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Earbuds for 2012 iPod touch, iPod nano arrive sans remote control, built-in mic

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 […]

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Apple begins shipping 2012 iPod touch, iPod nano units

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 […]

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Rumor: iPhone 5 to launch in early October

It’s the rumors that make life interesting. Per Boy Genius Report, the iPhone 5 is likely to be unveiled in a matter of weeks before hitting the market sometime in early October, a high-ranking AT&T official is reported to have told staffers of the U.S wireless carrier. Citing one of its “high-level AT&T sources,” the […]

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Rumor: iPhone 5 to lack near-field communications hardware

This isn’t the most uplifting news, but it’s still important. Per The Independent, Apple has told sources at “several” of the UK’s major carriers have told the newspaper that Apple intends to forego near-field communications for the iPhone 5 this year. That intel is reportedly coming directly from meetings with the Cupertino brain trust, which […]