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It’s that time again. The same product cycle has occurred for the past four years. So when Apple announced to the press that they were holding their usual September media event to show off something new, inevitably the rumors of new iPods started to fly. Every year brings new updates to the iPod line in September.

The big rumor this year is a new iPod Nano, as well as a new iPod Touch. The next-gen iPod Touch has been a long time coming, and has rumors of a new rear-facing camera dating back to last year. Meanwhile the next-gen iPod Nano rumors have only now began to surface. According to reports from accessory manufacturers the iPod Nano might shrink in its size and drop the famed click-wheel entirely, replacing it with a touchscreen. The new iPod Nano would look more like the previous gen iPod Shuffle, but with a tiny touchscreen instead.

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A new smartphone was announced by Research in Motion (RIM) during an event held by AT&T today. It also happens to be the first BlackBerry phone to carry the new BlackBerry 6 operating system that has been in development. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone is their latest entry, and it is exclusive to AT&T.

The new phone carries a 3.2” touchscreen at 360×480 resolution which is not exactly stellar. At least they included a full slider keyboard, which should make existing BlackBerry owners very happy. Other features include a 5-megapixel camera, and 4GB of built-in storage (up to 32GB via memory card).

Although the BlackBerry Torch only has a dismal 624MHz processor and a low resolution screen, the really big story here is the new BlackBerry 6 OS, which is RIM’s latest attempt to catch up with the iOS and Android platforms. It brings a new look and feel to the UI as well as a new web browser with features you expect like pinch-to-zoom. Additionally they have included a new universal search feature so you can quickly find nearly anything on your phone.

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