Steve Jobs has been touting the recyclability of the new iPods, but is the just how “green” is the new iPod nano?

Smart Planet looked into the issue and found out that while Steve says the nano is made from “highly recyclable aluminium enclosure,” Apple UK wasn’t able to tell them what, exactly, that meant.

The verdict from Greenpeace, however, is positive…

I suspected this a long time ago when we first heard rumors of iTunes movie rentals. Although thousands of people are now thrilled that Apple has introduced iTunes movie rentals – they may not know that only the current iPods are supported by it. That means the iPod Touch, iPod Classic, iPod Nano (3G) and, more »

It began back in September of 2006 when Apple began shipping iPods without iTunes in the box. This was because Apple was trying to cut down their packaging size. Instead of getting iTunes on a CD, users would just have to download it free from the Internet. As the iPod continues to grow in it’s more »

Ars Technica is now claiming that Apple will indeed introduce new iPods on 5th September, according to their “sources within the company” (whatever that means). This is supposed to coincide with the long weekend, but defers slightly from AppleInsider’s report, which claims the event will take place sometime in mid- to late-September. I find this more »

Apple has been awarded a patent titled “Method and apparatus rendering user accounts portable”; the 11-page document describes a method for transporting a user’s home directory and account settings on a portable device like an iPod or iPhone. Should Apple implement this feature, you’ll be able to sit down at any Mac, hook up your more »