It’s the bug fixes that matter. On Thursday, Apple released its iOS 6.0.1 update. The new operating system, a 626 megabyte update available through iTunes, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixes a bug that prevents iPhone 5 from installing software updates wirelessly over the air. – Fixes a bug where horizontal lines may […]
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There’s exceptions to every rule and some of them get pretty interesting. Per the cool cats at Ars Technica, the Digital Millennium Copyright makes it illegal to “circumvent” digital rights management schemes. But when Congress passed the DMCA in 1998, it gave the Librarian of Congress the power to grant exemptions. The latest batch of […]
It’s the teardowns that make things interesting. Per iFixit, the teardown of the seventh-gen iPod nano revealed the following interesting components: – The Toshiba THGBX2G7D2JLA01, which includes 16 gigabytes of NAND flash. The Broadcom BCM2078KUBG also includes both the Bluetooth and FM radios. – A touchscreen controller from Texas Instruments identified as 343S0538. – A […]
If you were irked that your previous iPod touch or iPod nano’s headphones lacked a remote and mic, this probably won’t help your mood. Per the Macotakara iPod touch and iPod nano entries, Apple’s newly released fifth-generation iPod touch and seventh-generation iPod nano ship with a special set of headphones that lack integrated controls and […]
If you ordered a fifth-generation iPod touch or a seventh-generation iPod nano, you should be getting it soon. Per AppleInsider, customers on Tuesday began receiving word that their order for the new fifth-generation iPod touch and seventh-generation iPod nano has shipped and should arrive in the next week. Readers who received shipping notifications shared with […]