iPod, iTunes, iPhone and more Gadgets

A little bird has suggested to me that perhaps this morning’s NBC and Apple story isn’t as straightforward as it appears to be—you know, “bad NBC wants $4.99 per episode, good Apple wants $1.99 per episode.” It is possible, the bird tweets, that NBC wasn’t attempting to raise its iTunes Store pricing; rather, Apple may have been demanding a larger cut of the $1.99 asking price, and NBC could have responded by offering…

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Belkin is showing its upcoming TuneBase 2 FM Transmitter at the IFA 2007 conference in Berlin, Germany. The TuneBase 2 is said to sport a mono display for navigating stations, an auto tune feature that finds the clearest frequency on which to broadcast, and a “signal booster.” As with previous Belkin TuneBase products, the TuneBase 2 draws power for both itself and a connected iPod from its cigarette lighter mount. No pricing or release…

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Apple spent $120,000 on lobbyists in the first half of 2007, according to a recent disclosure form. The firm Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP lobbied the federal government on behalf of Apple on issues related to the European Union’s intellectual property policies, according the the form. An iPhone has exploded following a failed hardware-based unlocking attempt. An image of the damaged phone appears to the right. Sony has officially decided to…

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