iPod, iTunes, iPhone and more Gadgets

Now, we know how hot-under-the collar you guys get when we note El-Jobso’s movements in Europe, but news is news, people. Just as speculated yesterday, it appears that the Apple honcho is working his way across Europe, moving nation-to-nation to spread the good word of iPhone wherever his New Balance touch ground. Not content with just launching the device in London for the O2 network, the company is taking this show on the road, traveling to Berlin on Wednesday where Jobs and his turtleneck will supposedly announce a partnership for the iPhone with T-Mobile. Expect EDGE, lots of screen touching, and Steve saying, “OH-, eine weitere Sache.” Then, as we hear, it’s off to France for some sightseeing. Just kidding… about the sightseeing.

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I glanced at the clock, 1:36 PM. Perhaps I should not have gotten my hopes up. For weeks I’d been exchanging e-mail with an elite hacker who promised to speak with me about the latest attempt to free hardware from the shackles of manufacturers that bind it, sticking it to such companies by making their products more desireable.

Just then, Skype lit up like a flaming notebook battery. It was the notorious hacker 5m0kNcR4K. A shadowy figure in the videoconferencing window spoke in a disguised voice.

“I’m in ur Skype, grantin’ ur interview. Do not try to identify me. By using advanced digital video effects, I have pixelated my facial image, put myself in silhouette, and added a big blue dot in front of my face.”

“What video effect makes it look like you have bunny ears?”

“Oh, that’s just a mask I picked up at Party City.”

“We could have just spoken by phone, you know. Or just used VOIP. Besides, I thought we were set to talk at 1 PM.”

“I thought 13:37 would be more appropriate.”

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iLounge has confirmed with Apple that past purchasers of iPod games will have to re-purchase the titles to play them on the recently-released iPod classic and iPod nano (with video). According to an Apple representative, the games will need to be repurchased because they were “reformatted” for the new iPods. Reformatted iPod games currently include EA’s Tetris and Sudoku, as well as Namco Networks’ Ms. Pac-Man. An additional…

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