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Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts

Yep, you read that correctly. Mother’s Day is on Sunday. If you still haven’t got your maternal figure anything to show your geeky appreciation of her efforts in raising you, we have some ideas for you.


The Chaser Takes On Apple Advertising

The lads from The Chaser are back with their new show, The Checkout. It’s set to start airing next week on the ABC, but the boys couldn’t resist putting their first Apple-related teaser out there this week. Here’s a bit of truth in advertising from The Checkout.


When Apple’s Engraving Service Goes Wrong

When Redditor jayhawk503 bought his new iPod, he got more than he bargained for. He claims he didn’t want any damn engraving. We’re not sure how true that is, but it’s funny nonetheless. [Reddit via Geekosystem]


This Is What An iPod Looked Like In The Roaring ’20s

In the 1920s, the world was still about 60 years away from the first Walkman and about 80 from the iPod, but portable music was still apparently a thing. All you had to do was rig a little radio to your garter and a speaker around your head, as the ’20s lady in the above video demonstrates.


Is It OK To Not Put A Passcode On Your Mobile Devices?

My recklessness often gets turned into cautionary tales around here: I destroyed a screwdriver by trying to use it as a hammer, my hard drive died before I could back it up, and this week I left my brand new iPod Touch at a cafe. Usually, they serve as reminders of why we should be doing this or that. But the only lesson to be had this time around is that it’s actually OK to not secure your gadgets with a passcode.


Apple Australia’s Black Friday Sale Is On Now

Apple doesn’t bring you bargain shopping often, so when it does it’s good to get in quickly. Apple is today celebrating Black Friday (a typically US-centric shopping day) with some sweet sales on iPads, Macs, iPods and various accessories. Let us round up all the deals for you here.


iPod Nano Review: The Best MP3 Player Ever, For Whatever That’s Worth

Seven generations of iPod nano evolution have culminated in something pretty special. The latest iteration of Apple’s mini music player is its thinnest, has the biggest screen ever (for a Nano), and tosses in Bluetooth to boot. Is it great? Yes. Is it enough to make you care about MP3 players again? Not really.


Apple’s Mobile App Store Is Back After Huge Outage

After an outage spanning almost 24-hours, the Apple App Store is back on your iDevices. Apple users weren’t able to view the App Store, update or download new apps to their handsets, unless they connected it to a computer during the outage. Now though, you should be once again able to access the App Store.


iPod Touch 5th Gen Teardown: Tiny, Powerful, Gigantic Pain To Fix

The new iPod Touch is out, so naturally it’s already been cracked open for a look at its guts. The verdict? Tightly packed goodness, according to iFixit.


The Best Use For An Old iPod Dock

Have an old iPod dock lying around? It’s not entirely useless with your iPhone 5 and its new Lightning connector. All you need is a cheap Bluetooth adaptor and you’re back in business.


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