iPod Touch news

Latest Apple patent suggests unibody headphones

Josh — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:36:06 +0000

If there was one area Apple products lack considerably in quality would ironically be the headphones. Ironic because Music, iPod ‘s iPhone’s is one of the main features of several of their portable devices. But this may be about to change as a new patent registered by Apple has been discovered that describes the process of producing “a seamless unibody structure” headphone case through a process called ultrasonic bonding.

Lets hope we see these included with the next generation iPhone and iPod touch’s due later this year.

No WiFi iPod Touch

Jamie — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:23:13 +0000

One of the more popular queries in our extremely popular Tips and Tricks Series is about either WiFi not working or being greyed out.

If you have this problem try the following steps:

Open Settings
Select Safari
Clear History and Clear Cookies and Data
Now restart the iPod Touch by holding the power button and then Swiping to power down.
Turn your iPod Touch back on
Go back to settings and check if WiFi is now accessible and not greyed out.

Let us know if this helps to solve your WiFi woes, or if you have experienced the same problem and found another solution that works.

iOS 5 on all versions of iPod Touch

Jamie — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:13:28 +0000

It doesn’t seem that long since the iPod Touch was first released on September 5th 2007. With iPodTouchNews.co.uk set up just one month after the launch we have been bringing you all the latest news, tips, tricks, since the beginning nearly 4.5 years now!

That brings us onto the main topic of this post. The older generation iPod Touches no longer receive iOS updates with the first generation most recent being iOS 3.1.3! I’m sure there are still a few of these out in the wild (we still have ours!) that wish they could update to the latest and greatest iOS 5.

Well there is a jailbreak workaround that supposedly plays nicely with 1st and 2nd Gen iPhod Touches but don’t expect the same fluid performance as todays newer models called Whited00r.

Whited00r claims to be a modified firmware version of the real deal and includes, multitasking, reminders and iCloud’ish like features via Dropbox integration. Also includes Newsstand, folders etc.

“Installing Whited00r you will get a fully optimised device, just in a few minutes, with a simple restore of your iPhone or iPod Touch,” it says. “Your device will be fast and productive again. Whited00r is the best solution for your Apple device, both for power and inexperienced users.”

Whited00r is completely free and available from:

whited00r.com

Disclaimer: We accept no responsibility if you choose to use this method

and brick your device so make sure you understand what you're doing.

25 Billion App Downloads

Jamie — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:49:32 +0000

Apple recently reached the it’s 25th BILLION app download since the App Store launched just a few years ago. With this they also curated a list of the Top 25 All-Time Paid and Free Apps list.

Unsurprisingly the lists are mostly dominated by games with the wildly successful Angry Birds securing 3 of the top 10 spots on the Paid List!

The complete list is as follow:

Top 25 All-time Paid Apps in the UK Charts:

Angry Birds
WhatsApp Messenger
Doodle Jump
Fruit ninja
Angry Birds Seasons
Cut the Rope
TuneIn Radio Pro
MONOPOLY
Angry Birds Rio
FatBooth
Flight Control
Scrabble
Tiny Wings
The Sims 3
Where’s Wally?
Sleep Cycle alarm
Moto X Mayhem
Color Splash
Camera+
Flick Kick Football
The moron Test
Sonic the Hedgehog
Alarm Clock Pro
Sleep Talk Recorder
Pocket God

Top 25 All-time Free Apps in the UK Charts:

Facebook
Skype
eBay
Google Earth
Google Search
Twitter
Paper Toss
Bump
BBC News
Shazam
Talking Tom Cat
PAC-MAN Lite
Sky Sports Live
Angry Birds Lite
Amazon Mobile
Waterslide Extreme
Touch Hockey: FSS
Sky news
iPint
Facebook messenger
Met Office Weather
Movies by Flixster
Temple Run
Viber
Solitaire

White iPod Touch to be released in October?

Jamie — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:44:37 +0000

Reports are appearing that a white iPod Touch is going to be announced in Apples upcoming media event and released sometime in October. Unsurprising with the popularity of the white iPhone 4 and iPad 2.

The above image shows what is rumoured to be the front panel of the new iPod touch placed on a 4th generation iPod.

Beyond the new white iPod any other news on updates is pretty slim with most reports suggesting it will be a very minor upgrade to the iPod touch and a also a minor revision to the iPod nano.

New iPod Touch September?

Jamie — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:54:38 +0000

Rumours were there would be no new iPod Touch update this year but thanks to an eagle eyed user who found the following reference to a new model iPod Touch wihin the following plist file in the latest iOS5 beta:

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons /com.apple.fairplayd.N81.plist

The model number is iPod 4,2 whilst the current model is iPod 4,1. This suggests it may only be a very minor upgrade probably a speed bump with little or no cosmetic difference to the current version.

iOS5 – iPod Touch Upgrade to be free

Jamie — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:30:35 +0000

No doubt you have read about all the awesome new features that will be introduced with iOS5 this fall. Most surprisingly while major iOS updates have always been free for iPhone users there has been a nominal charge for iPod Touch users. But with this new release Apple have decided to make it free to all iOS users. Pretty exciting stuff. We will have a run down of some of major new changes coming soon.

In the mean time let us know which features you’re most looking forward too?

Mirrors Edge – Free Today only

Jamie — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:59:49 +0000

Mirrors Edge by Electronic Arts is currently free for today only, it’s a great little game and well worth the download if you don’t already own it.

Just open iTunes and do a search for Mirrors Edge (UK Only)

iPod Touch Best Christmas Deals

Jamie — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:31:31 +0000

We get a lot of requests asking us where to get the best deals on iPod Touch and with the run up to Christmas were going to be helping you out. Bookmark this post as we will update/add/remove deals as they come in or expire.

Currently the best price on the latest and greatest 4th gen iPod Touch 8GB is only £164 at Amazon.

Amazon £164 + £3 free mp3 downloads: Visit Deal

Infinity Blade for iPod Touch – Epic

Jamie — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:25:10 +0000

Oh yes, infinity blade is finally here and it is absolutely BEAST! and at only £3.49 it’s a steal. I have been looking forward to it since the amazing demo was released a few months ago and it was worth the wait. Infinity Blade is a revolution in iPhone gaming, the graphics and game play are absolutely stunning which isn’t a huge surprise when you realise it was built using the awesome unreal engine.

If you haven’t all ready then you need this game on your iPod Touch so grab it now, and let us know what you think.

UK iTunes Store: Download
US iTunes Store: Download