How much would an iPod touch with 3G service cost?

Apple is reportedly making iPod touch with 3G service. How much premium would 3G connectivity would add to the cost of the iPod touch? iPad with 3G is priced $130 higher than the Wi-Fi only version. Would Apple add $130 to the price of iPod touch with 3G? Would people pay for the extra $130?

I haven’t heard anything about iPod touch with 3G from my Apple contact. That doesn’t confirm nor deny such product would be released by Apple.

Lodsys is on suing spree again.

Lodsys filed more patent infringiment lawsuit against six companies as reported by FOSS Patents blog. The six companies are:

  • DriveTime Automotive Group
  • ESET
  • ForeSee Results
  • LivePerson
  • OpinionLab
  • The New York Times Company

ForeSee Results and ESET previously issued challenges against Lodsys’ patent portfolio.

Lodsys has filed lawsuits against numbers of iOS and Android developers. Apple has filed motion to intervene on Lodsys Patent Lawsuit against iOS Developers. Apple and Google are licensees of Lodsys’ patent portfolio, and might be contractually barred from challenging Lodsys’ patents.

iPhone Celebrates Fourth Birthday.

iPhone 4 went on sale on June 29th, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. local time in the United States. iPhone was available in a 4GB model for $499 and an 8GB model for $599 initially.

Subsequently Apple released iPhone 3G in 2008, iPhone 3GS in 2009 and iPhone 4 in 2010. Apple is expected to release the next generation of iPhone sometimes in late 2011. While many speculate that the next iPhone might get a new design, our sources said that it will retain similar iPhone 4 form factor. Curiously, our sources never used the moniker “iPhone 5” to describe the next iPhone. Back in December 2010, one particular source mentioned that there would be no new iPhone during WWDC 2011. It turned ut to be true. To answer a particular question, our particular source is not Phil Schiller.

Happy 4th birthday, iPhone.