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Apple cutting back on iPods & iPhones?
Research analysts have reported in recent days that Apple is aggressively cutting back production on iPods and iPhones, while increasing production on Mac computers.
Craig Berger, an analyst with FBR Research, told clients in a research note this week that Apple has reduced orders for iPhones and iPods for the second time in two months.
“For both iPods and iPhones, we believe Apple was previously targeting a roughly 50 percent quarter-over-quarter decline for first quarter units, whereas we now think the firm is targeting a 60 percent quarter-over-quarter unit decline for first-quarter units,” he wrote.
New Apple iPhone and iTouch available
Apple have released updated versions of the iPod touch and iPhone.
The latest iPhone features 16 gigabytes of memory and retails for £329. The new iPod Touch comes with 32 GB of memory and also retails at £329.
The new devices are available through Apple’s online and retail stores. Apple have confirmed that these new iPhone and iPod Touch models will be shipped with updated software that the company announced in January.
iPod Nano
Apple once again has produced a design that beats the competition hands down. The iPod Nano. The designers and engineers at Apple have reworked the full-size iPod and made it real slim. At just 7 x 52 x 70 cm in size this will be one popular iPod selling in the millions worldwide.
Apple say that this is a whopping 62 percent smaller than the now-discontinued iPod mini that the nano has utimately replaced. It weighs just 1.5 ounces, and it fits in all pockets discretely even the smaller front pocket of your jeans.
Apple have made a few changes with some compromises but some real improvements—with the end result being a superb Apple iPod Nano product.
OK, it doesn’t have an FM tuner but it does have an unrivalled interface, a colour screen, superior sound quality to any other MP3 out there, and it ooozes syle. And as it’s flash-based, you won’t have to worry about skipping music or dead hard drives.
More iPod News
Coming Attractions: Australia On November 26, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman bring Australia to theaters in the U.S. Directed by Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!), Australia tells a sweeping story of war and romance set against the backdrop of the extraordinary Australian landscape.
Games ?come of age on the iPhone 3G? ?Watch out, Nintendo. This game is just getting started,? warns Dean Takahashi (venturebeat.com). ?Thanks to the multi-touch display, great sound, good graphics, and the accelerometer-based tilt feature,? iPhone 3G offers serious competition as a prime gaming device. To wit: Apple has ?had more than 200 million downloads from its App Store since the store debuted in July.?
New iPod touch earns ?a rare perfect score? Sitting ?in a class by itself,? the new iPod touch receives a perfect 5 stars from Cliff Edwards (businessweek.com). ?Apple has managed to make the touch look better, work better, and deliver more features,? Edwards points out. ?No longer simply a high-end iPod, it has become the foundation of what?s sure to be an increasingly important handheld computing platform for Apple.?
App Store Pick of the Week: Google Mobile Available only on iPhone, Google Mobile features Voice Search. Simply speak your query and let Google do what it does best. The free application also offers My Location searches (finding businesses based on your current location), performs contact and history searches, and includes a new Apps tab for rearranging Google Apps. Give it a try. It works, and it?s fun.
