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Flip philosophical as iPod touch primes to eat the casual video market

So, there's all these stories in the ether claiming the future iPod touch - perhaps even the iPod nano - will host cameras... video cameras capable of still photography, to be a little more accurate.

Now, we're not ones to comment on rumour or speculation. Well,...

Apple’s iPhone-powered devices country sales estimates revealed

Apple’s iPod touch and iPhones continue to lead the market in the US while becoming increasingly popular in Western Europe and Asia, the latest AdMob statistics reveal.

Freshly-published statistics for June 2009 offer a pretty good view on the distribution of iPhone OS devices by country....

UPDATE: Apple Store down – should we be excited?

Well, here's unexpected - the Apple Store appears to be out of action in the US and the UK.

We're not saying there's an imminent product upgrade coming, but we're pretty curious to see if there's any changes. Sure, this could be for maintenance, but as news-starved...

Clearwire opens up WiMax for Macs

We know LTE is coming in the next few years and should be fully operational in 2012 or so (AT&T are very speedy with their rollouts) but we want some 4G wireless speed ASAP.  Fortunately, if you live in the right part of the country,...

Apple, Toshiba reach half billion dollar flash deal

Apple has agreed a half-billion dollar deal with Toshiba Corp for the supply of flash memory chips, as used in iPhones, most iPods and many of its laptops.

The computer company has made a $500 million prepayment to Toshiba in order to secure supplies. Toshiba...

UPDATED: Foxconn security suspended in iPhone suicide probe

Foxconn owner the Hon Hai Group has suspended a security official following the tragic suicide of a young Chinese engineer who lost a fourth-generation iPhone prototype.

As reported yesterday, Sun Danyong, (25) jumped from the roof of his factory dormitory to his death following his...

Tragic death follows fourth-gen iPhone leak

A young Foxconn employee in China has committed suicide after a prototype model of a fourth-generation iPhone he was looking after went missing.

Digital Beat explains 25 year-old Sun Danyong had taken a job looking after product communications for long-time Apple manufacturer, Foxconn. Based in Shenzen, his job...

Microsoft scoops ex-Apple talent for its retail plan

Following last week’s revelation that Microsoft plans to call Apple out on the high street with its own chain of retail shops near Apple’s own comes yet more news claiming Redmond’s hired in a little former-Cupertino talent to help it make its pitch.

Those revered Apple-watchers at...

Imitating excellence: Microsoft on Apple attack

From the “Imitation is flattery” department yet more news from Microsoft HQ out there in Redmond...looks like the company - flushed with success (?) at it’s anti-Apple ads campaign now plans to open up its own chain of computer retail stores.

We know how Microsoft rolls, don’t we?...

Around the Web, July 6

Console gaming: The Future’s Apple?
Digital Spy chimes in with a close look at the low-hanging fruit which is console gaming and the Apple platforms. It states the success of gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch now present Apple with a chance to enter the console gaming market, but warns such a move...