News (328)

  • Apple iPod Touch hits Australia

    Apple's iPod Touch, which is basically a phone-less iPhone, has started shipping in Australia a few days before the "expected" ship date of 28 September.

  • iPod case maker scoops Apple

    Thought about staying up until the wee hours of the morning to get the information on the new iPod? No need - the new iPods have been leaked.

  • Microsoft's Zune to rival Apple's iPod

    After trying for years to compete with the iPod through an array of partners, Microsoft confirmed Friday that it plans to directly go after Apple Computer with its own rival, Zune.

  • Retailers not sold on Apple's iPod

    Steve Jobs may think his tiny, US$399 MP3 player that can store 1,000 songs will be 'the hottest gift this holiday season,' but retailers aren't quite convinced. Will you buy one?

  • Apple's iPod to go widescreen, mimic iPhone?

    Apple observers are predicting that the Mac maker's next generation of iPod music players will look very similar to the company's recently released iPhone.

Blogs (18)

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Don't you dare Touch my new iPod

    Is Apple keeping the iPod Touch and iPhone platform closed to third party developers to protect its impressive record on security?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Greedy Apple users will trust anyone

    A "jailbreak" Web site created earlier this week is already attracting hordes of iPhone and iPod Touch users who want to free their devices from the digital shackles attached by Jobs and co.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Time Capsule: The storage reality

    Writing a blog is an open invitation to correction, ridicule and abuse, and writing a blog entry about anything to do with Apple greatly magnifies all those possibilities.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    iPodded long before you

    I used to be the only kid on the block with an iPod. Now I'm old and uncool, and salespeople don't understand me.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Flash memory takes the hire path

    Devices which flaunt their flash memory are often frowned upon in a corporate setting, but it turns out that you can actually use them as a novel recruitment aid.

Features and Case Studies (62)

  • Why an iPod beats Chrome OS

    Google announced the open-sourcing of its Chrome OS early this morning, and the search giant was very clear in explaining its target market for Chrome OS devices: this is a companion device, not a primary desktop machine. But is a Chrome OS netbook intrinsically better than a lowly iPod?

  • Under wraps: Apple's Sydney City Store

    Work is coming along at the soon-to-open Sydney Apple store, although the high-security site is wrapped up to resemble a Steve Jobs skivvy.

  • 10 reasons to buy an iPod Touch over an iPhone

    For those keen to get their hands on Apple's newest must-have toy, but without ditching their existing phone, the iPod Touch is looking like a better proposition than an iPhone. Here's why.

  • SanDisk CEO flashes forward to phones

    SanDisk co-founder and CEO Eli Harari continues to fight the good fight against Apple's iPod juggernaut, but even he's starting to look toward the future.

  • Photos: Paying to play with the iPod

    As part of Apple's "Made for iPod" program, the Mac maker is pledging to make future iPods fit inside a standard well.

Videos (5)

  • iTunes 7.7

    Apple's famed media player continues to reign supreme on many platforms, primarily because of the popularity of the iPod. But iTunes has a wide-range of features to satisfy any audiophile.

  • Macworld's fading future

    As Macworld wraps up, ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan and Senior Editor Sam Diaz discuss Apple marketing executive Philip Schiller's keynote speech performance, why his product announcements failed to impress, and whether the IDG show has a future without Apple.

  • Buzz Report: Introducing the ZunePod!

    Last week, Apple and Microsoft provided us with the best of both worlds...just not together. Also, LHC or Google: which is scarier?

  • Top 5: Apple flops

    Apple's iPod is brilliant, but the company has had its share of stinkers.

  • New software updates for iPhone, iPod Touch

    At an event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses new software upgrades for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Reviews (173)

  • Apple 10GB iPod: Twice as nice

    Apple's 10GB iPod offers twice the music storage of its predecessor, adds new features, and in a radical departure from the industry norm, doesn't cost twice as much.

  • Apple iPod Touch 64GB (3rd generation)

    Not much doing here in Touch-land. A new 64GB model, no 16GB unit and price cuts for everyone! Oh, and a bit more performance.

  • Apple iPod Nano (4th generation)

    Apple has set the Nano back on track with the thinnest, lightest design yet, and has features that are hard to ignore.

  • Apple iPod Touch

    If the Touch is the player that you want, that you really, really want, you've probably got one already. Fence-sitters should stay there until next year when third-party apps or version 2.0 comes out.

  • Apple iPod Classic

    The name suggests more of the same but with more space and better value. Hard disk lag issues, video out controversy and just okay sound stop it from being a true classic though.

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