A recently uncovered Apple patent details the possibility for automatic volume control in iPods, which we assume Apple hopes will safeguard them from legal action, whilst protecting the hearing of ...

Apple has made available an iPod volume-control software update that looks to be a direct response to its on-going hearing-loss legal suit - a case that we think has little merit. The software update ...

I've been ranting on the effects of loud music on hearing loss for a while now and it's refreshing to see Apple take efforts to help limit the hearing damage potential caused by the iPod - too bad it ...

Spotify claims Apple may again be in violation of European regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires interoperability from big technology companies dubbed “gatekeepers.” This time, the ...

Spotify says users on iPhone will no longer be able to control the volume of connected devices using their physical volume buttons after Apple "discontinued" the technology that enables the ...

Considering how major the changes were between iTunes 4.2 and 4.5 -- requiring an new version of the iTunes Music Library files -- we've received surprisingly few ...

While problems with the iPod remote have been few and far between, there are some specific issues - some of which appear after applying one of the iPod software updaters. MacFixit reader Jason writes ...