Skype on your iPod Touch

Could VoIP on Apple's new kit take on the might of the iPhone?

Mac fan sites have been all aflutter overnight about the prospect of boosting the powers of the all new iPod Touch and turning it into a full on VoIP machine, taking on Cupertino's very own iPhone.

The idea first surfaced over on Apple Gazette , where bloggers have suggested that, thanks to the inbuilt Safari browser, you'll be able to get Skype going on the touchscreen jukebox when it arrives in the next few weeks.

Potentially, this could give tech savvy punters the choice between laying out on a hallowed iPhone or simply hacking their music machine into a web-friendly mobile.

This is all reliant on the mic-toting iPhone headphones working with the iPod Touch however. And we're betting that Apple's already thought of this sneaky loophole and found a way round it.

Still, that kind of behaviour hasn't stopped hackers freeing the iPhone from its pesky chains. We'll be on the prowl for any news, so be sure to keep it here at T3.