Apple kills iPod nano, iPod shuffle lines after nearly 12 years of service
Ending an era, the iPod nano and iPod shuffle have been officially discontinued, leaving only the A8 iPod touch as the sole survivor of the iPod line.
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iPod touch
Mike Wuerthele
Apple doubles iPod touch storage to 32GB for $199, kills 16GB & 64GB models
In one final death blow to the 16-gigabyte tier, Apple on Thursday tweaked the pricing and capacity of its iPod touch lineup, offering a new entry-level capacity of 32 gigabytes for $199.
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Neil Hughes
Questionable case leak may point to Ion-X glass on back of Apple's 'iPhone 7s'
An image leaked on Wednesday appears to depict rear shells for an upcoming iPhone, using Ion-X glass — the same material found in the displays of non-sapphire Apple Watches.
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Roger Fingas
How to choose between a new iPod touch and an iPad mini 3
Apple's new iPod touch — which packs the same A8 chip found in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus — is an exceptionally compelling product, and one that could force prospective iPad mini buyers to think twice about their decision. AppleInsider compares and contrasts Apple's best iPod and smallest iPad.
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Shane Cole
This week on AppleInsider: Apple Pay in the UK, iPod touch refresh, e-SIM & more
A relatively quiet week was, at least, spiced up by two important Apple announcements: the arrival of Apple Pay in the United Kingdom, and a long-overdue update of the iPod touch.
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New iPod touch teardown shows power optimizations, no sapphire camera lens cover
A teardown of the sixth-generation iPod touch published on Friday exposed new details about the device, including the presence of a marginally bigger battery, the lack of a sapphire lens cover, and which chipmakers are involved in supplying parts.
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Apple's new iPod touch, iPod nano, & iPod shuffle: which one is right for you?
In a world of iPhones and iPads, iPods nevertheless continue to have a place at Apple, and Wednesday's update of the iPod touch — plus new colors for the Nano and Shuffle — raise the question of which iPod, if any, a person should buy.
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Apple's new iPod touch debuts underclocked but powerful A8 SoC, Bluetooth 4.1
Wednesday's iPod touch release marked a number of firsts for Apple, including two major modifications to existing technologies in an underclocked A8 system-on-chip silicon and a communications package boasting the Bluetooth 4.1 Core Specification.
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Mikey Campbell
New iPod touch vs. iPhone 5s: Apple's latest iPod packs surprising power
Apple surprised on Wednesday by including its latest-generation A8 processor in the latest iPod touch — a decision that makes it a formidable and highly affordable opponent to the company's mid-range iPhone 5s.
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AppleInsider Staff
Sam Oliver
