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Apple Enthusiasts Buzz about Possible iPod Touch Upgrade

The latest Apple chatter suggests an upgrade is on the way for the iPod Touch — and that could mean the company’s new mobile operating system iOS 5 running on it.

If that happens, it wouldn’t really be a surprise. Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch tend to run the same processors and sport similar features.

Still, Apple blogs are abuzz with what could be the first sign of next-generation iPod Touch hardware. Buried within the code for iOS 5 is a reference to “iPod 4,2.” Given that the current iPod Touch is identified as “iPod 4,1,” this could suggest that Apple’s next media player could be a minor evolutionary upgrade — or this could just be an odd bit of code that means nothing.

Apple has already broken its tradition this year by not launching a new iPhone in the summer, as the company has done for the last three years. Rumors suggest that the iPhone 5 will launch in September, so perhaps Apple will introduce a new iPod Touch at the same time.

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Skype iPad App is Coming Soon

Skype launched its iPhone application in 2009, and now the company is gearing up to release an iPad app.

There is no release date for the app yet, but in a conversation with TUAW, Skype vice president of consumer and product design Rick Osterloh said the company expects Apple to approve the app soon.

Osterloh told TUAW that it had a lot of initial success with its iPhone app, the userbase of which “doubled in just a month’s time.” He expects the iPad app, which has been in testing for a few months, to “have a similar success.”

The iPad version of Skype will be very similar to the iPhone app in terms of functionality, including features like chatting and audio and video calling. A video preview of the app released late this week shows off some of those features.

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