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On Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reported on Mac and iPod sales and noted that Apple’s iPod sales have slipped 23% in the last quarter and represent only 2% of Apple’s revenue. This means the iPod is no longer what consumers want, and that it may not necessarily be around for many more years. It is no wonder that Apple never bothered to update the iPod Classic line after they added the larger 160 GB model storage option. Apple hasn’t released anything groundbreaking in their iPod lineup, and anything that was considered remotely different—such as the iPod nano redesign—didn’t last long enough. Apple continued to change the nano design, but changed it so drastically each time that consumers apparently…Continue reading Apple’s iPod sales continue to fall flat; what’s next for the popular music player?Related posts:Apple’s music-themed event confirmed for September 9thQuick look at the new iPod nano and iPod touchHide your iPod from the Copyright Police!

The ëGoogle Edition' of the Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android will be a US-only model it has been revealed. The long anticipated device is set to go on sale on June 26 for $649 will only be available through the US Google Play Store with no current plans to expand its availability internationally. The news will come as a blow to users who like what the Galaxy S4 hardware offers, but don't like Samsung's TouchWiz version of Google's Android operating system....

Dirac is a major player in the field of digital sound processing, working with partners like Rolls Royce and Bentley to provide optimized sound through customized digital processing. You don’t have to shell out $200,000 to get Dirac-enhanced sound, however; the Dirac HD Player app is custom designed to enhance the sound coming from your Apple-standard earbuds or EarPods. If you’ll pardon the vernacular, this app can deliver damn good sound from a $30 pair of earbuds. How does it work? In a word, simply. The Dirac HD app displays your iDevice’s music library as playlists, artists, songs or albums, and it lets you toggle the Dirac HD Sound on/off. That’s it. But that’s more than enough, as this…Continue reading Appidemic: Dirac HD Player for iPhone and iPod TouchRelated posts:Appidemic: PocketHz Chromatic Tuner and Song Trainer for iOSAppidemic: Zombies, Run! 5k TrainingAppidemic: Office Fitness (Health at Work) for iPhone, iPod touch

I’m strictly a cash-only kind of guy. I like my purchases to be anonymous, I like to deprive the credit-card companies their slice of the transaction, and above all I like the feel of the greasy, germ-laden slips of paper in my fingers. 1 However, I recognize that sometimes you just don’t have any cash. [...]Related StoriesYahoo Unveils Complete Redesign Of Flickr, Now Offering 1TB Of Free StorageCryptozoic’s HEX: Shards Of Fate Is Now Almost A Million Dollars Funded On KickstarterGorgeous Wren AirPlay Speaker Might MAke You Ditch Your StereoTextExpander Touch 2.0 Adds A Ton Of Features From OS XWingo Easy-Hold Kindle Case Would Be Perfect For The iPad Mini

Romanian hardware producer Evolio has unveiled a new Android tablet for the local market. The Quadra offers a large 10.1-inch, 1280x800 Super IPS display, with the device's name stemming from its use of a quad-core Cortex A9 CPU running at 1.2GHz, which a multi-core Vivante GC1000 GPU used for graphic-intensive tasks....

Before you say anything: Yes, I know this is a case for the Kindle and not for an iPad or other Apple device. But I don’t care because a) it’s super cool and should be made for the iPad mini and b) you probably own a Kindle anyway. It’s called the Wingo, and it adds [...]Related StoriesApple To Be Grilled By U.S. Senate On “Extensive Tax-Avoidance Strategies” At Hearing TomorrowYahoo Unveils Complete Redesign Of Flickr, Now Offering 1TB Of Free StorageCryptozoic’s HEX: Shards Of Fate Is Now Almost A Million Dollars Funded On KickstarterGorgeous Wren AirPlay Speaker Might MAke You Ditch Your StereoTextExpander Touch 2.0 Adds A Ton Of Features From OS X

Good news, iOS power-nerds! TextExpander Touch 2.0 has just been released into the wilds of the App Store and is available for your keystroke-saving delectation. The big news? Fill-In snippets finally come to iOS. But that’s not all… Save time and customize repetitive responses with fill-ins for single lines of text, multiple lines of text, [...]Related StoriesApple Has The Most Devoted And Loyal Computer Users [Report]Apple To Be Grilled By U.S. Senate On “Extensive Tax-Avoidance Strategies” At Hearing TomorrowYahoo Unveils Complete Redesign Of Flickr, Now Offering 1TB Of Free StorageCryptozoic’s HEX: Shards Of Fate Is Now Almost A Million Dollars Funded On KickstarterGorgeous Wren AirPlay Speaker Might MAke You Ditch Your Stereo

After testing AirPlay speakers against Bluetooth speakers, one thing has jumped out at me: AirPlay is way, way better. In terms of sound at least. Which is why I’m interested in the Wren v5 wireless speaker, an AirPlay speaker from an ex-president at Harman International. The Wren is a $400 cabinet with a wireless radio [...]Related StoriesAT&T Will Let Any iPhone Or iPad Use FaceTime Over Cellular By Mid-JuneApple Has The Most Devoted And Loyal Computer Users [Report]Apple To Be Grilled By U.S. Senate On “Extensive Tax-Avoidance Strategies” At Hearing TomorrowYahoo Unveils Complete Redesign Of Flickr, Now Offering 1TB Of Free StorageCryptozoic’s HEX: Shards Of Fate Is Now Almost A Million Dollars Funded On Kickstarter

If you were wondering if ReadWrite had cleaned up its act since Dan Lyons left, fret not: Its Apple coverage is still as vapidly negative as it’s ever been. Derek Brown muses: “The Epic Battle Between Apple & Google Is All But Over—Who Won?” (No link is provided, but tip o’ the antlers again to the Jony Ive parody account on Twitter.) Turns out, it’s not Apple. Surprise! Oh, you Apple zealots may respond with any number of “facts” pointing out that Apple’s doing quite well, thank you very much. But Brown has a retort that will leave you withering in the iron grip of his logic: To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

In response to the devastating tornado that hit Okalhoma City on Monday, U.S. wireless carrier AT&T announced it will be waiving all overage charges for those affected through June 30.