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The recent release of the Apple iPhone has caused a lot of buzz. The phone for many is a must have for its ease of use, great features and the iPhone is also a very cool status symbol. But at $600 is it worth the price?

The iPhone has some amazing features. Starting with its operating system OS X. This operating system is familiar to anyone who has used a Mac. The OS X is simple, clean and easy to use. In this hand held device it is very similar to that of a desktop system. You can easily access your widgets, Safari, text messaging, notes, calendar, email and every other feature that you are accustomed to with the desktop version.

The built in sensors on the iPhone’s touch screen is very unique and fun. The sensors make it easy to zoom in or out with just a pinch of two fingers. It is also easy to scroll through photos or other files by swiping your finger tip in which ever direction you want to scroll. This feature is fun, easy and very practical. The sleek design and sensor navigation makes this phone unparalleled.

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Nokia will try again to tackle Apple Inc’s iPhone in the top-end of the handset market with a bet on Linux software, several industry sources told Reuters.

Top handset maker Nokia will show its first high-end phone running on Maemo, a version of Linux, next week at the annual Nokia World event in Stuttgart, Germany, the sources said.

But analysts said it would likely not become clear before next year at the earliest whether this would help Nokia achieve its aims.

The Finnish group has dabbled with Linux since 2005, using it in “Internet tablets” - sleek phone-like devices used to access the internet that have failed to gain mass-market appeal in part due to their lack of a cellular radio.

“It looks like Maemo, or at least a Linux derivative of some description, will play a key role for Nokia in high-end (products) over the next year or two,” said Neil Mawston from Strategy Analytics.

Nokia’s workhorse Symbian operating system controls half of the smartphone market volume - more than its rivals Apple, Research in Motion Ltd and Google Inc in total.
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The next new iPod range could pack a camera built in, just like the iPhone, according to new rumours. Say cheese and shuffle!

Hardmac has an interesting claim about where the new iPod range is headed when its unveiled later this year. An inside source has told the Apple news site that the new iPod touch and even new iPod nano will pack a camera built in. The new iPhone meanwhile should stay one step ahead by including a video recorder when it’s unveiled this Summer.

A new iPod range launch in August/September is starting to become an annual event, so we should find out then if the tattles are true.