iPhone and iPod Touch Get Increased Storage

Apple introduced new iPhone and iPod Touch models today with increased storage over those previously available. The iPhone is now available in a new 16GB flavour and the iPod Touch is available with 32GB of storage. Both if these increased capacity verions of the devices will set you back $499, and will also come loaded with the latest 1.1.3 firmware, which gives some extra applications to the iPod Touch (Weather, Mail, Stocks and Notes). The iPhone gets an updated Maps app with the new firmware (with position triangulation), plus improvements to text messaging and web clip support.

Both new versions of the devices are available as of now online at the Apple store, or at any of its retail sites.