The company announced that it would discontinue the iPod Touch, the last remnant of a product line that first went on sale in October 2001. The touch-screen model, which launched i... More
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Apple Discontinues its Last iPod Model (Fortune)
20 Years of the iPod: How it Shuffled Music and Tech Into a New Era (The Guardian)
In October 2001, the music industry was riven by piracy and had no idea how to solve it. Enter Steve Jobs, whose new device created a digital music market – and made Apple into a... More
Apple Software Hints at Sept. 10 Announcement for the Next iPhone (CNBC)
The date for Apple’s newest iPhone announcement may be hidden in its latest beta release of its new operating system. Apple released its newest iOS 13 beta to developers on Thurs... More
Apple is Keeping the iPod Alive With a New Model (CNBC)
Apple on Tuesday announced a new iPod Touch, replacing the previous model that was introduced in 2015. The new iPod touch starts at $199 and includes Apple’s A10 Fusion processor... More
Will the iPod Return in 2019? (TechCrunch)
2019 could mark a sort of return for the final iteration of the beloved music device — which, toward the end more closely resembled a cellular-free iPhone than any of its predece... More
The iPod’s Legacy: How Apple’s Music Player Reshuffled its Future (ZDNet)
The iPod, as most of the world understood it, is no more. The discontinuation of the iPod nano and iPod shuffle represented a second fall for the pioneering music player, which saw... More
The iPod Shuffle’s Death Marks the End of an Era for Physical Buttons (The Verge)
There was no screen, no click wheel, no touch interface — just five buttons that you could use in the pitch black of a car at night or without taking your eyes off the running tr... More
Goodbye iPod, and Thanks for All the Tunes (Wired)
The iPod died slowly, then all at once. After nearly 16 years on the market, more than 400 million units sold, and one Cupertino company launched into the stratosphere on its back,... More
How Apple Can Make the iPod Mighty Again (Macworld)
For most of us, the iPod is a footnote in history. The original portable music player, its features have long been supplanted by the immense capabilities of the iPhone, and carryin... More
iTunes Finally ‘Compleat’
As it turns out, Apple didn’t have much of a surprise in store for those who closely watch the digital space — but it’s good news nevertheless. At long last, the Beatles hav... More