Tag Archive | "ipod touch"

Report: iPad 3G to be sold at AT&T stores

Monday, February 15, 2010

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Boy Genius Report is reporting that 3G versions of Apple’s iPad may be sold in AT&T Stores. One of our AT&T connects down south just hit us up with some pretty interesting info… According to them, AT&T stores will be selling the 3G version of the Apple iPad, complete with built-in display. We’re told that the general [...]

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Epic Games demos “Unreal Engine 3″ on the iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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Developed by Epic Games, the ‘Unreal Engine’ is a 3D gaming engine used in many popular video games such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Gears of War, BioShock 2, and Mass Effect.  And below, check out the Unreal Engine running on 3rd gen iPod Touch.  Notably, the engine requires OpenGL ES 2.0, so it can only run [...]

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Rumor: iPod Touch to receive iPod Nano style video camera this Spring

Saturday, November 21, 2009

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When Apple refreshed its line of iPods this past September, a video camera equipped iPod Touch was largely expected as a given.  In the days leading up to September’s media event, however, word broke that last minute technical difficulties with the planned camera had forced Apple to shakeup its roadmap and plan on releasing an [...]

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Is Apple getting serious about gaming? 2 new job listings shed some light on the issue

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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Two recent job listings at Apple seem to suggest that Apple’s relative aversion to gaming may soon be a thing of the past. First, AppleInsider directs us to a recent job listing on Apple’s website for a Game/Media Software Engineer for the iPhone, a noteworthy move considering that Apple hasn’t shown much of an interest in [...]

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Shazam set to limit free iPhone app to 5 songs per month

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Shazam, if you’re unaware, is an ultra-cool iPhone and iPod Touch app that allows users to identify songs simply by holding up their device next to a radio or whatever happens to be playing music.  For someone who’s never seen the app before, a first time demonstration is always a fun thing to do, and [...]

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Doom creator John Carmack on working with Apple and their view of gaming

Monday, November 9, 2009

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John Carmack is a gaming and programming legend, having co-founded id Software and having served as the lead developer on iconic games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. Most recently, Carmack has been working to port some of id’s classic titles over to the iPhone, and more often that not, has had positive things to say about [...]

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Apple Stores begin transition from EasyPay to iPod Touch

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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ifoAppleStore reports that Apple has begun transitioning from the EasyPay portable devices it currently uses to conduct on the spot sales to an iPod Touch with an attached scanner running point of sale software. First, the iPod touch scanner will allow employees to capture data from products that have multiple barcodes using a single pass, including [...]

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Report: Apple developing in-house radio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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Funny how things work.  For years, Apple resisted the notionof adding an FM radio to the iPod, having finally relented with the latest version of the iPod Nano.  And now comes a report courtesy of 9to5Macwhich has Apple working to develop an in-house radio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that would operate much like the iPod [...]

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New iPod Touch ad shows up on IGN.com, and why the device won’t be getting analog controls anytime soon

Monday, September 28, 2009

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Well, in case you needed any more proof that Apple was dead serious about positioning the iPod Touch as a gaming device, look no further than the online ad below which was recently featured on the video game website IGN.com. The ad is pretty similar to other online ad-campaigns that Apple has run previously on websites [...]

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iTunes App Store surpasses 2 billion downloads

Monday, September 28, 2009

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Apple today issued a press release announcing that the iTunes has surpassed over 2 billion downloads to date. CUPERTINO, California—September 28, 2009—Apple today announced that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. There are now more than 85,000 apps available to the more [...]

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New iPod Touch is a speed demon

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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Apple proudly boasts that its new 32 and 64GB iPod Touch models are 50% faster than previous models.  To help separate fact from fiction, MacWorld conducted a series of tests to determine just how much faster the new iPod Touch actually is. The results?  It’s a demon. MacWorld found that the new iPod Touch is noticeably faster [...]

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iPod Touch 3G teardown reveals spot for a camera

Friday, September 11, 2009

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iFixIt was up to their old tricks today with their customary iPod Touch teardown.  Not surprisingly, the internals reveal that Apple did indeed clear some room for a camera It appears that Apple left in room for a camera in the top of the device. There is a 6mm x 6mm x 3mm space between the [...]

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