Many people are catching up on the “Touch Revolution” which started in June 2007 which the first iPhones were sold. After the announcement and development of the iPhone SDK most of its hype focused on mobile gaming. Sony might be stepping into Apple’s territory revealed by a newly released patent showing a touch based gaming platform that could be used as a phone.
We have all been wondering when the official release of the App Store will be released. With early speculations stating that it will be live on the 27th-28th were false. All of the websites had no conformation from the keynote or Steve Jobs himself when it would be released.
Recently Apple reps have commented that this info was tucked away in the iPhone 3G press release. So on July 11, 2008 the iPod Touch version 2.0 will be available for immediate download of $10. Keep us updated on any Apps you found via the App Store and we will highlight and “Outstanding Apps” here on Apple-Touch.com
TG Daily has now reported that the latest iTunes beta (iTunes 7.7) hints at a new free application that will be offered by Apple for iPod Touch and iPhone owners. This application will be named Remote and will allow owners to access iTunes wirelessly from anywhere in their home.
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit stating they infringed the copyright on a touch-based interface. Other companies with similar touch devices were also hit with this lawsuit. These companies include Palm, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Samsung, Nokia and LG.
Will the huge success of Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch line it makes you wonder what might be next for the “iPhones Little Brother”. Silicon Valley Insider thinks there is enough evidence of the iPod Touch to be updated with some new (Hardware Based) features. Some of these changes include…
Apple really has a hit with the App Store expected to be release at the end of this month. Never before has there been such great interest among developers on such a new platform. Apple has got many companies to join in releasing apps for the iPhone, and as of June 11 Handmark as announce they too will join in developing for the young platform.
Since the lower iPhone price of $199 many people don’t understand why the iPod Touch can run up to $500 and still have to pay for software upgrades. In the Apple Stores nation wide has been some very low inventory counts of the iPod Touch. Many people believe the price will drop in September.
The Australian iPod Touch Site recently showed the picture below. Since then the picture was taken off and has not been seen since. The App store was talked about a lot in Apple’s Keynote but no launch dates were provided. This could infact mean the App store will be released on the 29th of this month.
Stands, cases and accessories are really the hype now for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Developers create the newest and greatest weekly to keep up with the changing market. Recently RockRidgeSound has released a stand named iClooly, this is certainly the most unique stand I have ever seen.
As you all know Apple is going to be charging iPod Touch owners yet again for the new features of the software version 2.0. However it is not as it was last time by cutting the price in half to the reasonable price of $10. This is an ok amount to pay for all of the features you get with iPod Touch Version 2.0.
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