Apple has released an iPod Software Update for new and previous model iPods & iPod Minis.
New for Click Wheel iPods - Shuffle songs with one click - Create multiple On-The-Go playlists - Delete songs from On-The-Go playlists - Select reading playback speed for audiobooks - Hear the clicker user interface sound through headphones - Charge via USB 2.0 connection - Enjoy improved playback performance
Updates for iPod with a Dock connector and iPod mini - Compatibility with iTunes 4.5 or later and the iTunes Music Store - Improved playback performance - Support for the Apple Lossless Encoder, to enable compressed music encoding at high quality
Updates for iPod without a Dock connector - Compatibility with iTunes 4.5 or later and the iTunes Music Store - Improved playback performance
Friday October 30, 2026 3:20 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
In a memo shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, and later obtained by MacRumors, Apple provided technicians with guidance on how to diagnose and address the iPhone Duo's inner display cracking issue.
If a customer reports the issue, Apple advised technicians to inspect the iPhone Duo and repair or replace it in accordance with their standard procedures....
Thursday October 29, 2026 1:47 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
While the new iPad mini has an OLED display, the device does not support ProMotion, meaning the display's refresh rate is limited to 60Hz instead of 120Hz.
ProMotion support would have allowed for the iPad mini's refresh rate to automatically adjust from 10Hz to 120Hz depending on the content being displayed, but evidently Apple has kept the feature exclusive to the iPad Pro among iPad...
Thursday October 29, 2026 11:52 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
In the U.S. and most other countries, Apple's website shows the new iPad mini being held by pinched fingers, but this is not the case in South Korea.
The new iPad mini shown with pinched fingers on Apple's website in the U.S.
On its South Korean website, Apple simply shows an image of the iPad mini on its own.
The new iPad mini shown without pinched fingers on Apple's website in South Korea ...
