iPod Rumors Archive
This page archives iPod related news and rumors published on MacRumors.com. It only contains articles relating specifically to the iPod product and is only a small minority of articles displayed on MacRumors.
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No TomTom Car Kit Compatibility for iPod Touch? [Updated]
October 28, 2009
AppleInsider has received word from TomTom that the company's iPhone Car Kit, just now starting to become available, will not be compatible with the iPod touch or first-generation iPhone. There is some uncertainty, however, over the exact status of ...
Apple Developing FM Radio Application for iPhone and iPod Touch?
October 13, 2009
9 to 5 Mac reports that it has received a tip claiming that Apple is in the process of developing an application to bring FM radio functionality to the iPhone and iPod touch. The functionality would reportedly be similar to that found in the fifth-g...
'Leaked' 3rd Gen iPod Touch Cases (with Camera Holes) For Sale in U.S.
October 05, 2009
At this point, it seems obvious that Apple had been working on adding a camera to the newest iPod Touch, but for some reason, the feature was cut at the last minute. Exactly how last minute seems evidenced by the fact that some case manufacturers s...
iPod Touch Speed Tests Confirm Apple's Claims of 'Up to 50% Faster Performance'
September 15, 2009
At Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" media event last week, the company introduced new iPod touch models with 32 GB and 64 GB capacities, advertising the devices as offering "up to 50 percent faster performance". Macworld has performed speed tests c...
iPhone 3G and iPod Touch Gain Video Trimming Capabilities in iPhone OS 3.1
September 14, 2009
Gioga23 notes [Google translation] that the iPhone 3G and iPod touch, despite not having built-in video cameras, are able to utilizing the iPhone 3GS video trimming feature when running iPhone OS 3.1.
E-mailed videos can be saved to the user's Pho...
Older iPod News and Rumors
Sep 12, 2009: Leaked iPod Touch with Camera Photos Were RealSep 11, 2009: Apple Still Planning Camera in iPod Touch?
Sep 11, 2009: Third-Generation iPod Touch Teardown Reveals 802.11n-Capable Wi-Fi Chip, Empty Space for Camera
Sep 11, 2009: Apple Releases New 'Get a Mac', iPod Touch, and iPod Nano Ads
Sep 10, 2009: Fifth-Generation iPod Nano Teardown Posted
Sep 10, 2009: Nike+ Heart Rate Monitor Coming for Fifth-Generation iPod Nano?
Sep 09, 2009: Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch
Sep 09, 2009: Apple Updates Entire iPod Family, Bringing Capacity and Performance Bumps to iPod Touch and Video Camera to iPod Nano
Sep 09, 2009: Next-Generation iPod Model Number List Revealed?
Sep 09, 2009: Apple Slashes iPod Prices Prior to Media Event [Updated: Apple Store Down]
Sep 08, 2009: 'It's Only Rock and Roll' Rumor Roundup
Sep 07, 2009: 'It's Only Rock And Roll' Banner and Last Minute iPod Production Problems?
Sep 04, 2009: New Gallery of Cases for Next-Generation iPod Touch and iPod Nano Posted
Aug 28, 2009: Apple Resellers Report iPod Stocks Dwindling, All SKUs Being Discontinued
Aug 27, 2009: iPod Touch, Nano, and Classic to Receive 3.2-Megapixel Cameras at September Media Event?
Aug 20, 2009: Apple Selling Refurbished First-Generation 5 GB iPods
Aug 17, 2009: Apple Media Event Scheduled for September 9th? No Tablet Announcement?
Aug 17, 2009: TomTom Car Kit to Be Compatible With iPod Touch and Other GPS iPhone Applications?
Aug 14, 2009: Images of Next-Generation iPod Touch Surface? [Updatedx3]
Aug 14, 2009: Microsoft Attempting to Recruit App Store Developers for Zune HD?
Jul 27, 2009: Toshiba Ramping Up Flash Production Ahead of iPod Refresh?
Jul 23, 2009: More Purported Next-Generation iPod Touch and iPod Nano Cases Surface
Jul 21, 2009: Next Generation iPod Touch to Have Built-in Microphone and Camera?
Jul 15, 2009: iPod Classic's Future in Doubt Due to Shrinking Market for 1.8" Hard Drives?
Jul 14, 2009: Apple Announces First-Year App Store Success: 1.5 Billion Downloads, 65,000 Apps
Jul 09, 2009: Apple Recalls First-Generation iPod Nano in South Korea [Updated]
Jul 06, 2009: Cameras Ordered for iPod Touch? Another Case Design
Jun 23, 2009: "iPod3,1" References in iPhone OS 3.0 Point to iPod Touch Refresh
Jun 17, 2009: Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch
Jun 16, 2009: iPhone 3.0 Update for iPod Touch Page Appears in iTunes, Not Yet Functional [Updated]
Jun 04, 2009: Apple Patent Applications: Multi-Touch Scroll Wheel, Sharing Digital Media During iPhone Calls
May 29, 2009: Palm Pre Emulating an iPod to Accomplish iTunes Sync?
May 28, 2009: Apple Launches Additional Back-to-School Promotions Internationally
May 27, 2009: Apple Launches U.S. Back-to-School Promo, Does Not Include iPhone
May 26, 2009: Artist Rendition of 5G iPod Nano with Camera?
May 12, 2009: Microsoft Targets iTunes Prices in New Zune Pass Commercial
Apr 13, 2009: New iPod Shuffle Contains $22 Worth of Parts
Mar 19, 2009: iPhone OS 3.0 Beta References Four Unknown Products [Updated]
Mar 16, 2009: No DRM in Headphones for New iPod Shuffle [Update]
Mar 11, 2009: Apple Releases Smaller 4GB iPod Shuffle with 'VoiceOver' and Playlist Support
