Apple fans should be dancing with joy as Apple decides to hold out against adding piracy filters to its iPod line. This is great news for people who want to listen to their entire music collection on their mp3 player, regardless of whether the songs came from CDs, iTunes, eMusic, a friend sending a recommendation or, yes, even P2P sharing.

Apple has assured its loyal fan base that there will be no more waiting for their movie fix on iTunes. The company has announced that from now on, movies will be released to the public for download on iTunes the same day they are released on DVD.

Good news for those who use Bootcamp, Apple recently released Bootcamp 2.1. The Bootcamp 2.1 update is for Windows XP, Vista 32 bit, and Vista 64 bit. This update addresses issues and improves compatibility.

Apple has filed a series of patents that indicate it may be targeting the fitness market in the near future. We already have the Nike Sport package that enhances your running experience by tying your iPod into your Nike running shoes to customize your workout songs and track your miles while you run. The patents they have filed demonstrate that Apple wants to take the concept even further.

Talk of late has pointed to rumors that Apple might be planning a subscription-type service or charging more for iPods and simply giving iPod owners the ability to download audio content from iTunes for free.  Now it appears that Sony BMG may be planning its own subscription service that is compatible with Apple’s iPod.

It turns out that those of us that have paid the iPod “premium” may be allowed free downloads from the iTunes store.  Apparently, Apple is in discussions with major record labels that would allow iPod owners unfettered, free downloads from the iTunes store.  Those not owning iPods, nothing will change for you.

Those Apple iPods are too volatile to take into space in their default configuration so it has to be modified to be declared space-worthy.  The Lithium-Ion battery packs are replaced with something that is less likely to start a fire/explosion.

If you need a new reason to buy an iPod, how about this; the iPod appears to be preferred by US astronauts.  An image from the latest shuttle image clearly shows an iPod resting just off center in the cockpit.

There are already plenty of iPod docks, home theater adapters and accessories to make one go insane when trying to decide which is right.  Creative will now be releasing an iPod dock with its proprietary X-Fi audio technology and offers a few different features to boot.

Apple has announced that iPhone’s SDK is now open to third party developers. In fact, the number of developers able to create applications for the iPhone such a short time after the SDK was released is quite impressive. It includes a roster of big names that include EA Games, FaceBook and Sega, to name a few. Developers can sign up for the program for $99 USD.