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Apple Rumored to Announce New iPod Touch, Nano and Shuffle Around July 14
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It seems that in all the arguing over whether it's worth it for Apple to make new iPod (it is - my daughter's not getting an iPhone for years) everyone seems to have missed that the Touch now includes a flash and is missing the pop-up lanyard connector. The upgrades are worthy.
This may sound weird but I don't have an iPhone - or any other smart phone. I love my iPad touch because I can airplay music, check email, take photos/videos which are then auto sync's to my rMBP and it fits in my pocket. I play games on it as well and use it for iMessage. Best of all, its all done over WiFi so I don't have to worry about using data as i would with an iPhone.
My iPod touch might just be my favorite toy and it didn't cost a fortune. I don't know why it wasn't updated sooner, but better late than never.
If really wants to become a phone company maybe they should just by AT&T.
My iPod touch might just be my favorite toy and it didn't cost a fortune. I don't know why it wasn't updated sooner, but better late than never.
If really wants to become a phone company maybe they should just by AT&T.
You have to consider the fact that Apple is trying to eventually (soon?) dump 32-bit apps from the app store, told developers, some months ago, they had to make their apps 64-bit compatible before submitting them. So, if apple is going to continue to sell new iPod Touch's, then it has to work with current apps. Plus, I assume iOS 9 will be optimized for 64-bit processors and, in late 2016, they may drop 32-bit support from the next iOS completely.
Apple did stop selling the iPad Mini (1st gen.), all iPads on sale now have 64-bit processors. When they introduce new iPhones later this year, they will likely drop the 5c - the only iPhone w/a 32-bit processor.
That being said, I would guess it would be the A7 chip, (based on the iPhone 5s's innards minus cell chips), not the A8. Unless they are going to offer 2 models and have a second one based on the iPhone 6 (4.7"), but, this would surprise me.
That's exactly what I'm doing now with my 4s and 5s. This year, I want to trade in my iPad Air for either a mini 4 or iPod touch 5.5" with at least an A8 and 2GB of RAM. I also want to trade in my 5s for a 6s if it also has 2GB of RAM.
Younger age group? My daughter had her first iPhone at 10 years old. Most kids 10 and over have a phone.
Not everyone wants or needs a cell phone. I went my whole career without one. The future in any case does not belong to cell technology. WiFi makes just as much sense. Seems to me building cell towers all over the place makes little sense if you can deploy WiFi for less. An iPod Touch could evolve into a WiFi phone for those who need mobile communications.
In addition to the WiFi vs cell issue for deployment there is also that nagging radiation that cell phones emit.
I do hope the Touch is available in larger screens and it's not just a colour thing they change along with a newer cup.
In addition to the WiFi vs cell issue for deployment there is also that nagging radiation that cell phones emit.
I do hope the Touch is available in larger screens and it's not just a colour thing they change along with a newer cup.
I just can't wait for a new iPod at this stage, as I keep running into more and more OOM errors... ...1GB of RAM would certainly help alleviate this.
While the iPad may have higher component cost, the R&D for the iPhone may be more.
Putting the same components that are in an iPad into an iPhone is not easy.
Because some people have large music libraries and still need room for apps, pictures and videos. Plus listening to music on a long car ride/workout is gonna drain the hell out of your battery.
R&D is probably significant for both, and they're probably relatively similar - I doubt they differ by more than a factor of 2. That said, it's a fixed cost. Apple sells more iPhones than iPads, by a lot - about 6x more. Thus, the r&d costs per iPhone will be much much smaller than per iPad, despite the maybe higher r&d total spent. It's yet another reason that it makes no sense that the iPhone costs more than an iPad, and that it costs as much as it does.
The chances of an updated iPod Touch getting A8 is slim and 2GB of RAM slimmer. I could definitely see the mini 4 getting A8 and 2GB of RAM, though.
The iPod touch is also for thrifty people.
I spent $100 per year on my cell phone.
It doesn't make since for me to upgrade to an IPhone when the iPod touch gives me what I need without a monthly bill.
I love using my phone as a music player, but then again, I have an android phone (samsung note 3) with 2 spare batteries and a sdcard slot.
Everyone in my family (and a good many of my friends) used to have Skype. But then MS splashed its cash, and now none of us use Skype any longer.
Since when can you skype a restaurant to call ahead or order takout? When can you call up your insurance company via Skype to file a claim? I have a Skype account myself, but like other I never use it.
I want something on the smallish size with good sound quality and storage space and on the cheap.
I have a 6 Plus and I do not take it to the gym. I will not get a touch 5th gen because of life expectancy with those internals.
So a device with the above criteria so I can get my Apple Music in the gym would be great, do not need it obviously for anything else cause I have a Plus.
I have a 6 Plus and I do not take it to the gym. I will not get a touch 5th gen because of life expectancy with those internals.
So a device with the above criteria so I can get my Apple Music in the gym would be great, do not need it obviously for anything else cause I have a Plus.
Take the current touch, double the storage space, make the output impedance even a little bit lower (it already is quite low, but lower is always better) and upgrade the internals to run iOS stutter free.
That's all I want. Don't care for camera, flash, fingerprints, larger screen, streaming, color options,...
Just make it a better music player.
That's all I want. Don't care for camera, flash, fingerprints, larger screen, streaming, color options,...
Just make it a better music player.
excited for tomorrow! was so close to pulling the trigger on a white 64gb a month or so back now can't wait to see what is released 
I had my first Cell phone in elementary and my first smartphone(Samsung Omnia, a windows phone) by middle school. I never lost or damaged any of my phones.(In fact I still have my Omnia sitting around in the house somewhere. My mother and cousin use my previous iPhones now.) Now, I'm on my 3rd iPhone going into my 4th year of College. I feel sorry for the souls who have dinosaur parents.