So, you like free iPhone/iPod Touch Apps? I know I do. This is my favorite free app for finding other free (or cheap) apps as soon as they drop in price (or become free). It even has push notifications so if you upgraded to OS 3 then get downloading. Read on to find out more.

Evan came up with this idea while we were talking last week, and I instantly thought it was golden. If the Pre is an “iPhone-killer”, then a phone-less Pre (let’s call it a “Re”) is an “iPod Touch-killer”.

Yesterday was a big day for Apple and iPhone/iPod touch owners everywhere. We got a sneak peek at what is in store for the next version of the iPhone OS. Apple claims “100 new features” read on to find out what’s really changed.

Apple just announced a brand new iPod shuffle.  It looks like an aluminum Apple Remote, minus all the buttons.  Is this really an improvement?

Last week, we talked a lot about Twitter (follow us @justplaintech).  Though the blog-o-sphere thinks Twitter is the best thing since sliced bread, many of you may not know what it is.

Now that Luofei and I use Twitter to spread the JPT love we need a way to update it from our matching iPod Touch’s. Apparently the top two free iPod apps for twitter are Twitterific and Twitterfon, read on to find out which one I’m keeping and which one I’m deleting.

Why have companies abandoned the inline remote?  Have MP3 players gotten so small that a remote is unnecessary?

How quickly the sands of time move to cover up the past.  Rio, the company that invented the MP3 player, has disappeared from the public consciousness.  Let us remind you of its past greatness.

At first glance, this seems like a fight between the weird, loser kid everybody picked on in high school and the cool, popular guy who everyone liked and actually was a nice guy.  But perhaps, there is more than meets the eye here.  This fight is actually closer than most imagine.

Here is a live rundown of all the announcements Apple is making today:

HD shows on iTunes for $2.99 each
NBC is coming back to iTunes
iTunes 8 with new Genius function and Grid View, available today
Only one model of iPod classic: 120GB for $249
New iPod nano, looks like the spy shots.  Genius ability built-in to the iPod.  Accelerometer to detect portrait or landscape modes and shake to shuffle.  9 colors (silver, blue, green, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow, black).  8GB for $149 available today and 16GB for $199 available by this weekend.  …