Mastering iOS
How to put your iPhone or iPad into DFU mode
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Putting your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode can be your last, best hope for success.
iPod touch (2012)
iPhone 5, iPod touch 5 touchscreens responding oddly to multiple, rapid diagonal swipes
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The iPhone 5 appears to be exhibiting odd touch behavior when it comes to consistent detection of multiple swipe events over time. On an iPhone 4S, you can begin rapidly swiping back and forth and iOS will easily keep pace, scrolling the view to match your mad swiping, even as you start angling towards the diagonal. On an iPhone 5, however, while vertical scrolling remains fine, rapid...
iPod touch 5 vs iPhone 5: Camera shootout
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Apple has released a new iPod touch and this time it actually has a decent camera on it. But is it half-way decent or all-the-way decent? If you go iPod touch instead of iPhone 5, and the camera matters to you, how much are you missing out? That's what we're aiming to find out by putting both to the test. It's iPhone 5 vs. iPod touch 5 in an iOS camera shoot-out, iMore style!
iPod touch 5 vs. iPhone 5 vs. iPod touch 4 gallery
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The iPhone 5 is the thinnest, lightest iPhone ever, but the iPod touch 5 is almost 2-dimensional. Everything comes at a price, however, and so while the iPod touch 5 is even thinner and lighter than the iPhone 5, it doesn't have anywhere near as good internals. If you don't care about that, however, if all you want to do is scratch the surface and find more surface, then here's how the...
iPod touch 5 gets torn open, shows thinnest guts ever
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Apple's new iPod touch 5 is just starting to hit store shelves but it's already been torn down, and had all it's thinner, lighter parts examined.
Apple begins shipping new iPods for mid-October delivery. Has yours shipped yet?
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Introduced at the iPhone 5 event last month but not scheduled for released until October, Apple has just begun sending out shipping notifications for new iPod touch and iPad nano orders. Many of our readers, and yours truly, received texts and emails this morning with the details. Mine are set to arrive in here in Canada in just under a week, on Oct. 15.
Apple announces new widescreen iPod touches with A5 processor, better camera, and FaceTime HD
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Apple has just unveiled new 4" widescreen iPod touches that will include the same A5 processor that powers the current generation iPhone 4S along with a new and improved camera system that'll support FaceTime HD. It'll be available in 32 and 64 GB capacities for $299 and $399 respectively.
Apple to roll new Dock connector out across entire iOS product lineup this fall
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iMore has learned that Apple intends to update their entire lineup of iOS device products to support the new, miniaturized Dock connector, and to do it as early the rumored September 12 special event this fall. This would include the new iPhone 5, the the new iPod nano and iPod touch, the rumored 7-inch iPad mini, and an updated version of the current 9.7-inch iPad. The information...
What happens to the iPod touch in a post-iPad mini world?
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When iMore first heard that Apple was going ahead with the 7-inch iPad this fall, and at a ~$200 price point, one of the first things we asked was -- what does that mean for the iPod touch?
DIY Repairs
How to replace a broken screen on a 4th generation iPod touch
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If you've got a 4th generation iPod touch with a cracked screen or broken LCD, a DIY repair isn't impossible if you've got a bit of technical know-how.