The headphones supplied with the 3rd Gen iPod Shuffle contains a small chip labelled 8A83E3. Speculation is that this chip is a form of authentication and that without it 3rd party headphones won't work properly. End result? Manufacturers have to pay a tax to Apple to make headphones that work with the iPod range and Apple get to choose how you use the product you own and have paid for. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago tags apple drm hardware authenication chip |
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After the freakout that Apple was going to take over the world, it turns out that it was hype for nothing. picked by JoshSF49 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Here’s the humorous David Pogue singing about a world without Apple in a way that only, well, David Pogue could pull off. picked by suebe 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Yes, you read right... Bacon... Apple... Pie.... Everything is better with Bacon, right? Apparently Bacon + Apple Pie = win! picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
They feel that New York, known as The Big Apple since the 20'suse of an apple logo will cause harm and confusion regarding their company. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 16 comments edit related share plime.com |
Apple unveiled today the world's first 3.0GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon-based Mac Pro. Inside each Mac Pro reside either two Quad-Core or two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors. Running at up to 3.0GHz, they bring industry-leading 64-bit performance to every Mac Pro. picked by studio 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Because of the popularity of the iPhone and next-gen iPods, Apple has needed to start collecting cover charges to enter their stores to cut down on the crowds. picked by briggsb 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
Sony may soon compete directly with Apple and its popular iPods and iTunes, producing its own movie download service and products, company officials said Tuesday. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
Apple has finally admitted that a British man who left school at 15 is the inventor behind the iPod. picked by murfanda 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share technology |
Strong sales of Macintosh computers helped boost profits at Apple Computer on Wednesday, offering further evidence that the success of the company’s iPod music player is helping it to win converts in the personal computer market. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Steve Jobs' medical leave from Apple is likely to be permanent, analysts say. picked by muppet 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Apple no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchases and now limits sales of the cellphone to two per person in a move to stop people from reselling them. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 19.05, or 0.2 percent, to 12,011.73 for its ninth record close this month and its first close above 12,000. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The head of the Beatles' company Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall, is leaving after 40 years. Aspinall's departure comes just two months after Apple Corps settled a trademark squabble with Apple, a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store. picked by suebe 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
This page is meant to document any reverse engineering of the iPod game packages (.ipg files) that function with the Apple-written iPod OS.The ultimate goal here is to enable people to write their own games for the iPod, for AppleOS. I believe there picked by jackcheng 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The success Apple hoped to achieve with it's new creation, the iPhone, will remain only a dream because more and more complaints are made by the clients. Most of them are regarding the impossibility of the client to change the battery of the phone without going to the Apple service. picked by niceplime 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Apple has unveiled what it calls a "major update" to the operating system that drives the iPhone and iPod Touch. picked by eva1 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Apple has claimed that jailbreaking iPhones – that is, altering their software to allow the user to run applications without restrictions – could turn them into tools for deliberately bringing down cellphone networks. picked by Bingo 4 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Do you get the sad ipod face when you try to turn your ipod on? Here is a relatively easy way to fix it at home. I even tested it with a non-working ipod, now it's perfectly functional. All you need is a screw driver and a business card. picked by kirbykirst 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
IPod maker Apple and the guardian of The Beatles' music resolved their long-simmering dispute on Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark. 0 comments edit related share plime.comIt's been a long and winding road picked by suebe 3 years ago |
US news media have uncovered a damaging 800-page report on the portable media players — despite Apple's best attempts to suppress it. 7 comments edit related share plime.comThe report details several incidents in which iPods have caught fire and even burned their owners. picked by Bingo 4 months ago |