According to the “National Defense” magazine, February issue civilian travellers with iPods have something to rejoice about. The military iPod software that allows soldiers to communicate with Arabic and Kurdish soldiers will soon become public.

The software running on the Soldiers iPods is VCommunicator. It plays phrases in Arabic or Kurdish as well as other things while hunting insurgents. While showing an Iraqi an insurgents photo, they would just play a line from the iPod which means “have you seen this person?”
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iPod users in Asia have something to whine about. It is not easy being in love with your iPod in Asia. The much hyped software upgrade publicized by Steve Jobs at Macworld is unavailable in Asia. Even if you have the dollars to spend for the additional 5 apps, the news is that you cant buy them. You can have that facility through iTunes only.
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The iPod has long been known as a cool thing to possess. It has changed a big part of our civilization and how we live. Centuries ago there was another thing that symbolized everything that was cool and it still does. The guitar has long been a symbol of fun, enjoyment and oomph. Now two civilizational icons combine into one.

There is a new application for the iPod Touch. The pocket guitar on the iPod Touch is here. With the help of a new application for the iPod Touch you can now play virtual guitar. The Touch has once again demonstrated its malleability to intelligent design and how it is so innovative.
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According to The Register, IBM is creating a Lotus Notes client for Apple’s iPhone. Both Apple and IBM are collaborating closely to develop a native application that will be useful for businesspeople who use the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Relationships between Apple and IBM soured in 2005 with Apple switching to Intel chips for their computers. That has changed since both companies are hardly competitors in any of their product lines.
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This is an awesome upgrade to the iPod Touch. Stocks, Notes, Maps, Mail, Weather and Web Clippings. The iPod touch is so much the better with these new apps. I suggest you buy this upgrade if you haven’t done so already. You can easily download and install it through iTunes.

To do this you also need to ensure that the latest software versions for the iPod Touch and iTunes are the ones you are using. Once this is done the install is quick and easy.
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The iPod Touch, iPhone and Apple TV are greener than ever, radically so after Steve Jobs played up the environmental angle at Apple’s Macworld announcements. It isn’t about super skinny, brominated, flame retardant free notebooks.

Apple TV2 is a produce that has no hardware. If makes digital delivery of TV shows and movies quicker. You won’t need to buy a new iPod Touch for email. Apple TV’s will not be thrown away if people want movie rentals. iPhone owners will have their devices fresh and exciting with new features as well as third party apps.
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Yes, there is now a Trojan for the Mac OS X-based iPhone. Reports say that this Trojan is “mild”. If you are an iPhone user who has modified the phone to install third party utilities, you are at risk.

This new iPhone Trojan goes by the name “iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep.” It is also called “113 prep”. You may be fooled that it is an essential system upgrade. If you install this Trojan onto your iPhone, it seems to do little more than displaying “shoes” on your iPhone screen.
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According to unverified claims from ElectricPig.tv, a relatively authoritative source at Sling Media is of the opinion that the SlingPlayer client software will now have an iPhone/iPod Touch version of it now.

The SlingBox is sold by Sling Media. This application allows you to stream video from your TV at home over the internet to any device that is supported - these could be Mac’s, PC’s or Mobile Phones. This functionality could be yours on your iPhone through a native SlingPlayer port. One worry for SlingMedia is that EDGE might be too slow to support their streaming media.
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In latest iPhone news the iLyricPlayer puts lyrics right into your iPod Touch or iPhone using the TuneWiki database. The database works just like the rest of wiki. Users maintain the database and update it. Syncing information is also sent in by them

Syncing information can also be updated by iPhone/touch users by just tapping the screen when a new lyrical line is being sung. Once synchronized and uploaded it can be used by all users of the iLyricPlayer.
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The iPhone and iPod Touch are great internet tablets. They make surfing a breeze. Whether it is going through Portals, Vortals, online forums or shopping, it is fun surfing with that lovely Apple device. However there was something missing. I always wished I could download that amazing web onto my iPhone.

My wish has been fulfilled. There is now a plug in for the iPhone’s Safari browser. This is courtesy, by the way, of iPhone hacker hachu. This plug in is really amazing. Using it you can download a MP3 file to the var/root/Downloads directory of the iPhones local disk. This takes it one step ahead of just streaming/playback.
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