Is the iPod touch 2.0 update worth $10?

iPod touch users can download the iPhonde 2.0 software for $10. Christopher Breen contemplates whether this update is worth your hard-earned sawbuck.

Review: Remote for iPhone and iPod touch

If you've been frustrated by Apple TV’s painfully-slow menu navigation, Apple’s new Remote program for the iPhone and iPod touch may be the answer.

Apple releases iPhone and iPod touch software 2.0 [see warning]

Apple this afternoon officially released version 2.0 of iPhone software for both first-generation iPhones and the iPod touch. iPhone users, however, should not attempt to install the update at this time due to ongoing Apple server issues. iPhone S...

iPhone price; cheaper than an iPod Touch?

Section: Apple, Apple News, Conferences, WWDC, iPod + iTunes, iPod touch, iPod, iPhone + Communications, iPhone, OriginalsAt only $199, is it more cost effective to buy an iPhone and just use it as an iPod as opposed to actually buying the more expensive iPod touch or classic? The latest iPhone has brought a significant price reduction to the iPhone, and the smartphone market. As an iPod touch owner, I’m pretty annoyed that I paid £269 (around $500) for a 16GB iPod Touch, when an iPhone fully featured with 3G and GPS with the same capacity is $299. However, this is the way technology progresses—as components and production becomes cheaper, so does the device. So, the question remains: Is the new iPhone a better deal than an iPod Touch? Yes, if you are judging purely by handset device. But the iPhone brings in an extra cost: the contract. Every month, you will have to pay AT&T, O2, or whoever your network provider is, whether you use the minutes or not. The iPod Touch has no monthly plan; once you’ve paid for it, you’ve paid for it. However, if you do end up purchasing another mobile phone on a similar price plan to the iPhone as well as an iPod Touch, you may find the costs being higher than an iPhone. If you use your phone on a regular basis, or want to take advantage of 3G data speeds wherever you are, buy the new iPhone. If you’re like me—a pay as you go customer who doesn’t need over 100 minutes a month—the iPod Touch may still be a better deal for you, especially now that it comes in 32GB. Product [3G iPhone] Full Story » | Written by Stephen Chinnadorai for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

iPhone 3G to be in healthy supply as iPod touch supplies weaken

Apple should have ample stock of iPhone 3G when it touches down this month, according to analysts, who also note that Apple stands to make more from each device than once thought -- and that iPod touch stocks are continuing to run down ahead of a pos...

Can Apple make the iPod touch attractive now?

Section: iPod + iTunes, iPod touch, iPhone + Communications, iPhone, Originals As we all know, Apple cut the price of the iPhone to $199, making the 8GB iPod touch now the same price as a 16 GB iPhone. Of course, in the long run, customers will be paying just as much if not more for the iPhone 3G than the original iPhone, but who thinks about that when you see “iPhone - $199; iPod Touch - $299?” There are a few solutions to this, none of which are great. I outline them here. Drop the iPod touch Price - This is the route most people jump to right away. “Just drop the price!” But look what that that would do to the iPod line: The iPod Touch would probably drop to $149, which would mean the iPod nanos would need to drop to $49 for the 4GB, $99 for the 16GB. Then the shuffles could be bumped off. These prices are slightly ridiculous, though not un-doable. Kill the iPod touch - This just cannot happen. The iPod Touch is a fantastic device for those who already have phones, don’t want a phone, or don’t want to use AT&T, but still want the iPhone experience and apps. Sell inactivated iPhones as iPod touches - This is the route I think makes most sense for Apple and the consumer, though AT&T might not like it too much. iPhones (perhaps only the smallest capacity version) could come preloaded with only iPod Touch apps (No Phone or SMS) and then customers could either choose to buy it as an iPod or as an iPhone. If they buy as an iPhone, it will be activated in store anyway, and part of the activation could be a quick download of the phone and SMS apps. Plus, this would be a nice upgrade for iPod Touch at the same time: $100 price cut, with GPS, bluetooth, volume buttons, a speaker, camera, and more added. Not one of these is perfect, but I think number three is the best for both company and consumer. Of course, I’d love number two, but that won’t likely happen. What would you like to happen? Sound off in the comments below. Full Story » | Written by Adam Fisher-Cox for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »