Two days after the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said it would launch an investigation into iPod battery issues, Apple updated its support document on battery overheating. Apple has determined ...

With an iPod in hand, you’re ready to jump aboard a cross-country flight. Yet you’re stuck in the cheap seats, so you don’t have a power outlet, as the passengers at the front of the plane do. How can ...

You may use your iPod Shuffle to add music to presentations or just to relax when you're traveling for business. The iPod Shuffle has a built-in lithium-ion battery that provides up to 15 hours of ...

Although the lithium-ion batteries contained in Apple's iPod series are rechargeable, after a certain number of recharges the battery will eventually fail. Apple will replace the battery for a fee, ...

A lot of people, like me, had the misfortune of buying a 3G iPod, loving it, and absolutely hating its terrible battery life. Apple eventually provided a product recall following a class-action suit, ...

As I mentioned in my updated review of the iPod classic the other day, iPod Software Update 1.0.1 delivers two changes to the most recent round of iPod nano and iPod classic releases. The first change ...

We continue our investigation of battery-draining iPods connected to sleeping Macs, which has generated a huge amount of reader response. Some precursors regarding this issue: As previously mentioned, ...

One of the biggest complaints about the iPod is the device's poor battery performance. An iPod holds a charge just fine when it's new, but after a year or so of regular use, the operating time of the ...

For better or for worse, Apple has elected to power the iPod using a non-(easily)-removable battery. The advantage is that they can use whatever type of battery best suits the iPod model in question, ...

A Superior Court judge in San Mateo County, Calif., has given final approval to a settlement that will compensate iPod owners whose music players' batteries failed to hold a charge. A preliminary ...

Use it or lose it. Don’t leave an iPod “dormant.” Turn it off every time you finish using it, and run the battery down at least once a month to keep its “little lithium ion happy.” Stick to MP3 or AAC ...

The Niestat brothers were wrong. The iPod's dirty secret is not the iPod's irreplaceable battery, but flaky FireWire ports in early models. Contrary to the assertions of brothers Casey and Van Niestat ...