iPod Nano 1.3 Update

During Apple’s event on Tuesday, they announced a new iPod Nano and a new iPod Nano OS.  Now, the only reason i’m writing this is because the iPod Nano was originally supposed to simulate an iOS experience.  To be honest, it’s nothing like iOS still.  It can’t do anything.

The update, 1.2 for us Mac users, brings quite a few changes actually.  The most noticeable is the new UI (User Interface), it’s…different.  When the Nano 6G was launched it looked like a mini version of iOS, not only in the icons but also in the layout.  Now it’s much more of a “mini” UI.  Think of the XMB on Sony devices, it’s like that but with iOS icons.  You scroll left and right by swiping through the options; it’s easy.

You’re given the option to witch back to the “mini view” as they call it.  I wouldn’t. 

You can turn off what is on the home screen, I haven’t the slightest clue on why you would, but you can.  Also, you can change what parts of the music app show up directly on your homescreen.  If you want to jump directly to “playlists”, you can.

Probably the biggest new feature for some users is the new watch faces.  There are 16 new ones; adding up to 18 faces for showing up your nano.  Yes, there is Mickey Mouse watch faces included.I’m serious.

 

Eh, it was a long awaited updated but didn’t fully satisfy.  After seeing the .plist strings for movies and games, I was patiently waiting for that, nevertheless, Apple pushes out a minor update.  Surprised, huh?

Apple Japan Leaks iPhone 4S Early (Update, Also Leaks New iPod Nano)

Someone has to to screw up, in this case, it’s Apple.  30 minutes before Apple’s iPhone announcement, Apple Japan has an “iPhone 4S” listed on Their website; another trick? Who knows.  We’ll all see in 26 minutes.

Here is the english translation showing the release date for the iPhone 4S, October 14th.  Also, the english translation reveals the listing for a new multi-touch iPod Nano.  New Interface.  Interesting.

Apple Japan

What The Brazilian Budget iPhone Proves To Us

Gizmodo Brazil managed to obtain the digitizer/glass/faceplate from iPhone model N90. We’ve seen the N90 popping up in all kind of code; it appears to be the budget model iPhone that’s been rumored for so long.

The fact that there are N90s being produced in Brazil tells us that we will see two models in the future. Most likely this Tuesday. Here’s why: Yesterday somebody leaked strings in iTunes developer build showing references to the iPhone 4S, model number N94. Obviously N90 and N94 are quite different numbers, and there is no way they can be the same device. Every Apple iPhone has a build number, the iPad was K84, all have different code names.

If there is an N90 and an N94, what more need I say? There is obviously two models in the near future to be released and most likely both will be announced this Tuesday.

How To Get A White iPod Touch 4

Many of you may have seen some popular people from the iCommunity copping white iPod Touch 4th Generations. The two guys i’m thinking of are twitter users @reagentx and @chronic.  ReagentX has been kind enough to let me use his pictures in this post.

I’ve gotten quite a few questions about it and decided that it needs to be answered. This is in no way an attempt to spoil @chronic’s or @reagentx’s fun; I will take this down at the first request from either.  This is just a way of letting the public know that there is a way for them to nab a white iPod Touch as well.

So basically, you will need an intermediate knowledge of taking apart iPod touches. If you’ve ever handled something small and electrical, you can probably do this as it isn’t hard. Look on iFixit for a guide.

The white glass is easily obtainable, look on eBay.

This is not a post to say that we won’t be seeing a white 5th gen iPod touch, as rumors say that we will, but rather proving that anyone can have a white iPod touch 4.

For more information visit: rxtech

Of course, your white iPod Touch will be nowhere near as legit as @reagentx’s

A Deeper Glimpse At The “Leaked iPhone 5 Screens”

Today, MICgadget had pictures of wintek employees producing mobile phone screens. Of course it was automatically assumed that they were making iPhone 5 screens because of the “elongated home button”.

We have NO proof that Apple is changing the home button on the iPhone 5. It may be likely that they will, but why? The iPhone didn’t get the new gesture support that the iPad did. It does not need a capacitive home button. I can see a button-less iPad in the future, but the iPhone 5? Nope.

The last picture is the most interesting, the black part of the glass is much wider at the bottom than it is on the iPhone 4. Apple would not make the next iphone bigger, unless it needs to be bigger to incorporate a larger screen. Obviously the screen in this picture is larger than any other iPhone. A larger screen would not require the area surrounding the screen to be larger, it would allow for a thinner device though.

We need to remember that Wintek does not only make LCDs for Apple but also Nokia and HTC.

It is quite possible and also likely that these are iPhone displays but it is just as possible that they are displays from another device.