When the iPod classic and third-generation (3G) iPod nano were first released, many reviewers (including me and my colleague, Dan Frakes) noticed that the two new iPods sported a more-colorful and ...

When the developer Erik Kemp designed the first metadata system for MP3s in 1996, he provided only three options for attaching text to the music. Every audio file could be labeled with only an artist, ...

Apple on Wednesday released updates for its iPod nano (4th generation) and iPod classic (120GB), bringing the most current versions to 1.0.3 and 2.0.1, respectively. The nano update fixes several ...

Music streaming service Spotify has updated both its desktop and mobile software to pretty much let you ditch iTunes entirely. The new desktop client will now detect any iPod you have plugged into ...

While sales of the iPod Touch were way up year-over-year, overall iPod sales are down significantly. Does that mean the end is near for the iPod Classic? Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a ...

Several users are reporting a serious issue with the new iPod Classic where the device constantly resets and erases all custom settings, cycling to the Apple logo screen then the "Choose a language" ...