So we’ve seen accessories leaked regarding the next generation (fourth-gen) of iPod Nano and now another picture has been leaked, could this be just a mock up or could it be the real thing? It’s been rumored for a long time now that the next gen iPod Nano will have nice smooth rounded corners and a better screen, could this actually be the one? It would be great if there were more info available before Steve Jobs makes his announcement on Tuesday… [via Geeky Gadgets] Remember: We hand out 'dofollow' links to top five commentators of our blog within our sidebar each month, so get commenting! Thanks for your support! Click and comment on the post you've just read: Leaked: Possible pics of next gen iPod Nano (4G)??? Tags: pics, leaked, rumors, iPod Nano, Mac...

The guys over at Electricpig have grunted about rumours of the latest iTunes features on their site. Fingers everywhere are crossed for the long-awaited iTunes 8 to be released next week, but what’s going to make it worth the upgrade? Well, according to Digg founder Kevin Rose, iTunes 8 will include “Genius”, a new feature that will create intelligent playlists from songs in your library that fall under a similar umbrella. The Genius sidebar, will further recommend music from the iTunes Store that are not in your library, which will be great for expanding your repertoire of beats. The latest iTunes also gives you the option to visually browse albums and artists, presenting cover art in Grid View, which builds on Apple’s design-loving cover flow technology. For those of...

Looks like the iPod Nano silicone cases which we featured last week were actually telling us a message, that the next iPod Nano (4G) will feature a sporty, candy bar shaped design, so they weren’t telling a lie afterall! It so happened that the Hama iPod Nano 4G case were found by Engadget (esp) on the floor of IFA! It’s said that it was buried and unoticed amongst a pile of other iPod accessories as if it was really no big deal, well it is to us! As you can see, just the case looks pretty sporty with it’s flashy plastic in black, but what everyone is focussing on at the moment is the smooth arc that it’s got, much like the silicone ones that were leaked last week… [via Engadget] Remember: We hand out 'dofollow' links to top five commentators of our...

It the news that contract-phobes like myself have been waiting for, the price of the iPhone 3G on a pay and go credit plan. While I hate commitment and therefore generally steer clear of any sort of contract that binds me to a constant depletion of my bank account, I may be rethinking my stance after seeing what the phone outlay will cost. Both O2 and Carphone Warehouse have come out and said that the Pay & Go 3G iPhones will start selling on September 16 at a rather hexy £349.99 for 8GB and £399.99 for the 16GB model. Didn’t anyone tell them we’re in the midst of a credit crisis? For your pounds, you will at least receive a year’s worth of unlimited internet browsing, either on the O2 mobile phone network or its collection of short-range wireless broadband or...

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Smooth glossy jet black with rounded corners and the words MacBook Pro in white in the centre, wouldn’t you wish you actually saw this at PCWORLD? It turns out our friend Umpa who showed us his idea about a new possible iPod Nano design had more ideas in his mind, click to enlarge picture… An even larger size is available over at Umpa’s Flickr Photostream… Remember: We hand out 'dofollow' links to top five commentators of our blog within our sidebar each month, so get commenting! Thanks for your support! Click and comment on the post you've just read: Another one of Umpa’s latest concepts: A MacBook Pro in jet black!!! Tags: design, new macbook pro, Apple, concept, MacBook...

Snapture is a great little app for bringing useful functions to the rather useless and basic iPhone camera, it’s nothing new and has been around for quite some time. Recently Snapture’s been updated, version 2.0, as always it will give your camera a great all-round functionality boost, such as digital zoom, delay timer, toggle auto rotation, burst mode, color modes, leveler, etc… The latest version seems to be even better and works with iPhone firmware 2.x. As you know, Steve Jobs took no concern for an upgrade to a better camera in the latest iPhone 3G, so this latest update which will work in firmwares 2.x would help improve your all-round iPhone 3G digital photography experience! There is also a new QuickView system which allows users to view and delete recent...

As John Gruber points out, there are some ideas that will never die: the insistence that Apple should license Mac OS to other hardware vendors.It doesn’t matter how well Apple is doing, how remarkably profitable the Mac has become, how remarkably fast Mac sales are growing—the idea that Apple “must” or “should” license Mac OS X to other computer makers will never die.And so, inevitably, here's another article on that subject, this time at the usually sensible Ars Technica.Apple did license the Mac OS in the early nineties and that move (along with numerous other fucking awful management decisions) nearly bankrupted the company. It really cannot be said too often: Apple is a hardware company and this is even more true now than it was twenty years ago. Yes, the OS underpins...

Samsung is the latest company to bow to the pressures of being thin, which is a trend becoming as much of an obsession in the laptop world as it is in the modelling industry. The new X360 is on show at this year’s IFA and is designed to directly rival Apple’s MacBook Air. From first impressions, the guys at Samsung have done a very good job of oneupmanship. This model features a 13 inch screen with 1280×800 resolution and an LED backlight that produces over 30 per cent extra brightness over other designs. Weighing in at a feathery 1.27 kg, the X360 falls into the lightweight division over the MacBook Air which shows a slightly heftier 1.36 kg on those all important scales. Laptop features come in thick and fast on this model. The X360 comes equipped with a multi-card...

It’s been sometime since our last round up for jailbreaking the latest iPhone firmware, this latest round up will summarise for you the latest you need to know for jailbreaking the latest iPhone firmware, firmware version 2.0.2. Since Apple’s update was released in an attempt to fix some of the issues relating to 3G on the iPhone well over a week ago, there have since been version updates released for various jailbreaking tools such as the Pwnage Tool, WinPwn and QuickPwn… So let’s get cracking! Pwnage Tool 2.0.3.1 So let’s first talk about the latest Pwnage Tool from the iPhone Dev Team, it’s latest is now version 2.0.3.1, this latest release includes an updated Installer app. Though it’s the newest from the iPhone Dev Team, it will only...

Just came across a site and thought it was quite deserving of a quick mention. iPhone Theme maker, helps you create a custom theme for your iPhone in three simple steps, its free and pretty fun too. With a live preview on the left, you can see what the theme you’ve created will look like when applied before actually downloading it. Within the theme maker, you can change what you want to be displayed in three main areas, the wallpaper, dock and of course the status bar. Here’s a screenshot of what I’ve just created in under a minute’s time… There’s also the extra option to download a whole bunch of extra icons, like these… the iPod Nano ones would look pretty cool if used to replace the original one from Apple! Click here to head over and create...

After the leaked possible next gen iPod Nano silicone cases, here we have something completely different. Just an idea, these pics were found by Gizmodo from Flickr, created by someone in the name of Umpa. While some absolutely hated the former candy bar thin design of the iPod Nano, it seems a few did appreciate it and want it back, though these are just ideas and would probably show no correlation (or would it?) as to what Steve Jobs will unveil. Nevertheless it’s worth pointing out, that Umpa’s thinking into the new iPod Nano design seems to ‘fit’ into silicone cases we showed yesterday, pure coincidence? [via Gizmodo] Remember: We hand out 'dofollow' links to top five commentators of our blog within our sidebar each month, so get commenting! Thanks for...

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Though the iPhone has already got many fun and entertaining games to offer. Many have always doubted whether the iPhone could really become a gamer’s best friend (maybe not the best, even just a friend) right from the very start when it was launched. With just a touch screen and literally no buttons at all, let’s admit it, the iPhone isn’t necessarily regarded as a proper games console. But now, what you see in the picture below, may be a piece of gadget that may turn that belief around. Enter the iControlPad, a device that wraps itself around your iPhone and provides some tactile controls to software. Touch Arcade’s got more on how it works and pictures of another rumored device. Buttons that you can see work via delivery through the serial port, the great news...

We all love to protect our gadgets with silicones and this latest leak might lead to some info about some upcoming Apple gadgets. There’s been not just images but products leaked this time, for sale on the popular Alibaba online trading site are what looks like new cases for iPod Nano and iPod Touch. And what I’m talking about is that it seems there will be a new design to the next generation of iPod Nano and iPod Touch. While I’m not exactly convinced about the iPod Touch ones, the iPod Nano looks to be slimmer and well, completely different as you can see. Could it be that the Chinese manufacturers were just influenced by Engadget’s recent post, or do they actually know something that’s been kept so secretly that no one in the blogosphere knows? What I...

I’ve never encountered a more convoluted process than that required to bypass the restrictions imposed by Apple to try to stop most people from converting mp3s to ringtones for the iPhone. Apple wants us to pay twice, you see – once for the song and then again, to convert 30 seconds of it into a [...]...

I use my old laptop PC to blog and haven’t yet had the time to check out the latest Photosynth from Microsoft which I have heard from a few friends that its pretty neat. Too bad this laptop hasn’t got a proper graphics card… Anyways, if you’re a Mac user and was going to head over to check out Microsoft’s latest creation and see what all the buzz is about, don’t bother (unless you’re up for a huge laugh) because Microsoft Photosynth won’t work on your Mac. Apparently, Mac users are getting the message below when they visit the Photosynth website. “Unfortunately, we’re not cool enough to run on your OS yet.” It’s pretty immature and if Photosynth was trying to be sarcastic or anything, well let me just say it...

Posting photographs of the under-construction Belfast Apple Store feels like some kind of online pornography. But here's a shot of the Apple logo to satisfy the hundreds of folk who hit this blog looking for news. Nearly puts me in the mood for joining the queue when it does eventually open!With shop staff returning from working in English stores and holed up in a Belfast hotel this week, it couldn't be too long before the glass doors open and people are able to float up the glass staircase to hang up in Belfast's very own iStore. My money's on the first week of...

Not sure whether this is just another one of those latest photoshop gimmicks running through the internet but according to TechEBlog, they have been tipped with the news that an all new MacBook Pro is emerging. All that is known at the moment is that it’s 5.1 pounds in weight, will feature a back-lit keyboard, multi-touch technology and in addition to that also 802.11n WiFi. Could this be possible? I’m not entirely convinced, the pics don’t look like Apple quality to me but we’ll need to see what other blogs think about this, we’ll keep you posted. [via TechEBlog] Remember: We hand out 'dofollow' links to top five commentators of our blog within our sidebar each month, so get commenting! Thanks for your support! Click and comment on the post you've just...

Check this out, is it magic? I’m sorry, unfortunately not. This is just a new application developed by David O’Reilly, while it may look 3D and it may look to be real, it’s just making use of anamorphosis, a very simple painting technique that has been used by old masters since the 15th century! iHologram combines anamorphosis and the iPhone’s gyroscopes to achieve this awesome visual magic trick. Anamorphosis is a way to draw things distorted so, while watched at a certain angle, they pop out of the 2D surface as if they were real. David’s application assumes a constant viewing angle of 35 to 45 degrees, which is the usual angle when anyone watches the iPhone screen. Knowing that angle, the application calculates the orientation of the screen relative to...

There are always ways to show off your inner geekiness, with these Mac OS magnets, stick them onto your fridge at home (or your USB fridge!) and let your guests know how much you appreciate Mac over Windows! [via GeekAlerts] Remember: We hand out 'dofollow' links to top five commentators of our blog within our sidebar each month, so get commenting! Thanks for your support! Click and comment on the post you've just read: Geeky gadgets: Mac OS X magnets!!!...

MobileMe, Apple’s new synchronisation and email service, still isn’t working much of the time. How and why did the company press the big launch button without rigorous testing that would have uncovered the near-unusability of the service? Giving us free extensions to our subscriptions means nothing if the problems remain unfixed....

Soon to arrive in September, the next version of the iPhone app for Facebook, version 2.0 looks to be quite impressive. Many have said this next version really feels like using Facebook itself, in a quick summary, here are some of the things it will be able to do… Profiles will use tabs and the combined Wall/Mini-Feed from the site’s latest redesign Be able to search for people outside of your friends, Make / approve / ignore friend requests Search your inbox and sent folder Notifications will also arrive in real time while the app is running! I’m really looking forward to this, looks much more user-friendly and probably finally an app that I will get addicted to… [via Facebook] Remember: A 'dofollow' link is awarded to top five commentators of our blog...

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Like most other major multinational companies, Microsoft is comprised of some exceptionally smart people. However, sprawling strategies and conflicting interdepartmental agendas have the unerring ability to undermine the best intentions of said smart folk — and Microsoft are by no means an exception… Case in point being Microsoft’s Live Mesh, which looks to be a fabulous idea: “Live Mesh is a true platform, whose scope extends well beyond MobileMe. Yet Apple’s marketing message is so close to Microsoft’s that most users will not see that difference.” Who’d have imagined Apple going toe-to-two with Microsoft when it comes to the might of marketing, eh? But that they have. Thing is, MobileMe isn’t having a particularly good time right now. Plus, as...