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Sam's iPhone / iPod Blog May 2007 Archive

By Sam Costello, About.com Guide to iPhone / iPod

Free at iTunes Store

Thursday May 31, 2007
This week's crop of free iTunes Store content heavier than normal, so enjoy! Music Ooh La, by The Kooks (single of the week) Cosas Que Contar, by Eduardo Cruz (latin single of ... Read More

AppleTV: New Model, YouTube Deal

Thursday May 31, 2007
The AppleTV is getting a bigger brother. Steve Jobs announced in his talk at the D: All Things Digital conference yesterday that Apple would start shipping an AppleTV with a ... Read More

Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches DRM-Free Songs

Wednesday May 30, 2007
Apple has released iTunes 7.2 this morning. It's a free download available from Apple's site or through the company's Software Update tool that comes installed on all Macs and gets ... Read More

iPhone Round-up: Google Apps, Second-Generation Coming?

Wednesday May 30, 2007
A couple of interesting iPhone bitys have sprung up over the last couple of days. Even when most of the US is on vacation and slaving over hot barbecues, the ... Read More

Apple Says: Don't Buy Audiobooks - For Now

Tuesday May 29, 2007
A number of audiobooks for sale at the iTunes Store are apparently defective and won't play properly with iPods, according to a report at iLounge that includes confirmation from Apple. ... Read More

iPods As Low as $49

Sunday May 27, 2007
The Refurbished Products section of the online Apple Store can be a great source of excellent discounts for the iPod lover. This is where Apple sells products that were sent ... Read More

Preparing for iPhone, Part 6: Bookmarks

Saturday May 26, 2007
Since one of the big benefits of the iPhone is its wireless Internet capabilities and cool implementation of Safari (hello, touch-screen zooming!), I'm assuming that my desktop bookmarks from Safari ... Read More

New Headphones Are Shuffle Case, Too

Friday May 25, 2007
Monster Cable is now shipping its iFreePlay Cordless Headphones which are headphones that also double as an iPod Shuffle case. The headphones have a little iDock on the left earpiece ... Read More

Find Good FM Transmitter Stations with Belkin

Thursday May 24, 2007
I've reviewed a couple of FM transmitters that broadcast music from your iPod to your car's stereo. Generally, they're pretty good, but their biggest drawback is that you'll often got ... Read More

iPhone: 5 Years at AT&T, Pre-Paid Options?

Wednesday May 23, 2007
A couple of interesting news items about the launching in about a month (!!) iPhone have come out over the last day or two. Here's a quick summary: If you want ... Read More

The Curiously Small iTunes

Wednesday May 23, 2007
Well, the free iTunes items this week appear to be a little on the scant side Sometimes Apple makes things free but doesn't update that section of the iTunes Store ... Read More

Apple TV: Adds YouTube, Discounted

Tuesday May 22, 2007
A couple of Apple TV items to pass along to you set-top box enthusiasts out there. With the the help of a handy-dandy piece of software, YouTube videos can now be ... Read More

iPhone Roundup: Tech Support, Anti-Theft, More

Saturday May 19, 2007
As we approach the launch of the iPhone in late June, the news about the device is getting a little sparse. I expect that things are going to get quiet ... Read More

No iPhone Pre-Sales

Friday May 18, 2007
This is gonna mean some long lines at AT&T and Apple Stores on the day the iPhone finally comes out: AT&T will not be allowing pre-sales of the iPhone or ... Read More

News Flash: iPhone Approved by FCC

Thursday May 17, 2007
The FCC has approved the iPhone for sale, according to many, many websites reporting on the news. Despite Apple's announcement of the phone back in December, it couldn't officially sell ... Read More

Learn a Foreign Language on Your iPod

Thursday May 17, 2007
All of us have at least one foreign language we'd like to learn (Me? I'd like to be able to read, and maybe even speak, Japanese, on the modern side ... Read More

Amazon Launches DRM-Free Music Download Store

Thursday May 17, 2007
You can now add a third major online store selling music that works with iPods: Amazon.com. Amazon announced yesterday that it will be unveiling an online music store that sells ... Read More

Tonight We Dine in iTunes!

Wednesday May 16, 2007
Or, you know, this morning. But, whatever time we do it, there's a ton of new, free content to download from the iTunes Store this week. Here it is, for ... Read More

Add Streaming 'Net Radio to Apple TV

Tuesday May 15, 2007
So, the Apple TV is extremely hackable and people are making lots of new programs and changes to the iTunes set-top box to make it even neater. Well, if you've ... Read More

Paul McCartney Coming to iTunes, Beatles to Follow?

Monday May 14, 2007
The biggest single musical group to not yet have their work available for purchase at the iTunes Store is the Beatles. There are lots of reasons for this - previous ... Read More

Disney Sells a Lot of Movies/TV at iTunes

Saturday May 12, 2007
According to comments made by Disney CEO Robert Iger on the company's quarterly earnings conference call, Disney has sold 23.7 million TV episodes and 2 million movies through the iTunes ... Read More

Free iTunes for the Weekend

Saturday May 12, 2007
There are a pair of new free items on iTunes that you may enjoy this weekend. They are: TV Out Da' Closet, by Pitbull's La Esquina Audio Book First Chapter, Catch-22, by Joseph Heller

A View from Music 2.0

Friday May 11, 2007
It's no secret (or it's not now, at least) that I'm a big fan of eMusic. EMusic is the awesome music download subscription service that offers you the great deal ... Read More

Poetry Pod from Penn

Friday May 11, 2007
The University of Pennsylvania, shining academic jewel of my favorite East Coast city, Philadelphia, has a bounty of poetry readings for you iPod-toting poetry lovers out there. The PENNsound project ... Read More

New Games for iPod, Apple TV

Thursday May 10, 2007
Goods news for those of you looking to kill a little time or hit some new high scores: there are some new games coming to the iPod and Apple TV. Video ... Read More

Even More iPhone Forecasts, Hopes

Thursday May 10, 2007
Just a few more iPhone notes for you folks hungry for every bit of news: AT&T, it seems, will not be subsidizing the cost of the iPhone, meaning that we're paying ... Read More

Microsoft Releases Final iPod/Vista Fix

Wednesday May 9, 2007
The relationship between Windows Vista and the iPod has been rocky from the get-go. There have been bugs, problems, recriminations, hurt feelings, and lots of software patches, issued by both ... Read More

Newly Free on iTunes

Wednesday May 9, 2007
As is their wont, the good folks at the iTunes Store have released three new items into the wild for our enjoyment this week. They are: Songs We All Want the Same ... Read More

Keychain-Sized iPod Case Adds Bottle Opener

Tuesday May 8, 2007
A company called Mophie is offering a cool little item for the iPod Shuffle: a case that connects to your keychain, wraps earbud cords around it, and even doubles as ... Read More

iPhone Roundup: Launch Date, New Features

Monday May 7, 2007
There have been a lot of little news items about the iPhone recently. They were small, and didn't seem to warran their own blog posts, so I'd postponed writing about ... Read More

New Reviews

Monday May 7, 2007
I've posted a few new reviews that may interest you if you're looking for some iPod accessories these days. Here are some quick links to them: Cases Incase Sport Armband for iPod ... Read More

Preparing for iPhone, Part 5: Cell Phone Contracts

Sunday May 6, 2007
We're all familiar with cell phone contracts. Phone companies love them because they get guaranteed customers and revenue. Customers love them because they're what allow us to get big discounts ... Read More

Belkin Helps Fight Breast Cancer with iPod Cases

Saturday May 5, 2007
Belkin, a computer electronics accessory company that makes (among other things) iPod cases, has announced that it will be donating 10% of the retail receipts from purchases of a few ... Read More

A Pair of Free iTunes Items for the Weekend

Friday May 4, 2007
If you're looking for a little classical music or some test-taking strategies for your weekend, the iTunes Store has you covered. Here are the new free items since I last ... Read More

Ballmer Shot Down on iPhone

Thursday May 3, 2007
Remember the Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer anti-iPhone interview I linked to the other day? Well, influential Mac blogger John Gruber knocked Ballmer's arguments back in a pretty interesting blog post ... Read More

Survey: Only 6% Likely to Buy iPhone

Wednesday May 2, 2007
A new survey of 1,300 people by the research firm Markitecture finds that while 77% of those surveyed had heard of the iPhone, only 6% planned to buy one, according ... Read More

Free on iTunes This Week

Tuesday May 1, 2007
The new crop of free iTunes Store content is up. Here's what you can enjoy for just the price of a download: Songs Sister Rosetta, by The Noisettes (Single of the Week) Tu ... Read More

SlingBox Adds AppleTV Support

Tuesday May 1, 2007
The SlingBox is a device that you hook up to your TV that lets you watch the content on your TV on any computer, over the Internet. Cool, I guess, ... Read More

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