The iPod touch, iPod nano, and now it sounds like the hard-drive based iPod classic are all set to receive cameras, presumably at Apple’s September 9 music event. We’ve heard rumors of the iPod touch before, of course, and even the iPod nano, but the iPod classic as well?

That’s what Digitimes (via MacRumors) is reporting:

OmniVision will be the sole supplier of 3.2-megapixel CIS products for new iPod nano, iPod classic and iPod Touch models which will be launched in September, the sources indicated.

So, the take away — if these rumors pan out — is that those of you who want apps (touch), portability (nano) and now, massive storage capacity (classic) might all have uber-convenient picture snapping in your future.

The race is on with three sat-nav contenders for the iPhone.

Sygic's Mobile Maps 2009 met to mixed reviews when it was released in June, partly because it lacked polish and partly because it became obvious that the iPhone really needs to be in a cradle to get a good GPS lock for satellite navigation. Navigon joined the party in July and now TomTom has released its iPhone app - before the TomTom iPhone cradle goes on sale. Launching without the cradle is certainly a risk in terms of GPS performance, but to wait would risk losing early adopters to Sygic and Navigon.

I put the three sat-nav apps to the test using a makeshift windshield mount in landscape mode and the results were much better than with the phone sitting in the coffee cup holder or being held by the passenger. From my tests, the iPhone's GPS accuracy drops considerably when someone is holding it, to the point where it falls a street or two behind your location.

When it comes to pricing, you're looking at $69.99 for Navigon, $79.99 for Sygic and $99.99 for TomTom. It's cheap when you consider the price of a dedicated sat-nav, although you need to allow for the extra cost of a decent iPhone car cradle or windshield mount. Each app has its strengths and weaknesses but, when it comes to onroad usability, so far I'm leaning towards TomTom. For example when Navigon approaches a roundabout the voice tells you to take the "second exit", while TomTom and Sygic say helpful things like "cross the roundabout" or "turn left" and then tell you the number of the exit.

The Yellow Pages app is proving a favourite among Australian iPhone owners.

The official Yellow Pages iPhone app was released earlier this month by Telstra subsidiary Sensis. It's gaining strong traction, and has hit the maximum popularity rating on the Australian App Store.

Yellow Pages is currently the top free app in the Lifestyle category of the store, and number two in the overall free app chart.

Features include search by name or type, with the latter using GPS location to help identify nearby businesses.

Searching by type can take advantage of an auto-complete feature, though this could be described more accurately as auto-suggestion as the listed categories don't necessarily start with the letters already typed.

For example, the suggestions for Garden include Lawn Cutting and Landscape Contractors as well as Garden Equipment and Gardeners.

Once an appropriate business has been found, the app delivers click-to-call capability, and maps and directions are available (using the Sensis Whereis service).