iPods sure look svelte and stylish without a battery door, but the omitted hatch makes the whole thing worthless if your battery gives up the ghost. All batteries degrade through time and use; expect ...

For 40 bucks you can buy some fairly sexy items for your iPod — a cool case, hip headphones, or a sleek stand — but I’ve yet to find a $40 accessory that adds as much value to a first- or second ...

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, ...

As with all mobile products from Apple, my iPod does not have a user replaceable battery (at least officially). But apparently it’s not replaceable by my local Apple dealer either. The technician ...

Apple Computer through its retail store locations has begun to offer iPod owners a significant discount on its iPod Battery Replacement Program if the battery life of an iPod fails to meet certain ...

If you dropped a few hundred on an iPod a couple of years ago and now its battery can't hold a charge, don't throw up your hands and buy a new one; explore the options. Apple's been accused of not ...

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, ...

If you've got a third-generation iPod Touch that needs a battery replacement, it will cost you $79 for Apple do it. But if you're adventuresome, you can do it for about $9 (as long as you already have ...

I've got a 3rd gen 40GB ipod which is not covered by Apple's manufacturer warranty anymore as it is over a year old & I didn't buy extended warranty. The battery barely manages to last over 2-3 hours.

Apple's iPod Support site references the upcoming iPod Battery Replacement program in a list of troubleshooting steps for the iPod. If your iPod fails to hold a charge and it's more than a year old, ...

.Mac Backup problems Kimron Shapiro reports a problem using Apple's Backup utility to back up data to a .Mac account: "I cannot get Apple's Backup programme to work with my .mac account. The account ...