Apple's range-leading and video-capable iPod - the succinctly named, er, iPod - has been replaced by a model said to have a 2.5in screen that's 60 per cent brighter, yet offers longer battery life. Versions in two hard-disk capacities (30GB/80GB) are available now and each can be ordered in white or black.

The 30GB model (£189/$240) is reckoned to run for up to 14 hours playing music and 3.5 hours playing video. Figures for the 80GB model (£259/$349) are 20 hours/5.5 hours.

Apple makes no mention we can find of battery life when playing games even though iPod games are now available to buy and download from the iTunes Store, the first being Bejeweled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini Golf, Pac-Man, Tetris, Texas Hold’em, Vortex and Zuma. Price is £3.99 each or £35.91 for all nine - a saving of precisely, nothing.


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