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iPod Co-Creator Exits Apple

After nine years, iPod co-creator Tony Fadell has opted to exit Apple.
Fadell is credited with hatching the idea of a hard-drive-based digital music player in the 1990s.  He first took the concept to Real Networks, but left after just six weeks due to clashes with CEO Rob Glaser.
Fadell found fertile territory for the project at [...:]

Review: Create Gorgeous Panoramic Photos On Your iPhone With AutoStitch Panorama

Sure, a picture is worth a thousand words, but why settle for a measly thousand words when you can cram 10,000 into one panoramic mega-photo!? Well take heart shutter bugs, Autostitch Panorama is here to give you the verbose images you so desire.
Autostitch is super simple to use. It works like this. Using [...:]

Incipio's Tribal ECO iPhone Case Rocks On! [Review]

With its granite coloring and design, the Incipio Tribal Regrind ECO Case actually looks like a piece of carved stone.
This iPhone case is made out of 100% recycled silicone, and at least 20% of that is waste materials from other Incipio products. This makes The Tribal Regrind ECO Case one of the greenest molded cases ever.
Note: [...:]

iPhone Is Coming To Verizon This Summer — WSJ Report

Apple is working on two new iPhones for a summer launch, including an iPhone for Verizon, the Wall Street Journal claims.
While Apple has unveiled a new iPhone every June or July since launching the product in 2007, the new model with CDMA capability, the cellular technology used by Verizon, is notable because Apple and AT&T [...:]

Apple Posts Bevy of iPad Guided Tours

As the launch of the iPad approaches, Apple has published a slew of guided video tours of the new device.
Published on Apple's website, the tours include guides on how to use Safari, Mail, YouTube, and the iWork suite.
The tours also include a closer look at the iBooks app, which now seems to have previously-undisclosed features [...:]

Daily Deals: $1,449 Unibody MacBook Pro, App Store Freebies, Sony iPod Media Port

We start off a new week with a deal on unibody MacBook Pro laptops. The refurbished units start at $1,499 for a 2.53GHz model. Next up is a round of always popular App Store Freebies, including "Dungeon Run," a game for your iPhone and iPod touch. We also check out Sony's Digital Media Port for [...:]

OS X 10.6.3 Update Is Out: Improves QuickTime, OpenGL and More

The 10.6.3 update has just been released and includes a raft of bug fixes for QuickTime, OpenGL and more.
The 437.2MB update is available via Software Update and is recommended for all users of Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
The list of fixes, enhancements and improvements is after the jump:

The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users [...:]

VIVmag Giving Away Two iPads A Week For Five More Weeks

We've all heard the saying, "the only thing better than an iPad is a free iPad" (and if you haven't, you have now, because I just said it). No, we're not crazy enough to be giving away free iPads. But we know who are: the folks over at VIVmag.

Remember VIVmag? We posted a video awhile [...:]

If You Don't Care About Apps, the 64GB Microsoft Zune HD Will Be A Great Value PMP

Although it's never going to replace the iPod in most people's pockets, Microsoft's done a lot to overcome the initial missteps with their Zune line of portable media players.
In fact, if not for the overwhelming advantages of the App Store, I'd recommend the Zune HD to people over the iPod Touch. It's a fantastic [...:]

NYT HTML5 Video May Appear for iPad Launch

Although some questioned Apple's decision to support HTML 5 over the dominant Flash technology used in so many online ads and graphics, it appears CEO Steve Jobs may have the last laugh. A video platform company Monday announced it will convert Flash videos to HTML 5 for such publishing heavyweights as the New York Times [...:]