According to Tech Crunch, three independent sources “close to Apple” have confirmed that a large screen, (7 or 9 inch) iPod Touch will be released in the fall of 2009.
The “sources” have seen the prototypes and Apple is currently in talks with OEMs in Asia over mass production.
One of the sources says Apple has been experimenting with large form media devices for at least a year but concerns were that it would not sell well. Now however, with the App Store in full swing and iTunes selling movies at a fast clip, a large screen media device should sell well, especially branded by Apple.
There was no word on pricing but expect it to be around $500 USD at launch, if this rumor is true.
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EMI Music has announced that they have signed up a few top artists to appear in a new version of the popular iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge.
Tap Tap Revenge, created by Tapulous, was a hit game on jaibroken iPhones and iPod Touches before it was made “official” and offered in the Apple App Store for free.
The new version, Tap Tap Dance, will feature songs from Moby, Chemical Brothers, Digitalism, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Justice, Junkie XL, Soul Magic Orchestra and Morgan Page.
EMI added that it plans to sell a Tap Tap Dance soundtrack that will feature the 10 songs. noted Tapulous’ CEO, Bart Decrem.
“We are close to having a formula that the artists, labels, publishers and Apple are all happy with,”
The game will cost $4.99 USD from the App Store when it is released.
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Apple has noted that they have reached the 300 million download milestone for the App Store, almost five months after the store went live. Despite being a large number, a deeper look shows that growth has flattened.
Silicon Valley Insider estimates that it took 61 days to hit the first 100 million apps downloaded, and then 43 days each for the next hundreds.
Although Apple must be disappointed with the flat numbers, compared to the floundering mobile app industry the numbers are certainly impressive.
SVI also estimates that there are about 25 million iPhones and iPod Touches out on the market which means that each user could possibly be downloading up to 15 apps per device, an average far higher than that of any other mobile device.
