Apple to launch iPod touch in October

Aple Inc's iPod touch will be available to Indian customers from October 8, a top company official said.
"The new iPod touch will be available on October 8 for a maximum retail price of Rs 15,100 for the 8 GB model, Rs 19,100 for 16 GB and Rs 25,000 for the 32 GB model through Apple authorised resellers," Apple Asia Pacific Senior Manager E Y Yeo told reporters here on Monday.
iPod touch users can listen to a million songs, watch thousands of Hollywood movies and the 'App Store' will let one download and play hundreds of games, Yeo said.
The 32 GB model holds up to 7,000 songs, the 16 GB model up to 3,500 songs and 8 GB holds up to 1,750 songs.
The new iPod touch works with the latest iTunes 8 Genius feature allowing customers to automatically create playlists while on the go.
It is the world's most popular family of digital music players with over 160 million pieces sold. Apple's new lineup includes the iPod shuffle starting from Rs 2,700. The fourth generation iPod nano is available for Rs 9,700.
Apple's iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded more than a 100 million applications from its groundbreaking new App Store since its launch in July 2008.
More than 3,000 applications are currently available on the App Store, with over 90 per cent priced at less than USD 10 and more than 600 offered for free, Yeo said.