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anyone annoyed by the new "Album By Artist" heading in iTunes Pingu can turn it off under View > As List

and PS, no iTunes, I don't want to follow Lady Gaga or Yo-Yo Ma. thanks

PS2: anyone worked out how to turn the colours back on?

Apple's Apple TV product is getting a re-vamp in an attempt to kick start sales of the under-appreciated device. For starters it's now only £99, but the main drive of the redesigned model is in its simplification. By dropping the hard drive, it's now essentially a simple way of streaming content from your Mac/iPad/iPhone onto your HDTV.

iPhone users get laid more. And that's a fact. Apparently.

The BBC has finally got the nod from its Trust to release its highly praised iPad/iPhone Apps. The BBC News app has been available in the US for a while, but had not been available in the UK. That's in the App Store now. BBC iPlayer and Sport apps to follow...

Via BBC (who else?) 

Bonkers video from Taiwan documenting Steve Jobs' descent to the Dark Side. It's in Chinese, with Chinese subtitles ....but I'm guessing a dubbed version would make even less sense.

There seems to be quite an Apple backlash brewing recently, as Apple overtake Microsoft's spot at the top in more ways than one. While the closed eco-system of the iPhone/Pad/Pod certainly has its advantages, it's also a similar situation to that which led to Microsoft's dominating share of the browser wars - which were followed by years of anti-trust investigation and Internet Explorer's current position as bastard child of the evolving internet.

Steve Jobs' position on porn has been made quite clear, and some people don't like it.

only a few hours until Darth Jobs unveils plans for his new Death Star iPhone HD, here's a roundup of techspec rumours - and a possible photoshopped colour scheme

what if Steve Jobs gave his briefing from Yavin?

TV on the move is becoming more and more of a reality, thanks in no small part to the BBC iPlayer (which is even HD on the iPad) and now TV Catch Up, who have just launched an iPhone-friendly version of their site.

The name is a little misleading, as much of the site's original PVR functionality has been dropped to meet legal requirements, and by all accounts the service is now legal. Barely.

Visit iphone.tvcatchup.com from your (i)phone browser or ipad.tvcatchup.com from your iPad and once registered you can watch live TV from the bulk of the better Freeview channels. Add it to the home screen for easy access.

Spotify's evolution continues, with 2 new additional variations of the app launched in the wake of their recent social media beef-up.

Spotify Open seems to be replacing the default free version of the app, and this new iteration will allow 20 hours per month of streaming - supported by ads.

Spotify Unlimited is a mis-leading title for a version that allows unlimited, ad-free streaming, but no access for mobiles. £4.99 a month.

Spotify Premium remains the most full-featured version - and the only one which allows unlimited, ad-free streaming and mobile phone use. £9.99 a month.

Korg have launched an app version of their analog-synth/sequencer Electribe-R for the iPad. Have to say, this is the first iPad-specific app I've read about that's made me think it could be anything more than a slightly slippy flatscreen

Built To Shred host Jeff King and pro skater Chad Knight test the new iPad 3G

It seems like some Apple doofus dropped his iPhone 4.0 prototype in a bar in California recently ...and now tech-snitch website Gizmodo have it.

They have a major piece running on their site about the specs and features of the TBA next-generation of the iPhone. It's something of an aesthetic update on the last couple of models, comes with more storage, both front and back facing cameras - the main one of which is bigger and with a flash.

Tons of better pics and video on the Gizmodo website.

more from the land of the pointless - a font made out of 540 iPhone apps via mashable.com

mini iPhone projector from Mili on the way - £229 from IWOOT

It's been a long time coming, but IMDB finally have their own iPhone App. At last, you can recall what Mel Gibson is actually famous for from the comfort of your local pub (Mad Max, Lethal Weapon, Braveheart, surprisingly not much else).

It's a pretty thorough recreation of their comprehensive website - and in many ways is a lot more intuitive.