technology and operation...

The first-generation iPhone is now listed as ?Currently Unavailable? on Apple?s Online Store in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This news comes after a week which saw the introduction of more than 20 international iPhone carriers which will offer the iPho...

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), Bharti Airtel, Globe Telecom, and SingTel subsidiary Optus have announced they have reached deals with Apple to offer the iPhone in their respective markets later in 2008. SingTel will offer the phone in Singapore, Bharti Airtel i...

Satsumac has released iTunify 1.7.8 for Mac OS X. iTunify is an iTunes library manager that takes advantage of technologies like Spotlight and RegEx, making it a powerful iTunes assistant. It...

When myvu first announced and showed Crystal 701 ($300), its deluxe 640x480 wearable video display system for iPods, we were somewhat concerned: while the company had used unusually smooth curves and aggressive size reduction techniques to fit high-tech components in a ...

If you haven?t yet started on your submission for the Design the Next iPhone, Win the Next iPhone Contest, there?s still plenty of time to get your entry in?simply submit a brand-new artistic rendition (minimum 1600px wide) of what you think the next iPhone should look ...

Based upon the company's earlier Solo Plus for iPod, myvu's new Shades 301 iPod Edition ($200) makes dramatic cosmetic changes to the prior wearable video display in an effort to make them more visually interesting and wearable. Shades 301 is a modular system with numer...

Ever since Apple?s first-generation iPhone unexpectedly began to disappear from Apple and its partners? store shelves, and supposed images of a next-generation device started to appear, discussion of the iPhone 2 has dominated the news. Unfortunately, many different rep...

Designed to offer around half an iPhone stock battery worth of additional power while on the road, Kensington's new Mini Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod ($50) comes with a Dock Connector-equipped battery pack, a clear plastic Dock Connector cover, and a ret...

We've seriously enjoyed several of the many iPod clock radios that we've previously reviewed, but when the iPhone came out, there was a problem: put your iPhone anywhere near most of them and the speakers will be filled with chirping, with cell phone data activity somet...

This week's Ask iLounge topics: About iPod battery life and charging, Using Apple FM Radio remote on older iPod models, Scan and Fix dialog using iPod on Windows Vista, Preserving iTunes metadata when reinstalling Windows, Importing multiple tracks into iTunes, About iT...

Apple is offering a $45 credit to Canadian iPod owners as part of a class-action settlement. The credit is available to Canadian residents who own a first-, second-, or third-generation iPod purchased before June 24, 2004. The settlement is a result of a suit by two iPo...

First, watch this: Then, read this: Parkour. Then, if you?re still intrigued, watch this: The controls could be a real issue. And it?s possible that the gameplay, like so many other ?total first-person? experiences, ultimately won?t work in the end, despite how impressi...

Sometimes I wonder how companies screen their marketing folks. Sprint is about to launch a $100 million ad campaign for its upcoming Instinct phone -- an "iPod killer." The first ad video is...

NBC has begun offering full-length streaming episodes of popular shows ?The Office? and ?30 Rock? to the iPhone and iPod touch in Quicktime format from NBC.com. The move is unusual in that the network has yet to reach an agreement with Apple to resume selling its TV pro...

A new Apple patent filing published this week outlines a ?3D remote control system? that would include Wii remote-like sensing capabilities and could possibly be used as a new type of controller for Apple TV-based games. The application, originally filed in November of ...

Citing a source within Swisscom, a new report (Translated link) from French-language Le Martin Online indicates the company has reached an agreement with Apple to offer the iPhone in Switzerland later this summer. With over five million subscribers, Swisscom is the coun...

Following the brief appearance of ?Free AT&T Wi-Fi for iPhone? pages at some AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots, the US iPhone carrier has officially listed Wi-Fi access as being included with iPhone rate plans. The company?s iPhone web site now states ?Plans start at $59.99 and inclu...

Gear4 will launch its new DUO iPod 2.1 Speaker System tomorrow in the United Kingdom. A novel design by iPod speaker standards, DUO is a home stereo system that splits into two pieces: a table-mounted bass unit and a detachable front panel with retractable iPod dock tha...

Following NBC Universal?s abrupt removal from the iTunes Store, which followed a breakdown in discussions between the television network and Apple regarding pricing and piracy, competitors Microsoft and SanDisk have been working to develop anti-piracy technology to reme...

Following NBC Universal?s abrupt removal from the iTunes Store, which followed a breakdown in discussions between the television network and Apple regarding pricing and piracy, competitors Microsoft and SanDisk have been working to develop anti-piracy technology to reme...

We think of it as a spiritual sequel to Belkin's classic Auto Kit for iPod: Kensington's new LiquidAUX for iPhone and iPod ($80) combines an iPhone- and iPod-compatible car charger and interference-free audio cables with a wireless steering wheel-mounted remote control....

América Móvil, the largest mobile network operator in Latin America with more than 150 million subscribers, has said it will sell the iPhone across the region later this year, according to a Reuters report. Subsidiaries of Móvil include Telcel in Mexico, Claro in Brazil...

Atech Flash Technology has introduced the iCarta+ Stereo Dock for iPod with Bath Tissue Holder, a revised version of its 2006 iCarta system. Unlike the prior model, which relied on a power supply and power cable that might not have been convenient in some bathrooms, iCa...

France Telecom, the parent company of French iPhone carrier Orange, is in talks with Apple to sell the handset in other countries. France Telecom CFO Gervais Pellissier said the company is negotiations regarding ?more than just two countries? when asked whether the comp...

This week?s featured photo is from our iPods Around the World gallery, and shows an iPod classic enjoying the beaches of Palawan, Philippines. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our gal...

Apple has posted the fifth beta version of its iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK). According to Apple?s notes, the new release ?fixes bugs and adds support for the latest iPhone OS.? The updated SDK, which is available as a free download for registered iPhone develop...

BodyGuardz maker NLU Products has launched a new customer appreciation program called Advantage. The program, which will be open to all customers, will offer free lifetime replacements, a 30-day money back guarantee, special offers, and a referral program. ?We are dedic...

We aren't commonly excited these days by the exterior designs of iPod speaker systems, but we are extremely enthusiastic about the look and feel of Boston Acoustics' new Horizon Duo-i ($200), an upper-end iPod dual-alarm clock radio with significant speaker power, a ver...

Given JBL?s storied history of breathtaking industrial design, we were not initially taken by the look of On Stage 200ID ($150), the second official ?Works with iPhone? speaker on the market, and the most affordable. As noted in our iDesign feature on JBL, On Stage?s ic...

Apple plans to begin selling the upcoming 3G iPhone in some European countries by or before August, according to a New York Times report. Citing a person close to the situation, the article starts with an August target date for the release, then states that Apple wants ...

H2O Audio has introduced its new iSH2 Waterproof Headset for the second-generation iPod shuffle. The iSH2 is the first integrated waterproof headset and case for the 2nd-gen shuffle, and was developed with the assistance of world record holder and Olympic multi-medalist...

As previously noted, Italian cellular provider Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has confirmed in a press release that it will offer the iPhone in Italy later this year?a significant announcement given that TIM will become the first non-exclusive iPhone country carrier, as Vo...

Vodafone, the world?s largest mobile-phone company, has announced that it?s signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in 10 of its markets starting later in 2008. Vodafone will offer the phone in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portug...

The company?s name is Harman International, and by the standards of most iPod accessory companies, the latter word is truly fitting: no matter where we?ve traveled in the world, its JBL and Harman Kardon speaker brands are found in stores, and amongst the most prominent...

As MacRumors reports, a rather notable feature has been identified in the latest beta of iPhone Firmware 2.0. When Chinese is selected as the input language, the user is presented with an option to...