Now, one for the tech savvy. I would believe, that the guys at  Fixit seem pretty random, it  just that time they decided to screw open the iPods, and we happened to stumble upon it.

To begin with, the new  ouch 2G was caught red-handed with a Bluetooth reception chip loaded on the logic board itself, doesn  this indirectly mean an EDR and A2DP support. Cool!  The  ano which came out with all those hip, colorful cabinets distinctly has the glass screen detachable from the body. The battery, which has always been a trouble with apple, is once again soldered to the logic board, while the processor is the same old Samsung ARM chip. Some things look better when left to themselves. For more information checkout  Fixit

Privacy is something you were so particular about, right? Though for Apple, your idea seems not to hold much ground. As per a revelation by the forensics data expert Jonathan Zdziaski, the iPhone apparently takes screenshots of everything that you go about on your iPhones, practically  verything
The fact that these screenshots, after deletion were still around, and retractable as crime evidences, may add to your discomfort. If this is not enough, the keyboard and cache memory of the iPhone are prone to recovery, just as well. As for the stored data, Jonathan took a simple one hour, before he broke through the pass code of the iPhone and had assess to all the data. With everything about our lives becoming so digital, privacy seems low on the agenda. Far as you iPhones are concerned, maybe now you would think twice before your browser goes somewhere bad. Isn  it.

July saw the release of a catchy demo version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which even with its primary touch screen cons, managed to catch the imagination of users. And it’s finally out now! The demo generated enough interest to make us wait for the actual release, which comes with various effects that can be brought about by different actions. A possible negative could be the need to maneuver by use of fingers on the screen.

It’s out in the markets now, accessible through the App Store as well, at a cost of US $9.99. The reviews are raving about the game. And even as I write this, the ratings are sliding high. What else could be expected with Star Wars going portable?

With its new document editing software WriteRoom on the market, iPhone is all set to provide the best to its users. It provides an amazingly hassle-free platform where users can create and edit documents. A characteristic black screen enlists all the existing files, also providing the space wherein to create a new document on the click of the easy-access ‘+’ button. Documents could be shared easily between your iPhone and computer through Apple Inc.’s Safari. Any document newly created in Safari can be accessed instantly on the iPhone by refreshing the browser.

At a convenient pricing of US $5, iPhone’s WriteRoom has a user-friendly interface, with no unnecessary frills to clutter up the space. All in all, it provides a much-needed application to deal with your documents on the go!

PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, announced the formation of phunkware.com. Phunkware.com will be responsible for development of new products as well as adapting existing PhatWare products for iPhone and iPod. The first product of phunkware.com division is Shaker, a puzzle game, for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.
 
The game features three game play options: Classic, Stirred and Shaken. The goal for each version is to complete a row of objects without gaps. Each completed row gradually disappears. The game ends when the stack reaches the top. This game can be purchased through App store for $9.99.

Apple refreshed its iPod line last week at an event in San Francisco. The event is given a title of “Let’s Rock”. Before the event started people had their own perception. Ezra Gottheil, an analyst at Technology Business Research said that Apple might bring down the price of the iPod touch to make it more appropriate in comparison with the iPhone.

The iPod touch is currently priced at US$299 for the 8GB model, $399 for the 16GB and $499 for the 32GB device. Apple has introduced other products at the same time its announced changes to the iPod line. It was announced last July that we will be seeing new products this quarter. Computerworld blogger Seth Weintraub had also tossed his predictions. The release of an iPhone/iPod touch software update and the launch of iTunes8, would feature a personal music recommendation system.

Jason W has his warm innovation ready to launch in the market. This time he is out with a winter special less expensive glove liner with magnetic contacts. The glove functions through the tips of fingers which get activated on touching the receiver.

Jason is not too sure if it could be compatible with iPods touch screen.
However he is trying his best. Thanks Jason, at least now we don’t have to freeze in cold air by removing our gloves. We can now control our iPods by keeping our hands in our pocket. Listening to music while skiing would be fun now.

Apple might launch refurbished iPods which will have GPS as an additional feature. It may be rumors as there has been no such announcement yet from the company. However, if that being true this will be very effective on its customers. Surely the additional feature will help Apple to raise the price of iPods.

However, Apple will face competitions, since it is not the only company left in the market. Since the news is already out, competitors will start thinking something new.
Ubergizmo is already launching refurbished iPods of 64GB.

Do you know the recent case of Apple iPod nano causing fire in Japan? What do you think about it? Obviously one cannot say that a company like Apple can produce a cheap iPod. Then what was the root cause of it? Well, the answer is related to another most obvious case of “Sony’s exploding laptop batteries” that occurred in 2006. Yes, batteries are the key concern. It is not outside appearance that matters every time. The arrangement of chips and layout in portable devices are subject to increasing destruction.

Howard Nuk, the creative director of design consultant Frog Design, says that the challenge for designers isn’t simply to make smaller products. There is more risk when it comes to design more innovative product.  However he says that designers put effort into testing new products before it is launched. This means that a person cannot blame the company for making a cheap iPod.

However Marijana Vukicevic, senior analyst of power management at iSuppli, contradicts the same statement. She states that Apple when tries to innovate a new form they detach themselves from tried-and-true methods that are known to be reliable. She is particularly concerned with how portable devices handle heat. She doesn’t say that Apple makes cheap iPod but she explains that when a company makes constant change in a device it leaves less possibility to prove that design to be safe. It seems Nuk does not agree with her as he added, “if designers spend too much time testing a product for safety, technology would be at a standstill. Anything new definitely opens itself up to more risk, but without risk there's no reward,” but Nuk, does that mean inviting fire and blasts everywhere?