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The latest version of iTunes, version 8, introduces a new feature entitled Genius. Genius will make song recommendations in your music library based on the song you’re currently listening to. It also states that the recommendations will get better over time. I tested it out with a few songs and while it may not be a ‘Genius’ at choosing similar style songs, it is pretty smart. Hopefully the feature gets better over time with future versions.

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At the big Tuesday event Apple introduced a new iPod lineup including Nano’s, Touch’s and Shuffle’s. The iPod Touch now has a WiFi antenna looks more integrated, a better speaker, volume control on the side and is thinner. The Nano is now oval shaped and also thinner than ever. There are a rainbow of colors introduced and it now features an accelerometer. The Shuffle’s were also updated in new colors.

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Today EA Mobile announced nine titles in development for the iPhone and iPod touch includes YAHTZEE Adventures, EA Mini Golf, Lemonade Tycoon™, Mahjong, MONOPOLY: Here & Now The World Edition, SimCity, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09, Need for Speed™ Undercover, and The Sims™ 3.

Although I’m sure the graphics of SimCity iPhone will be better than Sim City 2000, I can’t help but pray that the gameplay is similar to that game. No need to slow down the gameplay with fancy graphics and menus.

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Next Tuesday will be a big day for Apple and Apple enthusiasts as Apple is expected to unveil the next generation of iPods. No one except Apple insiders will know exactly what will go down on Tuesday but I’m expecting price drops for the iPod Touch line with new features like GPS, memory bumps and total redesigns for the Nanos and possibly updated Macbooks.

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As a new iPod Touch owner I am very interested in Apple’s latest announcement of Apps or Applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. All iPhones including both the new 3G phones and older first gen models can upgrade to firmware 2.0 for free which gives them access to the app store. iPod Touch users can also upgrade their firmware to 2.0 for a $9.99 fee. The applications range in function from games to productivity apps to social networking apps and give 3rd parties a chance to develop software for Apple iPhones and iPods. Some applications are free while others range in price from $.99 to $9.99 and more. More App Store information can be found here.

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Recently Apple announced a mini update to 10.5 Leopard called Snow Leopard. There’s a collection of screenshots from the German Apple site Apfeltalk, one showing a new feature called Save as Web Application. This feature may create an application out of any webpage for offline or ipod/iphone usage.

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There had been a lot of speculation up to today about what information Steve Jobs would be releasing at this years WWDC 2008 keynote presentation. It was announced today that it was indeed the 3G iPhone which many have been waiting for. The new iPhone will have many new features including, real GPS, faster download speeds, a new service called MobileMe which will sync your computer and phone similar to Outlook and much greater developer support.

The best news is that the 3G phones start at $199 for the 8GB model, a dramatic decrease in price from the $399 8GB model previously released last generation. The updated models are similar in size to the previously released model with new curved edges (a la Macbook Air). Check out Apple.com/iphone for more pictures and videos of the phone in action. The iPhone 3G will be coming out July 11.

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