It's Friday August 6th, I'm Jeff Bakalar and it's time to get Loaded.
THE NEXT IPOD TOUCH MAY SHIP WITH A BUILT-IN FRONT-FACING CAMERA, JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE I-PHONE 4. MAC RUMORS GOT THEIR HANDS ON WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LEAKED PHOTO OF A NEW I-POD TOUCH LCD SCREEN THAT CLEARLY OUTLINES A SPOT FOR THE CAMERA. APPLE HAS A KNACK FOR RELEASING NEW IPODS IN SEPTEMBER, SO ODDS ARE YOU WON'T NEED TO WAIT LONG TO FACETIME ON THE NEW TOUCH.
FOLLOWING UP A STORY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT EARLIER IN THE WEEK, SAUDI ARABIA HAS OFFICIALLY TURNED THE SWITCH OFF ON BLACKBERRYS. SOME 700,000 CITIZENS INSTANTLY LOST THEIR CELL PHONE SERVICE AFTER THEIR GOVERNMENT IGNORED WARNINGS FROM RIM'S CEO. SERVICE CAN BE RESTORED IF THE SMARTPHONE MANUFACTURER AGREES TO ALLOW A DATA CENTER BE BUILT IN THE COUNTRY TO MONITOR USERS, WHICH ISN'T LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
IN E-BOOK NEWS AMAZON HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST KINDLE BOOKSTORE IN THE UK, BRINGING ALONG 400,000 TITLES. USERS CAN VISIT THE STORE AT AMAZON.CO.UK/KINDLESTORE. BOOKS ARE PRICED ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 11 POUNDS, AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY SOME TITLES GOING FOR MUCH CHEAPER THAN THEY DO HERE IN THE US. THE COMPANY IS ALSO TAKING PRE-ORDERS FOR THE KINDLE E-READER PRICED AT 149 POUNDS.
AMAZON KEEPS ON GIVING, WITH NEWS TODAY THAT THE ONLINE RETAILER IS SELLING OVER 1000 ALBUMS FOR JUST $5 EACH. THE DRM-FREE MP3 TUNES OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE RANGING IN ARTISTS FROM LADY GAGA, TO COLDPLAY, TO HUEY LEWIS.
FINALLY, THE DARK KNIGHT IS RETURNING TO VIDEO GAME CONSOLES WITH THE SEQUEL TO THE 2009 CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT ARKHAM ASYLUM. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY WILL GIVE GAMERS A MUCH DARKER EXPERIENCE, TUNING INTO THE FEELING THAT MOVIEGOERS GOT DURING CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S THE DARK KNIGHT. WE'D RECOMMEND GOING BACK AND PLAYING ARKHAM ASYLUM AGAIN THOUGH, CAUSE ARKHAM CITY ISN'T DUE OUT FOR ANOTHER YEAR FROM NOW
THOSE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY. I'M JEFF BAKALAR FOR CNET.COM, AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
