Creative labs are known for its sound cards and portable player, but seeing iPhone and iPod popularity rise to a new height, the audio card maker is joining the iPhone/iPod accessories wagon. Creative introduces its EP-630i headset for iPhone and iPod, an in-ear buds that comes with three different silicone covers. continued »

According to Steve Jobs, the recent acquisition of P.A. Semi will serve to benefit the iPhone and the iPod. Apparently they will use the P.A. Semi chips to phase out the use if Infineon chips in their devices. Having the chip making going on in house, could reduce the cost of their devices quite a bit. More likely though, prices ... continued »

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster didn't get to list Apple under "areas of expertise" on his CV by not knowing a fair bit about the Cupertino company, and the smiling soothsayer has been addressing fifteen key Apple-related questions this week in a report to his flock of investors.  Covering all aspects of Apple's retail, Mac, Apple TV and, of course, ... continued »

It is true that the earbuds that Apple ships with their iPods and iPhones are not the most comfortable. They have gotten a little better, as the newer ones are much less unpleasant than the original earbuds. While I would not say the sound on the earbuds are horrible, they still just do not provide the best sound quality. Thankfully ... continued »

What a number! In the second fiscal quarter of this year, Apple was able to push a little over 1.7 million iPhones out the door. This is the overall theme of the Apple earnings report, with Apple announcing a whopping $1.05 billion in profit. Since there is not last year comparison of iPhone sales, their is no growth estimate, but ... continued »

Keeping your iPhone juiced on the go is critical. The inability to switch out batteries means, in times of serious use, you will need access to some sort of power source. For those times when a charger is not around, there is still hope. It comes in the form of the Portable Power Station 2. continued »

Customized iPhones are nothing new, in fact, as time goes by they are becoming more and more the norm. Not to mention, in general they become more nifty each time a new one is spotted. Now there have been some interesting ones to say the least, and now we have this. A Courvoisier themed iPhone. continued »

Here in the UK it's not uncommon for the iPod Touch to be described as "all the best bits of the iPhone" with the less-successful parts (the non-3G phone, the relatively-poor camera, and of course the carrier lock) omitted; Needham & Co analyst Charlie Wolf is willing to go one further, however: he's claiming that Apple gave up 1.5 million iPhone ... continued »

There are still many people with iPhones and iPods who don't use their PMP in the car because they lack the necessary hardware to link it up to the installed sound system; they're the market Alpine is going after with their latest iPod/iPhone/Bluetooth combination device.  Consisting of an installation-free 2.4-inch colour TFT, remote control and iPod/iPhone interface for dragging out ... continued »

So Frederick Black has formed another lawsuit against Apple. This one is regarding the notion that Apple has illegally tied the iPod to iTunes. Sure, you have to use iTunes to get your music onto your iPod/iPhone, but this case isn’t about that. This case is about the music being sold at the iTunes store being tied to the iPod and ... continued »