Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt from the just-released second edition of Take Control of Your iPod: Beyond the Music, a $10 electronic book ...

I need to get a Firewire drive for my iBook. I've looked at getting a drive cage for my spare drive, but that would mean another power cord coming off the desk. An iPod would be perfect in terms of ...

We previously reported on a growing trend toward warranties with provisos that make it difficult for purchasers to redeem coverage. In many cases, obtaining repairs or getting replacement units proves ...

The six-week waiting list to get a popular iPod Mini digital music player from Apple Computer is likely to get shorter by the end of the year. Hitachi's hard disk drive unit said Sunday that it will ...

Was wondering if anyone knew how a PC formats an iPod hard drive?<BR><BR>Background: I was at a friends and wanted to transfer some files. When I plugged in my iPod (1st gen 5 gigger) into his PC via ...

TechRestore Inc. on Tuesday announced a new iPod hard drive upgrade program for owners of all four generations of the full-size MP3 player. First- and second-generation iPod hard drives can be ...

A new 8GB hard disk drive from Seagate Technologies will likely find its way into a future version of Apple's iPod mini digital music player, pending any further advancements in the 1-inch drive ...

KALAMAZOO --Kalamazoo's Rapid Repair is offering what may be the world's first 240-gigabyte hard drive upgrade of iPods. The 5-year-old online repair service for digital electronics began taking ...

Toshiba on Tuesday announced new 100GB models of a small hard drive, a move that could lead to larger-capacity iPods next year. A Toshiba representative wouldn't discuss customer plans for the ...

Apple Computer is using a small hard drive from Hitachi in its new iPod, as the market for mini drives heats up. The 4GB drive, which measures 1 inch across, marks Hitachi's second major contract in ...

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