jz wondering, if we buy it in aus and bring it back to msia, will get taxed?

Huh?
don't understand regarding the tax rebate...please explain

Its GST. You can claim GST if your buying things from Australia.

Tourist refund scheme

Before the introduction of the GST, goods could be purchased from suppliers offering duty free pricing upon presentation of a current passport and airline tickets. The goods would then remain sealed until the passenger had passed through the customs area at an airport.

Following the introduction of the GST, a receipt for goods with a combined total over AUD$300 is eligible for a refund of any GST paid upon exiting the country with refunds claimed at a TRS (Tourist Refund Scheme)[11] counter at the airport. The advantage of this arrangement is that goods purchased up to a month prior to departure may be freely used within Australia prior departure as long as they are carried in hand luggage and presented when making a refund claim. This obviously does not extend to consumable goods such as food and beverages, or any services such as plane tickets or hotel room charges.

Claim from whom?

well...still don't understand this statement
"The advantage of this arrangement is that goods purchased up to a month prior to departure may be freely used within Australia prior departure as long as they are carried in hand luggage and presented when making a refund claim."

To claim a refund you must:

    * Spend $300 (GST inclusive) or more in the one store and get a single tax invoice
    * Buy goods no more than 30 days before departure
    * Wear or carry the goods on board the aircraft or ship and present them along with your original tax invoice, passport and international boarding pass to a Customs Officer at a TRS facility
    * Claims at airports are available up to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your flight.
    * Claims at seaports should be made no earlier than 4 hours and no later than 1 hour prior to the scheduled departure time of the vessel.

Means i can only buy it when i wanna come back...I can't buy n use it for the the whole study duration...zzz

There's a new software update for iPod Touch. Version 2.2.1.

iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update

This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
- Improved general stability of Safari
- Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll

there is a software update which is 2.2.1, but you are advised not to update first.
This is a message from the dev team

Dude..any link...guesss im not going to update mine though......until its preety clear that its ok ......for the upcoming jailbreak...

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/73554653/hold-your-horses

But it seems updating to 2.2.1 on iPod Touch 2G is safe. I'm downloading the update now.