Is the iPod Touch just a 3G connection and iOS 5 upgrade away from reshaping how we think about smartphones? Josh P. Miller/CNET. The iPod Touch has always played second fiddle to the iPhone.

Rumors are popping up ahead of Apple's annual iPod event this Wednesday. Most interesting -- and far-fetched: Apple's iPod touch, which is now Apple's flagship iPod, could include a 3G data ...

Rumors are popping up ahead of Apple's annual iPod event this Wednesday. Most interesting -- and far-fetched: Apple's iPod touch, which is now Apple's flagship iPod, could include a 3G data ...

Earlier this month several manufacturers began shipping cases for the iPod touch with camera holes on the rear purportedly to accommodate the addition of a camera and/or microphone, like its ...

Rumors about what Apple is doing with its iPod line have been on the quiet side over the past few months, but a new report suggests that the iPod Touch is due for a genuinely exciting upgrade ...

Though based entirely on “sources” from a Dutch blog, the whispers that Apple could be preparing to launch a 3G-capable iPod touch this Fall are worth listening to. If true, this could have ...

Physically, the iPod touch 3G is unchanged over its second-gen counterpart. That means you get the same, slender chrome-finish casing, side-mounted volume keys, a lock/power button up top and a ...

In plain English, 3G in the next iPod touch will be for data-only traffic, like on iPad, rather than voice calls over a cellular network (excluding VoIP apps, of course).

Side-by-side shot of the current 2G (top) and the third-generation (bottom) iPod touch. A photo of the red logic board which has a copyright date of "2009." MacRumors has also posted a video .

Sprint has announced the ZTE PEEL, a 3G-capable cradle for the iPod touch that basically turns it into a VoIP-capable mobile device. The PEEL – which will drop on November 14, priced at $79.99 ...

There's been some coverage of statistics from mobile app analytics and monetization tools vendor Flurry Inc. about a sudden rush of app downloading by iPod Touch users. Although the figures are ...